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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Te Ning Chin
Te Ning
Chin
d. May 16, 2013
Te Ning Chin's Obituary
Te Ning Chin, 92, of Princeton, NJ, died on May 16, 2013 in University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro after a brief illness. Born on July 15, 1920, he grew up on a farm in rural China.
Dr. Chin received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Tsing Hua University (Kunming, Yunnan) in 1942. From 1942 to 1945, he worked at Central Radio Manufacturing Works in Kunming and then served as an Instructor at Tsing Hua University in Beijing from 1945 to 1947. He was awarded a scholarship to attend graduate school in the United States through a U.S. government-sponsored program created to recognize China for having been an ally during World War II.
A member of the Sigma Xi honor society, Te Ning received a M.S. in 1949 and a Ph.D. in 1952 in Electrical Engineering and Physics from the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL. While he was a Ph.D. candidate, the Communists announced their takeover of China in October 1949. This great and generous nation called America, the "Shining City on a Hill", not only welcomed him to stay but also provided a path to citizenship.
Dr. Chin did postdoctoral work at the Univ. of Illinois and then worked as a Senior Engineer for RCA Corp. from 1955 to 1957. From 1957 to 1977, he was a Member of the Technical Staff at RCA Laboratories. He took a sabbatical year from 1963 to 1964, during which he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Rutgers University and was awarded a National Science Foundation fellowship to participate in MIT's program on Experimental Solid State Physics. After departing RCA Labs, he worked at New Jersey Institute of Technology before joining the United States Army Armament Research and Development Command in 1979. He retired from the Department of Defense in 1989. He made pioneering contributions in the television industry, authored numerous journal articles and one book, and he was the holder of five patents.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Mary Yun-Chen Kao, sons Alvin and Gilbert, and two granddaughters, Fiona and Meredith.
A memorial gathering will be held at a future date.
Dr. Chin received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Tsing Hua University (Kunming, Yunnan) in 1942. From 1942 to 1945, he worked at Central Radio Manufacturing Works in Kunming and then served as an Instructor at Tsing Hua University in Beijing from 1945 to 1947. He was awarded a scholarship to attend graduate school in the United States through a U.S. government-sponsored program created to recognize China for having been an ally during World War II.
A member of the Sigma Xi honor society, Te Ning received a M.S. in 1949 and a Ph.D. in 1952 in Electrical Engineering and Physics from the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL. While he was a Ph.D. candidate, the Communists announced their takeover of China in October 1949. This great and generous nation called America, the "Shining City on a Hill", not only welcomed him to stay but also provided a path to citizenship.
Dr. Chin did postdoctoral work at the Univ. of Illinois and then worked as a Senior Engineer for RCA Corp. from 1955 to 1957. From 1957 to 1977, he was a Member of the Technical Staff at RCA Laboratories. He took a sabbatical year from 1963 to 1964, during which he was an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Rutgers University and was awarded a National Science Foundation fellowship to participate in MIT's program on Experimental Solid State Physics. After departing RCA Labs, he worked at New Jersey Institute of Technology before joining the United States Army Armament Research and Development Command in 1979. He retired from the Department of Defense in 1989. He made pioneering contributions in the television industry, authored numerous journal articles and one book, and he was the holder of five patents.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Mary Yun-Chen Kao, sons Alvin and Gilbert, and two granddaughters, Fiona and Meredith.
A memorial gathering will be held at a future date.
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