Chun Chia Lin

Chun Chia Lin is an American physicist.

Lin earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed a doctoral dissertation titled Selected Topics in Microwave Spectroscopy under the direction of John Hasbrouck Van Vleck at Harvard University.[1][2]

Lin began his teaching career at the University of Oklahoma in 1955, and joined the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1968.[3][4] At UW–Madison he held the John and Abigail Van Vleck Professorship of Physics.[3][4] In 1965, Lin was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society.[5] The APS subsequently awarded Lin the 1996 Will Allis Prize for the Study of Ionized Gases.[3] Upon retirement, UW–Madison granted Lin emeritus status.[6] Lin is a member of the University of Oklahoma's Department of Physics and Astronomy Board of Visitors.[7] In 2016, Lin and the Avenir Foundation funded the construction of a new academic building and research laboratory at the University of Oklahoma.[4] Construction on Lin Hall was completed in 2018.[8][9]

  1. ^ Lin, Chun Chia (2008). "Chun Lin" (Interview). Interviewed by Gary Cameron. Dallas, Texas: American Institute of Physics. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ Chun Chia Lin at the Mathematics Genealogy Project Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "1996 Will Allis Prize for the Study of Ionized Gases Recipient". American Physical Society. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "OU receives gifts for physics building". Journal Record. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ "APS fellow archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Chun C Lin". University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Physics.
  7. ^ "Board of Visitors: Chun C. Lin". University of Oklahoma Department of Physics and Astronomy. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  8. ^ Howard, Katelyn (25 July 2018). "Cosmic upgrades: OU to open new physics building". Journal Record. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Lin Hall Dedication Set for Oct. 13". University of Oklahoma. 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2023.