Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Digitally supported process; Large scale metrology; Advanced plasma technologies; Ultra-precision manufacturing.
Dr Nan Yu is a Lecturer/Assistant Professor at the University of Edinburgh (UoE) and an Associate Scientist at the European Organisation of Nuclear Research (CERN). He was trained at Harbin Institute of Technology (BSc and MSc in mechanical engineering), Cranfield University (PhD: plasma figuring of large optics), University College Dublin (Postdoc: precision manufacturing of medical devices), and CERN (MSCA: precision alignment and metrology). He has established academic reputation in precision manufacturing and advanced plasma technologies. In 2018, Nan received the prestigious Marie Curie International Fellowship and Irish Research Council Fellowship, and joined the International Scientific Committee of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology. He joined UoE in 2020 to establish his research group in digital manufacturing and teaching activities (BEng: Conceptual design and MSc: Metrology).
One full scholarship for UK/EU students (Starting Aug 2021);
Supporting financial applications from EPSRC, CSC, Edinburgh, Scottish funding sources.
Precision Manufacturing, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cranfield University
… → 2017
Award Date: 19 Jan 2017
Mechanical Manufacturing, Master of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology
… → 2013
Award Date: 8 Jul 2013
Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Harbin Institute of Technology
… → 2011
Award Date: 4 Jul 2011
Cooperative Associate Scientist, CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research
1 Jun 2018 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Yu, N. (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
Yu, N. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Yu, N. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Yu, N. (Invited speaker)
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Yu, N. (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Yu, N. (Recipient), Jun 2018
Prize: Fellowships awarded competitively
Yu, N. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/24 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
Liu, C. (Principal Investigator) & Yu, N. (Co-investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/02/24 → 30/04/25
Project: Research
Yu, N. (Principal Investigator) & Gibelli, L. (Co-investigator)
1/05/23 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
Yu, N. (Principal Investigator) & Gibelli, L. (Co-investigator)
1/05/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
Yu, N. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/23 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
Xia, Y. (Creator), Zhang, R. (Creator), Yu, N. (Creator), Xiao, D. (Creator), Xia, J. (Creator) & Liu, C. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 20 May 2026
DOI: 10.7488/ds/7734
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