Chang-Lin Tien of University of California Elected to Raychem Board of Directors.

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 1996--Raychem Corporation today is announcing the election of Chang-Lin Tien, chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, to its board of directors.

"Chancellor Tien's accomplishments as the leader of one of the world's leading research universities as well as his considerable contributions to the field of mechanical engineering make him a powerful addition to Raychem Corporation's board of directors," said Richard A. Kashnow, Raychem chairman and CEO.

Chancellor Tien, whose appointment at U.C. Berkeley in 1990 made him the first Asian American to head a major research university in the United States -- also holds the professorial title of A. Martin Berlin Chair in Mechanical Engineering. He is internationally recognized for his research in heat transfer technology which earned him honors including the renowned Max Jakob Memorial Award.

Chancellor Tien joined U.C. Berkeley's mechanical engineering faculty in 1959. After winning several teaching awards and becoming department chairman, he served as vice chancellor of research from 1983-1985. In 1988, he took a position as executive vice chancellor at U.C. Irvine where he served for two years before returning to Berkeley as chancellor.

While serving as chancellor, Mr. Tien has been an active contributor to many organizations, including the Pacific Council on International Policy, the U.S. Committee for Economic Development, and the Council on Foreign Relations. He currently serves on the boards of many institutions, including the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the Asia Foundation, and Wells Fargo Bank.

Chancellor Tien is a native of Wuhan, China and was educated in Shanghai and Taiwan where he received an undergraduate degree at National Taiwan University. He came to the United States in 1956, earned a master's degree at the University of Louisville in 1957 and then a second master's degree and a Ph.D. degree at Princeton University in 1959.

Raychem Corporation of Menlo Park, California, is an international company with approximately 8,500 employees in more than 40 countries and revenues of $1.7 billion in fiscal 1996. The company utilizes its expertise in materials science, product design and process engineering to develop, manufacture and market high-performance products for electronics, industrial and telecommunications applications.

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