Background
Gao, David Yang was born on October 12, 1954 in Huainan, Anhui, China. Son of Yao-De and Le-Qing (Wu) Gao. came to the United States, 1986.
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David Yang Gao
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David Yang Gao, American Applied mathematician, researcher. Achievements include the development of a duality theory in finite deformation mechanics, extended bounding theory in large deformation plastic limit analysis and complementary finite element methods. Young Investigator award National Natural Science Foundation, China, 1989; International Research fellow NSEC, Canada, 1990; grantee National Science Foundation, 1994-1996.
Education
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Beijing U., 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Mech. Engineering, Tsinghua U., Beijing, 1986.
Career
Postdoctoral associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1986-1987; postdoctor, lecturer, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1988; associate professor, Hefei (China) University of Technology, 1988-1989; postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989-1991; visiting assistant professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1991-1992; assistant professor, Virginia Poly Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, since 1992. Consultant Starmark Offshore, Houston, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Member Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, American Academy Mechanics, Natural Sciences and Engineering Council.
Connections
Married Rosa Q. Huang, December 28, 1988 (deceased January 1995). Children: Shawn, Timothy, Jennifer.
