Background
Wan, Frederic Yui-Ming was born on January 7, 1936 in Shanghai. Son of Wai-Nam and Olga Pearl (Jung) Wan. arrived in the United States, 1947.
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Frederic Yui-Ming Wan
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Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965.
Career
Member of staff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, 1959-1965;
instructor mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1965-1967;
assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1967-1969;
associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1969-1974;
professor mathematics, director Institute Applied Mathematics and Statistics, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1974-1983;
professor applied mathematics and mathematics, U. Washington, Seattle, 1983-1995;
chairman Department Applied Mathematics, U. Washington, Seattle, 1984-1988;
associate dean science college arts and science, U. Washington, Seattle, 1988-1992;
professor mathematics, professor mechanic and aero engineering, University of California, Irvine, since 1995;
vice chancellor research, dean graduate studies, University of California, Irvine, since 1995. Program director Division Mathematics Science National Science Foundation, 1986-1987, division director, 1993-1994. Consultant industrial firms and government agys.
Member Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ednl. Council for B.C. Area of Canada, 1974-1983.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Academy Mechanics (secretary fellows 1984-1990, president-elect 1992-1993, president 1993-1994), Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Canada Applied Mathematics Society (county 1980-1983, president 1983-1985, Arthur Beaumont Distinguished Svc. award 1991), American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Julia Y.S. Chang, September 10, 1960.
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American