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Dr

Yubin Yan

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise

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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 Professor
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Nov 2019

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Lecturer
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Apr 2008 - 1 Nov 2019
  • Lecturer
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2007 - 1 Apr 2008
  • Research Associate
    University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom1 Nov 2004 - 1 Sep 2007
  • Research Associate
    University 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-board
    Elsevier, Netherlands1 Jan 2020
  • Editorial Board-Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis: https://link.springer.com/journal/13540/editorial-board
    Springer, United States1 Nov 2023
  • Editorial Board -Computational Methods for Differential Equations: https://cmde.tabrizu.ac.ir/journal/editorial.board
    University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran1 Jan 2020
  • Editorial Board-International Journal of Applied Mathematics: https://www.diogenes.bg/ijam/files/Leaflet_IJAM.pdf
    Academic Publications, Bulgaria1 Jan 2019
  • Editorial Board-Journal of inequalities and applications: https://journalofinequalitiesandapplications.springeropen.com/about/editorial-board
    Springer Open, Germany1 Aug 2024
  • Section Board Member-Mathematics: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mathematics/sectioneditors/applied_mathematics?page_no=4
    MDPI, Switzerland1 Aug 2024

DEGREES

  • PhD
    Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden1 Sep 1998 - 1 Sep 2003
  • MSc
    Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China1 Sep 1987 - 1 Sep 1990
  • BSc
    Shanxi Normal University, Linfen, P. R. China1 Sep 1981 - 1 Sep 1985

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
    University 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