Chang-Lin Tien

Chang-Lin Tien
田長霖
7th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley
In office
1990–1997
Preceded byIra Michael Heyman
Succeeded byRobert M. Berdahl
Personal details
Born(1935-07-24)July 24, 1935
DiedOctober 29, 2002(2002-10-29) (aged 67)
SpouseDi-Hwa Liu (劉棣華)
Children3
Education
AwardsMax Jakob Memorial Award (1981)
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
ThesisTransport processes in two-phase turbulent flow (1959)
Doctoral advisorShao-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.