Yihua Yan

Background

Yan, Yihua was born on April 4, 1962 in Xian, Shaanxi, China. Son of Bailing and Pingquan (Hu) Yan.

Education

Bachelor in Engineering, Northwestern Polytech. U., Xian, China, 1982; Master in Engineering, Polytech. U., Xian, China, 1985; D in Engineering, Dalian (China) U. Technology, 1990.

Career

Teaching assistant, Northwestern Polytech. U., Xian, 1985-1986; lecturer, Northwestern Polytech. U., Xian, 1987; postdoctoral fellow, Beijing Astronomical Observatory, 1990-1992; foreign research fellow, National Astronomical Observatory, Tokyo, 1995-1996; Alexander von Humboldt fellow, U. Wuerzburg, Germany, 1996-1997; associate professor, Beijing Astronomical Observatory, since 1992.

Member academic committee Laboratory Numerical Study of Heliospheric Physics, Beijing, since 1994. Head engineering study division Large Telescopy Promoting Committee ofChina, Beijing, 1995-1998. Member Chinese delegate Organization of European Cooperation and Development Megasci.

Forum Working Group on Radio Astronomy, Paris, 1997-1999.

Achievements

• Yihua Yan has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Union Radio Sciences (Young Scientist award 1996), Chinese Institute Electronics, Chinese Computational Astronomy Society.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, playing bridge.

Connections

Married Fengxiang Zhang, July 20, 1989. 1child, Wenqian.

Father:

Bailing Yan

Mother:

Pingquan (Hu) Yan

Spouse:

Fengxiang Zhang