Born in Zhaomen,
Xinpu, Hsinchu, on 24 October 1936, Lin Ming-chang attended
Hsinchu Senior High School and graduated from
National Taiwan Normal University before pursuing graduate study under
Keith J. Laidler at the
University of Ottawa. After completing his postdoctoral research in Ottawa, Lin joined Simon H. Bauer at
Cornell University in 1967. Lin moved to the
United States Naval Research Laboratory in 1970. While working at the NRL, Lin received a
Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1979, followed by a
Guggenheim fellowship and
Alexander von Humboldt Award in 1982. From 1981, Lin concurrently held an adjunct professorship at the
Catholic University of America. Lin retired from NCTU in 2011, and was granted distinguished professor emeritus status. Lin backed efforts to end nuclear power production in Taiwan, submitting a petition advising people to vote against question ten of the
2018 Taiwanese referendum. ==References==