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
Wuhan, Hubei, Republic of China
DiedOctober 29, 2002(2002-10-29) (aged 67)
Redwood City, California, U.S.
SpouseDi-Hwa Liu (劉棣華)
Children3
Education
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
ThesisTransport processes in two-phase turbulent flow (1959)
Doctoral students

Chang-Lin Tien GBM (Chinese: 田長霖; pinyin: Tián Chánglín; July 24, 1935 – October 29, 2002) was a Taiwanese-American academic, mechanical engineer, and university administrator. He was the seventh chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (1990–1997), and in that capacity was the first person of Asian descent to head a major research university in the United States.