1923
Dr. Lin is born in Fuzhou, China to Fa Been and Chi Ying Lin.
1946
Dr. Lin receives a Bachelor of Science from Xiamen University in China, where he begins his career as a teacher.
1952
Dr. Lin marries Yingyuh June Lin.
1954
Dr. Lin immigrates to United States.
1955
Dr. Lin receives a Master of Science from Stanford University.
1956
Dr. Lin becomes an engineer at Vertol Aircraft Corporation in Morton, Pennsylvania.
1957
Dr. Lin earns a Doctor of Philosophy from Stanford University and serves as a teacher at the Imperial College of Engineering in Ethiopia.
1958
Dr. Lin becomes a research engineer for Boeing in Renton, Washington.
1960
Dr. Lin becomes an assistant professor at the University of Illinois.
1962
Dr. Lin is promoted to associate professor at the University of Illinois.
1965
Dr. Lin is promoted to a full professor of aeronautical and astronomical engineering at the University of Illinois.
1967
Dr. Lin serves as a visiting professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
1976
Dr. Lin teaches at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research at the University of Southampton in England as a senior visiting fellow.
1984
Dr. Lin is appointed Charles E. Schmidt Eminent Scholar Chair of the College of Engineering and director of the Center for Applied Stochastics Research at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.
1994
Dr. Lin is presented with an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada.
1995
Dr. Lin authors “Probabilistic Structural Dynamics: Advanced Theory and Applications.”
1998
Dr. Lin earns the title of Professor Emeritus at Florida Atlantic University.
2001
Dr. Lin receives the J.P. Den Hartog Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
2005
Dr. Lin wins the Special Prize for numerous landmark contributions from the International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability.
2008
Dr. Lin retires as an engineer and educator.