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Dr. Nan Yu is a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at the University of Edinburgh's School of Engineering, serving as Deputy Director of the MSc Digital Design and Manufacture program. He holds visiting appointments at University College Dublin (2021-2026) and Osaka University (2022-2024). Dr. Yu's expertise spans precision manufacturing, plasma technologies, and additive manufacturing, with over £1M in grant funding as PI, 50+ peer-reviewed publications, and multiple awards including the Marie Curie Fellowship (2018-2020) and Royal Academy of Engineering Industrial Fellowship (2023-2024).
He earned a PhD in Precision Engineering (Cranfield University, 2017), MSc in Mechanical Manufacturing (Harbin, 2013), and BSc in Mechanical Engineering (Harbin, 2011). His professional qualifications include Fellowships from the Royal Society of Art (2022) and Higher Education Academy (2023), alongside memberships in the European Society for Precision Engineering and CIRP.
Research focuses on plasma-based precision machining, additive manufacturing sustainability, and digital twin frameworks. Key contributions include innovations in plasma polishing for optics, UAV swarm strategies, and edge computing sensors. Teaching includes courses on digital manufacturing, metrology, and mechanical design projects.
He chairs the 12th CIRP Global Web Conference (2024) and has delivered 10 invited/keynote talks globally. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, bridging advanced manufacturing with emerging technologies.
