Chia-Chiao Lin
- Born: July 7, 1916 (Foochow, China)
Education
- 1937: BSc, National Tsinghua University (Physics)
- 1941: MA, University of Toronto (Applied Mathematics)
- 1944: PhD, California Institute of Technology (Aeronautics)
Major Positions
- 1943–1945: California Institute of Technology, Research Engineer
- 1945–1947: Brown University, Assistant to Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics
- 1947–1966: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associate Professor to Professor of Applied Mathematics
- 1966–1987: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute Professor
- 1987–present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute Professor Emeritus
Other Positions
- 1959–1960: Institute for Advanced Study, Member
- 1965–1966: Institute for Advanced Study, Member
- 1973–1974: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, President
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1966–1968: Member, Committee on Support for Research in Mathematical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences
- 1978–1980: Member, Board of Trustees, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1951: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
- 1962: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1979: American Physical Society, Fluid Dynamics Prize
