Chang-Lin Tien
Chang-Lin Tien | |
|---|---|
田長霖 | |
| 7th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley | |
| In office 1990–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Ira Michael Heyman |
| Succeeded by | Robert M. Berdahl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1935 |
| Died | October 29, 2002 (aged 67) Redwood City, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Di-Hwa Liu (劉棣華) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | |
| Awards | Max Jakob Memorial Award (1981) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine |
| Thesis | Transport processes in two-phase turbulent flow (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | Shao-lee Soo |
| Doctoral students | |
Chang-Lin Tien GBM (Chinese: 田長霖; pinyin: Tián Chánglín; July 24, 1935 – October 29, 2002) was a Taiwanese engineering professor who was the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1990 to 1997. He was the first person of Asian descent to head a major research university in the United States.