Wei-Shih Yang

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Cornell University, Mathematics, 1984
M.A. Cornell University, Mathematics, 1981
B.S. National Taiwan University, Mathematics, 1976

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION:

The Simon-Lieb inequality for phi-4 theory in two dimensions, Cornell University
Ph.D. Thesis Advisor: Professor Eugene B. Dynkin

FIELDS OF INTERESTS:

Probability theory, Mathematical physics, Quantum computing.

POSITIONS HELD:

Temple University, Professor 1994-present
Temple University, Associate Professor 1990-1994
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Associate Professor 1989-1990
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Visiting Assistant Professor 1988-1989
U. California, Los Angeles, Hedrick Assistant Professor, 1985-1988
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, Visiting Member 1984-1985

AWARDS:

The Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Science and Technology, Temple University 2009

INVITED ADDRESSES:

Probability Seminar, University of Delaware, April 2008

National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Hsinchu, Taiwan,
August 1998, January 1999, April 1999, January 2005.
Colloquium, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, January 1994, December 1996
Probability Seminar, Academia Sinica, December 1993, August 1995, January 1997
Statistics Seminar, University of Maryland, October 1993
Mathematical Physics Seminar, Princeton University, December 1992
Probability Seminar, Courant Institute, New York U., November 1992
Probability Conference, York University, Toronto, May 1992
Probability Seminar, Cornell University, March 1992
Mathematical Physics Seminar, Cornell University, March 1992
Colloquium, Illinois Institute of Technology, September 1991
International Statistical Symposium, Taipei, June 1990
Probability Seminar, University of Minnesota, November 1988
Colloquium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, April 1988
Colloquium, Louisiana State University, April 1988
Western States Math. Physics Meeting, Cal. Tech., February 1987
Probability Seminar, UCLA, January 1987