Yan Xinping (Chinese: 严新平; born July 1959) is a Chinese engineer and professor and doctoral supervisor at Wuhan University of Technology.[1]

Yan Xinping
BornJuly 1959 (age 65)
Alma materWuhan University of Technology
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Scientific career
FieldsTraffic engineering
InstitutionsWuhan University of Technology
Doctoral advisorXie Youbai [zh]
Yu lie
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYán Xīnpíng

Biography

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Yan was born in July 1959 in Lianhua County, Jiangxi.[2] After the resumption of National College Entrance Examination, he entered Wuhan Water Transport Engineering College (now Wuhan University of Technology), where he graduated in 1982. In 1987 he earned his Master of Science degree at Wuhan Water Transport Engineering College under the direction of Zhou Jingnan (周劲男) and Xiao Hanliang (萧汉梁). In 1997 he received his doctor's degree in Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University under the direction of Xie Youbai [zh] and Yu lie (虞烈).

After graduating from Wuhan Water Transport Engineering College, he taught at the university between 1982 and 1992. He taught at Wuhan University of Communications Science and Technology (now Wuhan University of Technology) since 1992, what he was promoted to associate professor in November 1992 and to full professor in November 1996. In January 1999 he was promoted to vice-president of the university, and held that office until July 2017. He has been director of National Engineering Research Center for Water Transport Safety (WTS Center) since May 2015 and director of International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Intelligent Shipping and Maritime Safety since November 2016.

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ 祝贺!严新平教授当选为中国工程院院士. qq.com (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ 武汉理工大严新平教授当选院士. hubeidaily (in Chinese). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. ^ 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.