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Associate Professor
Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise
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BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Yubin Yan is an Associate Professor of Mathematics in the Faculty of Science, Business, and Enterprise at the University of Chester, UK. Since 2019, he has led the BSc Mathematics programme, having previously served as Programme Leader for the MSc Mathematics from 2012 to 2019. Dr. Yan is dedicated to academic mentorship and has successfully supervised 5 PhD theses and 30 MSc dissertations in Applied and Computational Mathematics at the University of Chester. In recognition of his commitment to teaching, Dr. Yan was awarded the title of Most Inspiring Lecturer by the University of Chester in 2016. His contributions to the academic community extend beyond teaching; he serves as an Editor for the esteemed international Journal "Numerical Applied Mathematics" and is on the Editorial Boards of five other prominent international journals. Additionally, Dr. Yan has served as Lead Guest Editor for special issues of journals such as Mathematics (2021) and Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society (2017). Dr. Yan has co-organized minisymposiums at notable conferences, including the 27th, 29th, 30th Biennial Numerical Analysis Conference held at the University of Strathclyde in 2019 and 2023, 2025. ( https://numericalanalysisconference.org.uk/conferences/2025/minisymposia)
Minisymposia | The 30th Biennial Numerical Analysis Conference
Guest Editor for Special Issue in "Mathematics" Journal.
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Nov 2019
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior LecturerUniversity of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Apr 2008 - 1 Nov 2019
- LecturerUniversity of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2007 - 1 Apr 2008
- Research AssociateUniversity of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom1 Nov 2004 - 1 Sep 2007
- Research AssociateUniversity of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom1 Apr 2003 - 1 Nov 2004
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Editor-Applied Numerical Mathematics: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/applied-numerical-mathematics/about/editorial-boardElsevier, Netherlands1 Jan 2020
- Editorial Board-Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis: https://link.springer.com/journal/13540/editorial-boardSpringer, United States1 Nov 2023
- Editorial Board -Computational Methods for Differential Equations: https://cmde.tabrizu.ac.ir/journal/editorial.boardUniversity of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran1 Jan 2020
- Editorial Board-International Journal of Applied Mathematics: https://www.diogenes.bg/ijam/files/Leaflet_IJAM.pdfAcademic Publications, Bulgaria1 Jan 2019
- Editorial Board-Journal of inequalities and applications: https://journalofinequalitiesandapplications.springeropen.com/about/editorial-boardSpringer Open, Germany1 Aug 2024
- Section Board Member-Mathematics: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mathematics/sectioneditors/applied_mathematics?page_no=4MDPI, Switzerland1 Aug 2024
DEGREES
- PhDChalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden1 Sep 1998 - 1 Sep 2003
- MScHarbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China1 Sep 1987 - 1 Sep 1990
- BScShanxi Normal University, Linfen, P. R. China1 Sep 1981 - 1 Sep 1985
CERTIFICATIONS
- Fellow of the Higher Education AcademyUniversity of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Oct 2009
RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE
- Health and Wellbeing Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute
SCHOOL
- School of Computer and Engineering Sciences
RESEARCH & INNOVATION ROLES
- Engagement and Impact Coordinator
- Contribution to Knowledge and Understanding Coordinator