B.S., National Taiwan University (1975)

Ph.D., Michigan State University (1982)

Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University (1982–1984)

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University (1984–1988)

Professor, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University (1988–)

Joint Appointment Associate Research Fellow, IAMS, Academia Sinica (1986–1991)

Joint Appointment Research Fellow, IAMS, Academia Sinica (1991–)

Chairman, Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University (2001–2004)

Kinetics and dynamics of atom-diatom reaction in gas phase

Reaction dynamics of excited metal atoms with small molecules

Photodissociation dynamics of small molecules

Single molecule spectroscopy and detection

Application of laser spectroscopy and Fourier transform spectroscopy in analytical chemistry

"Alkali-Hydrogen Reactions", K. C. Lin and R. Vetter, Int. Rev. Phys. Chem. 21, 357 (2002). 

"Influence of Vibrational Excitation on the Reaction Li(2²P_J) + H₂(v=1) → LiH(X¹Σ⁺) + H", J. J. Chen and K. C. Lin, J. Chem. Phys. (communication) 119, 8785 (2003). 

"Molecular Elimination of Br₂ in 248 nm Photolysis of Bromoform Probed by Using Cavity Ring-down Absorption Spectroscopy", H. Y. Huang and K. C. Lin et al., J. Chem. Phys. 121, 5253 (2004). 

"Influence of Vibrational Excitation on the Nonadiabatic Reactions of Metal Atoms with H₂", J. J. Chen, M. K. Hsiao, and K. C. Lin, J. Chem. Phys. (communication) 123, 121101 (2005). 

"Catalytic Isomerization of Quadricyclane Using Fourier Transform Near-Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy: Diffusion, Conversion, and Temperature Effect", H. F. Fan and K. C. Lin* et al., J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 5563 (2006).

"Vibrational and Rotational Energy Transfer Involving the CH B ²Σ^- v=1 Vibrational Level in Collisions with Ar, CO, and N₂O", H. Y. Huang, M. T. Tsai, and K. C. Lin, J. Chem. Phys. 124, 144302 (2006). 

"Molecular Adsorption at Silica/CH₃CN Interface Probed by Using Evanescent Wave Cavity Ring-down Absorption Spectroscopy: Determination of Thermodynamic Properties", H. F. Fan, C. Y. Hung, and K. C. Lin, Anal. Chem. 78, 3583 (2006).