Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
XINHUA Online (China View)
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 5/20/2009
Career Data Updated: 5/22/2009
Chen Yongchuan 陈永川
Vice-President of Nankai University; Vice Chairman of the CPPCC Municipal Committee of Tianjin Municipality
Born: 1964
Birthplace: Sichuan Province, Nanchong County
Biography
Chen Yongchuan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Nanchong, Sichuan Province. He was born in 1964 and graduated from Sichuan University in 1984. He received a doctorate in applied mathematics from MIT in 1991 and became advisor to the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He returned to China in 1994 and was the recipient of a series of awards for teaching and research.
Chen established the Combinatorics Research Center at Nankai University in 1997 and is now professor and vice-president of Nankai University.
