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Dr. Yong Yang

  • Professor - Mathematics

Education

Doctorate Degree

PhD in Mathematics

University of Florida, 2009

Master's Degree

MENG in Engineering

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2001

Bachelor's Degree

BENG in Engineering

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1998

  • Yang, Yong (Principal), Keller, Thomas M (Co-Principal), Sun, Shuying (Supporting), Dochtermann, Anton (Supporting), Oh, Suho (Supporting), Shen, Xiaoxi (Supporting), Xiao, Jun (Supporting). NSF REU Site: Algebra, Combinatorics, and Statistics (#: 2447229), NSF, Federal, $271568. (Submitted: August 2024, Funded: April 1, 2025 - March 28, 2028). Grant.
  • Yang, Yong (Principal). REU Supplement, NSF, Federal, $6000. (Submitted: February 2024, Funded: May 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Yang, Yong (Principal). Group actions and group invariants, Simons Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $42000. (Submitted: January 2022, Funded: September 2022 - August 2027). Grant.
  • Yang, Yong (Principal), Keller, Thomas M (Co-Principal), Sun, Shuying (Supporting), Zhao, Qiang (Supporting), Dochtermann, Anton (Supporting), Oh, Suho (Supporting). NSF REU Site: Algebra, Combinatorics, and Statistics (#: 2150205), NSF, Federal, $305417. (Submitted: August 2021, Funded: March 1, 2022 - February 28, 2026). Grant.
  • Yang, Yong (Principal). University Lecturers Series, Faculty Senete, Texas State University, $500. (Submitted: November 2017, Funded: January 2018 - May 2018). Grant.
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  • Hung, N. N., Keller, T. M., & Yang, Y. (2021). A lower bound for the number of odd-degree representations of a finite group. Mathematische Zeitschrift, 298, 1559–1572.
  • Yang, Y. (2020). Arithmetical conditions of orbit sizes of odd order linear groups. Israel Journal of Mathematics, 237, 1–14.
  • Yang, Y., & Qian, G. (2018). On p-parts of character degrees and conjugacy class sizes of finite groups. Advances in Mathematics, 328, 356–366.
  • Yang, Y. (2015). Blocks of small defect. Journal of Algebra, 429, 192–212.
  • Yang, Y. (2010). Regular orbits of finite primitive solvable groups. Journal of Algebra, 323, 2735–2755.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Excellence Award – Department of Mathematics. 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Excellence Award – Department of Mathematics. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Research Excellence Award – Department of Mathematics. 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities. 2015
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  1. Organizer

    Discrete Math Seminar

  2. Other

    NSF REU Site: Algebra, Combinatorics, and Statistics

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    AMS MathSciNet Mathematical review

  4. Member

    REP Review Committee

  5. Member

    Budget Committee

  6. Member

    Colloquium Committee

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