1. Tingye Li was a Chinese-American scientist in the fields of microwaves, lasers and optical communications.
16 Facts About Tingye Li
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Tingye Li was born on July 7,1931 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, the eldest son of a diplomat.
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Tingye Li's father was a senior officer of the Chinese Foreign Ministry and served as an ambassador to several countries.
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Tingye Li was the initiator of many conferences in optical communication and has often been invited to give plenary speeches.
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Tingye Li was a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Academia Sinica and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
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Tingye Li's mother Lily Hsieh held a degree in Chinese literature from Ginling College, and was an activist in the Chinese women's liberation movement.
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Tingye Li's father-in-law K C Wu was an important figure in China's modern history and was a governor of Taiwan.
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Tingye Li contributed significantly to the technical exchanges between US and Chinese scientists and technologists at both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
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Tingye Li has introduced many world-class experts to lecture in China, bringing to the country the state-of-art technology in optical communication.
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Dr Tingye Li lived with his wife Edith Wu in Boulder, Colorado.
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Tingye Li was an independent consultant in the field of lightwave communications.
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Tingye Li's brother Ting-Kai Li was a prominent medical scientist and served as the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism between 2002 and 2008.
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Tingye Li's brother-in-law, Sherman Wu, was an activist and academic at Northwestern University.
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Tingye Li died on December 27,2012, in Snowbird, Utah.
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Tingye Li was heavily involved in New Focus, Kotura, and a number of others.
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Tingye Li was a co-founder, member of the Board of Directors, and active contributor with Insight Photonic Solutions, Inc.