Yan, Catherine
individual record
Professor
Positions:
- Professor, Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences
overview
I have research interests in Algebraic Combinatorics, Probabilistic Methods, Ordered Algebraic Structures, and Discrete Structures.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Pure Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 1997
- B.S. in Mathematics, Beijing University of Technology - (Beijing, Beijing, China) 1993
selected publications
Academic Articles59
- Adeniran, A., & Yan, C. (2021). Gonarov polynomials in partition lattices and exponential families. 126, 102045-102045.
- King, W., & Yan, C. H. (2020). Parking Functions on Directed Graphs and Some Directed Trees. The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics. 27(2),
- Cai, Y., & Yan, C. H. (2020). Vector parking functions with periodic boundaries and rational parking functions. Journal of combinatorial theory. Series A. 173, 105239-105239.
- Khare, N., Lorentz, R., & Yan, C. H. (2017). Moments of matching statistics. Journal of Combinatorics. 8(1), 1-27.
- Lorentz, R., Tringali, S., & Yan, C. H. (2017). Multivariate delta GonCarov and Abel polynomials. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 446(1), 663-680.
Books1
- Kung, J., Rota, G., & Yan, C. H. (2009). Combinatorics: The Rota Way. Cambridge University Press (CUP).
Chapters10
- Adeniran, A., Snider, L., & Yan, C. (2022). Multivariate difference Gonarov polynomials. Number Theory and Combinatorics. 1-20. DE GRUYTER.
- Lorentz, R., Tringali, S., & Yan, C. H. (2018). Generalized Gonarov Polynomials. Connections in Discrete Mathematics. 56-85. Cambridge University Press (CUP).
- Kung, J., & Yan, C. H. (2009). Combinatorics: The Rota Way Preface. COMBINATORICS: THE ROTA WAY. IX-+.
- Kung, J., & Yan, C. H. (2009). Determinants, Matrices, and Polynomials. COMBINATORICS: THE ROTA WAY. 272-323.
- Kung, J., & Yan, C. H. (2009). Generating Functions and the Umbral Calculus. COMBINATORICS: THE ROTA WAY. 178-221.
Conference Papers3
- Zhao, A., Yan, C. H., Wang, A., & Chen, W. (2010). Mixed Statistics on $01$-Fillings of Moon Polyominoes. Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science. DMTCS Proceedings vol. AN, 22nd International(Proceedings), 613-624.
- Kosti, D., & Yan, C. (2007). Multiparking functions, graph searching, and the Tutte polynomial extended abstract.
- Ellis, R. B., Martin, J. L., & Yan, C. (2007). Random geometric graph diameter in the unit ball. Algorithmica: an international journal in computer science. 47(4), 421-438.
Repository Documents / Preprints8
- Chen, W., Wang, A., Yan, C. H., & Zhao, A. (2009). Mixed Statistics on 01-Fillings of Moon Polyominoes.
researcher on
Principal Investigator3
- Problems In Enumerative Combinarorics and Applications awarded by National Science Foundation 2012 - 2016
Co-Principal Investigator2
- South-Central Combinatorics Conference (CombinaTexas) 2019 awarded by National Science Foundation 2019 - 2020
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- MATH302 Discrete Mathematics Instructor
- MATH304 Linear Algebra Instructor
- MATH431 Struc Meth Combinatorics Instructor
- MATH467 Hnr-modern Geometry Instructor
- MATH491 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Linz, William Barham (2016-04). Investigation of a Markov Chain on Ferrers Boards. (Master's Thesis)
- Phillipson, Mitchell (2015-05). Monotone Sequences in Combinatorial Structures. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Pattillo, Jeffrey (2012-02). Mathematical Foundations and Algorithms for Clique Relaxations in Networks. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Poznanovikj, Svetlana (2011-10). Research on Combinatorial Statistics: Crossings and Nestings in Discrete Structures. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Schumacher, Paul R. (2010-01). Parking Functions And Generalized Catalan Numbers. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
huafei-yan@tamu.edu
First Name
Catherine
Last Name
Yan
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Mathematics; 3368 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3368
USA