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Chang-Lin Tien
Pages 302-307

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... Immediately afterward, he came to the University of California, Berkeley, as acting assistant professor; he became full professor in 1968. Chang-Lin was chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, vice chancellor of research, and then, from 1988 to 1990, executive vice chancellor at UC Irvine.
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... His work on porous insulation encompassed general analysis and experiments in porous media. Tien also made pioneering contributions on microscale thermal phenomena -- phonon transport in nanostructures and semiconductor superlattices, non-Fourier heat conduction in thin films, femtosecond laser interactions with thin films and micromechanical structures, heat transport in random media, picosecond optical properties of porous silicon, and microscale laser interactions with liquids.
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... An excellent fund raiser during a time of severe budget restrictions, he was able to generate great support from alumni all over the world. After Proposition 209 was passed in California, he contributed significantly to affirmative action policies through a creative program called the "Berkeley Pledge." An avid supporter of the athletic programs at Berkeley, ChangLin Tien often attended the home games of the California Bears, cheering on the basketball and football teams and following the careers of Jason Kidd and other stars.
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... He is survived by his wife, Di Hwa, of Hillsborough, California; son Norman, and his wife, of Cleveland, Ohio; two daughters -- Phyllis, of Hillsborough, California, and her husband, and Christine, of Stockton, California, and her husband. He was extremely proud of his six grandchildren.
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