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Y. AUSTIN CHANG
Pages 42-47

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... From these humble beginnings and with resolute determination and creativity, he grew into an international leader in the field of alloy thermodynamics. Chang traveled to the United States in 1950 to pursue postsecondary education, initially as a foreign student at Baylor University and subsequently as an engineering student at the University of California at Berkeley.
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... His contributions in metallurgical thermodynamics and phase equilibria have had immense impact in materials science, materials engineering, physical metallurgy, and chemical engineering. With his fundamental science approach he advanced the understanding and applications of a variety of materials including structural materials (Al-alloys, Mg-alloys, and Ni-based superalloys)
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... Jean Chang generously endowed a chair in the UW Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Chang's family -- Pi-Ying Jean Chang, his wife; his sons Vincent D., Lawrence D., and Theodore D.; his daughtersin-law Suzanne and Diana; his grandchildren Kristina, Jing Chang, Brian, Alyssa, Steven, and Michael; his brothers Douglas and Raymond; his sisters Wan-Ru and Ai-Ling; and his many nieces and nephews -- were always first and foremost in his thoughts and his actions.
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... Austin Chang will be remembered and admired as the best in the academic tradition. He was a brilliant, creative, productive, and entrepreneurial scholar who took upon himself a significant and continuous presence in the classroom and a magnanimous role in service to the University of Wisconsin, the State of Wisconsin, and the materials profession.
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