Background
Yong, Yan was born on July 23, 1955 in Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. Came to the United States, 1982. Son of Zhiyu Xiong and Jingfang Zhou.
Yong, Yan was born on July 23, 1955 in Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. Came to the United States, 1982. Son of Zhiyu Xiong and Jingfang Zhou.
Diploma, Wuhan Institute Building Materials, 1982; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1987.
Research assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1982-1984; research associate, Florida Atlantic U., Boca Raton, 1985-1987; associate professor ocean engineering, Florida Atlantic U., Boca Raton, since 1988. Research scientist Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio, 1990.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Academy Mechanics, Acoustical Society of America.
Married Yiling Xiong, June 20, 1987.