2301. Prof. Tien-Chang Lee 李典常教授

漢文名	李典常教授		A dry lake in Death Valley National Park. Cobbles skate when strong wind blows over an icy playa.
English Name	Prof. Tien-Chang Lee
Birth Year	1943
Birth Place	Nantou, Taiwan
First year / First city / state arrived U.S.	Year: 1967
	City: Moscow	State: Idaho
Present Address	State only: California
Family	1. Wife: Zora Meei-Meei Lee
	2. Son: two sons

Education	School Name		Year	Degree and major
	1.National Taiwan Univ.		1961-1965	BS Geology
	2.Univ. of Idaho		1967-1969	MS Geology
	3. Univ. of Southern California		1969-1973	Ph.D. Geophysics
Employment	Company name		Year	Position or title
	1.Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution		1973-1974	Post doc
	2.University of California, Riverside, CA		1974-2009	Prof. of Geophysics/Hydrogeology
Accomplishment	1. Derive a generalized well function that unifies three classical well functions for confined, unconfined, and leaky aquifers.
	2. Pioneer in using genetic algorithm for inverse geophysical modeling with finite-element analysis.
	3. Delineate groundwater basins and use Leegrams to graphically characterize hydrochemistry of subsurface water masses. 4. Find “measured = (unknown + reference)/2”for measuring thermal conductivity of solid with the semi-line source method.
Publication (Non-professional)	1. Thus I Came – voiceless short stories (347 pp., 2020)
	2. Wandering in Rock Country – one rock, one story (109 pp., 2019)
	3. Wandering in Rock Country – stories beyond beauty (159 pp, to be in 2021)
Hobby	1. Gardening
	2. Hiking in the desert