BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH


 Chen Hsin Lin was born on April 12, 1953 in Taipei,

Taiwan. He graduated from Cheng-Kung University with a

Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1976. He

worked as an assistant engineer with Ta-Shuan Engineering,

Inc., Taipei, Taiwan for one year between 1976 and 1977. He

passed the Professional Environmental Engineer Examination

in 1977 and joined the Taipei Water Department as an

associate engineer. He came to the United States in 1983

when he was accepted for graduate study at Auburn

University, Department of Civil Engineering, where he

completed the Master of Science degree in June 1985. He

attended the University of Florida, Department of

Environmental Engineering Sciences, in August 1985, and is

currently a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in

environmental engineering.

 He was married to Lily Chen in January 1979 and they

have two boys, Albert, 8 years old and Andrew, 6 years old.


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