Dalton Lin is a political scientist specializing in theories of international relations and foreign policy. His research interests focus on theorizing the bargaining between major and lesser countries in international politics, with an area focus on China and East Asia. He is a research associate with the China Research Center and founder of the Taiwan Security Issues. Before joining Georgia Tech, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Education:

• Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison

Awards and Distinctions:

• Faculty Excellence in Research Award for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2024-2025
• Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Scholar Grants, 2024-2025
• Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Class of 1934 CIOS Honor Roll, Georgia Institute of Technology, Fall 2021
• Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Class of 1934 CIOS Honor Roll, Georgia Institute of Technology, Spring 2021
• Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Class of 1934 CIOS Honor Roll, Georgia Institute of Technology, Fall 2020
• Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Dissertation Fellowships, 2011-2012
• Government Scholarship for Study Abroad, Ministry of Education, Taiwan, 2011
• Fulbright Fellow, U.S. Department of State, 2005-2007