McDaniel College announces new assistant professors

McDaniel College announces that Francis Grice, assistant professor of political science and international studies, and Chia-En “Paul” Lin, assistant professor of computer science, have recently joined the faculty at the college.

Francis Grice of Baltimore is an assistant professor of political science and international studies at McDaniel. His expertise is in international relations with regional specializations in China, the Asia-Pacific and security studies. He is passionate about interactive and engaging teaching, and takes a multidisciplinary approach to research combining international studies, history and military science. Courses he is teaching include “Heroic Leaders and Evil Tyrants,” “International Law and Organizations,” “International Relations of the Asia-Pacific” and “Politics of China.” He also serves as the faculty advisor for the college’s Model United Nations club.

Grice has a Ph.D. from King’s College London and earned master’s degrees from the University of St. Andrews and University College London.

Chia-En “Paul” Lin, assistant professor of computer science, currently resides in Westminster, Md. An active researcher in performance accountability in developing and maintaining software and distributed systems, his studies are motivated by the popularity of distributed systems deployed for a variety of applications, including web services and high-performance computing. He views his teaching role as that of a coach in computer science, always making sure his students are equipped with the right foundations, wide explorations and sustainable performances. Currently, he is teaching the “Art of Programming” and “Theory of Computation” at McDaniel.

Lin holds a bachelor’s degree from Fu-Jen Catholic University in Taiwan. He received a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of North Texas.

For more information about McDaniel College, visit www.mcdaniel.edu.