Li-Chyong Chen
Li-Chyong Chen | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1959 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University (BS) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied physics |
| Institutions | National Taiwan University |
| Thesis | Disordered quasicrystal (1989) |
Li-Chyong Chen (Chinese: 林麗瓊; pinyin: Lín Lìqióng; born March 12, 1959) is a Taiwanese applied physicist. She is a professor of physics at National Taiwan University, where she is a distinguished research fellow at the Center for Condensed Matter Sciences and the director of the Center of Atomic Initiative for New Materials.
Early life and education
Chen was born in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 12, 1959, the youngest of eight children.[1] Her father was a businessman and her mother was a homemaker. Chen was raised in a suburb of Taipei and graduated from Taipei First Girls' High School.[1]
After high school, Chen graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in physics in 1981. She then earned her Ph.D. in applied physics from Harvard University in 1989.[2] Her doctoral dissertation, completed under applied scientist Frans Spaepen, was titled, "Disordered quasicrystal".[3] Her graduate professors at Harvard also included materials scientist David Turnbull.[1]
Academic career
After receiving her doctorate, Chen became a superconductor engineer at the superconductor laboratory at General Electric (GE) in 1989.[1] In 1994, she returned to Taiwan and became a professor of physics at National Taiwan University.[4] In 2022, she was elected to the Academia Sinica.[4][5]
Personal life
Chen is married to Chen Kuei-hsien,[4] a physicist who works for Academia Sinica's Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Oral-History:Li-Chyong Chen". Engineering and Technology History Wiki. 2026-02-13. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ "Li-Chyong Chen". National Taiwan University Center for Condensed Matter Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Disordered quasicrystal" (PhD Thesis). Harvard Library. 1989. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Chung, Jake. "Top research institute selects 19 new members". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Li-Chyong Chen". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Chiu, Yu-Tzu (21 September 2000). "NSC promotes nanomaterial research". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Loa, Iok-sin (17 May 2012). "Scholars pan lawmaker's budget threat". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 July 2022.