Bulletin Special Supplement Nov 1973

C HIA -C HIAO L IN , B.Sc. ， M.A., Ph.D. Professor Ghia-chiao L in has the uncommon d is tinc tion o f having re ceived his education from three d iffe ren t countries. He obtained the B.Sc. degree from the National Tsing Hua Un iversity, China, the M ,A . degree from the Un iversity o f To ron to ， Canada, and Ph.D. from the Ca liforn ia In s titu te o f Technology, U.S.A. These a ll combined to prepare him fo r his em inent career and demonstrate how the influence o f the East has blended w ith tha t o f the West in the making o f a prom inent scientist. In 1947 Professor L in embarked on a long and distinguished service w ith the Massachusetts Ins titu te o f Technology ， where he has been Ins titu te Professor since 1966. His latest con tribu tion to the w orld o f science is the "D ensity Wave Theo ry" explaining the spiral structure o f Galaxies. In add ition to many distinguished memberships o f scien tific societies, Professor L in is cu rren tly President o f the Society fo r Industria l and Applied Mathematics o f the United States. In appreciation o f Professor L in 's outstanding con tribu tions o f aca demic d is tinc tion to the fie ld o f Mathematics, this University respectfully recommends, M r. Chancellor ， tha t Y ou r Excellency confer on him the degree o f Doctor o f Laws, hono ris causa. - 6 -