Sun, Yi

Professor

Applied and Computational Mathematics

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Mathematics
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
None
Interest Keywords
Applied Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing, Multiscale Modeling, Computational Neuroscience,
Institutional Focus Areas
Biomedical Sciences, Nanotechnology, Materials Research, Science and Engineering (Other), Computational Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Multiscale analysis, modeling and simulation in solids, fluid mechanics, chemistry and biology., Mathematical modeling and computation of biomaterials, complex biofluids, and cellular dynamics., Mathematical and computational neuroscience: dynamical system and chaos in neuronal networks.

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
09/2002 - 11/2006 Princeton University Princeton, NJ Ph.D. Applied and Computational Mathematics
09/1995 - 07/2002 Peking University Beijing, P.R.China B.S. and M.S Computational Mathematics

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
2004 Membership Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
07/2006 - 07/2009 Research Scientist Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
08/2009 - 08/2011 NSF Joint Institutes' Postdoc Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute
08/2011 - 08/2015 Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics, University of South Carolina
08/2015 - 12/2020 Associate Professor Department of Mathematics, University of South Carolina
01/2021 Professor Department of Mathematics, University of South Carolina

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2012 Award Early Career Award Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI), Ohio State University
2005 Fellowship Long term fellowship in the program Bridging Time and Length Scales in Materials Science and Bio-Physics Institute For Pure and Applied Mathematics, UCLA
2009 Fellowship NSF Joint Math Institutes' Postdoctoral Fellowship, NSF/SAMSI Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute
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