Luke Chia-Liu Yuan

Luke Yuan
Born	(1912-04-05)5 April 1912 Anyang, Henan, Republic of China
Died	Beijing, China
Nationality	U.S.
Fields	Physics
Institutions	RCA Laboratories Brookhaven National Laboratory Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Alma mater	Yenching University California Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor	Robert A. Millikan
Spouse	Wu Chien-shiung (m. 1942–97)
Children	Vincent Yuan (袁緯承)

Luke Chia-Liu Yuan (simplified Chinese: 袁家骝; traditional Chinese: 袁家騮; pinyin: Yuán Jiāliú; Wade–Giles: Yüan Chia-liu; April 5, 1912 – February 11, 2003) was a Chinese American physicist and grandson of Yuan Shikai, China's president from 1912 to 1916.

Early life and education

Born in Anyang, Henan, Yuan attended Yenching University in Beijing, the University of California at Berkeley, and the California Institute of Technology. He began living in the United States in 1936. That same year, he met his future wife, renowned physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, who joined him as a graduate student at Cal Berkeley. For financial reasons, Yuan transferred to Caltech, where he did his doctoral training under Nobel laureate Robert A. Millikan.

Professional career

Yuan worked at RCA Laboratories and then Brookhaven National Laboratory as a senior physicist and science educator. He later managed the Synchrotron Radiation Research Center of Taiwan and Wu-Yuan Natural Science Foundation.

Death

Yuan died in Beijing in 2003. He is survived by his granddaughter, Jada Yuan of New York City, son Vincent Yuan (nuclear physicist of New Mexico) and brother Yuan Jiaji of Tianjin.