Education

• Dr. Eng. (transport  phenomena of engineering) - 1995, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan. Course work in ocean acoustic tomography, physical oceanography, inverse methods and underwater acoustics
• M. Eng. (systems engineering) - 1992, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan. Course work in computer graphics, virtual visualization, optical ray tracing and environmental assessment
• B. Eng. (electronics engineering) - 1982, Jiangxi Polytechnic University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. Course work in electronics, radio technology, communications and signal processing

Research Interests

• ocean acoustic tomography
• inverse methods of data processing
• mesoscale ocean dynamics  

Scientific Work Experience

• Ocean Data Specialist /Assistant Researcher, IPRC, University of Hawaii. Working in in-situ and climatology data archiving, converting, and loading data into database; implementing and maintaining EPIC database and EPIC data system webpage; conducting in-situ data quality control (QC) in Pacific Ocean for GTSPP program. Feb. 2001 – present
• Assistant Researcher, IPRC, University of Hawaii. Working in ocean acoustic tomography, acoustical oceanography, physical  oceanography, and underwater acoustics. Feb. 1999 – January 2001
• Researcher of Acoustical Oceanography. Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan. Worked in ocean acoustic tomography project, physical oceanography, inverse methods, and underwarter acoustics. May 1995 – January 1999
• Systems Engineer, Nanchang Sanjian Co., Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. Worked in design and research of digital and analog circuit with CAD and CAM. March 1982 – October 1989

Membership in Professional Organizations 

• The American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• The American Society of Acoustic (ASA)

Selected Publications

• Lebedev, K.V., M. Yaremchuk, H. Mitsudera, I. Nakano, and G. Yuan, 2003: Monitoring the Kuroshio Extension with dynamically constrained synthesis of the acoustic tomography, satellite altimeter and in situ data. J. Oceanogr., 59, 751–763.
• Yuan,G., I. Nakano,  H. Fujimori, T. Nakamura, T. Kamoshita, and A. Kaya, 1999: Tomographic measurements of the Kuroshio Extension meander and its associated eddies. Geophys. Res. Letts., 26 , No. 1, 79–82.
• Yuan, G., I. Nakano, T. Nakamura, H. Fujimori, T. Kamoshida, and A. Kaya, 1998: Evolution of a Meander in the Kuroshio Exension Region from A1000km-Scale Three-Dimensional Acoustic Tomogrpahy Experiment During Summer 1997. (Abstract). EOS, Transactions, AGU 79, No. 45, OS31b-08, F475.
• Yuan, G., I. Nakano, T. Nakamura, H. Fujimori, T. Kamoshida, T. Zaima, and A. Kaya, 1998: Preliminary Results from a Large-Scale 3-D Tomography Experiment in the Kuroshio Extension Region. Proc. of the ICA/ASA '98: Seattle, Washington, USA, 1, 385–386.
• Yuan, G., I. Nakano, T. Nakamura, H. Fujimori, K. Barada, Y. Maejima, and J. Kimura, 1998: Three-Dimensional Temperature Distribution from Real Time Observation by Using Ocean Acoustic Tomography System. Proc. Marine Acoustics, 98-20, Tokyo, 59–62 (in Japanese). 
• Yuan, G., Hidetoshi Fujimori, Toshiaki Nakamura, and Iwao Nakano,1997: Long-range tomography experiment in the western equatorial Pacific (Abstract). Journal of the Acoustic Society of America, 102, 3081.
• Yuan, G., I. Nakano, T. Nakamura, H. Fujimori, K. Barada, and J. Kimura, 1997: Identification of received pulses for an ocean acoustic tomography experiment at the western equatorial Pacific. Proc. Marine Acoustics, 97–9, Tokyo, 31–34 (in Japanese).
• A. Kaneko, H. Zheng, I. Nakano, G. Yuan, H. Fujimori, and K. Yoneyama, 1996: Long-term acoustic measurement of temperature variabilities in the Pacific North Equatorial Current, J. Geophys. Res., 101, No. C7, 16,373–16,380.
• Yuan, G., I. Nakano, H. Fujimori, K. Yoneyama, and A. Kaneko, 1995: Measurement of   temperature variabilities off Mindanao Island by the ocean acoustic tomography, Proc. Marine Acoustics, 95–23, Tokyo, 89–92 (in Japanese).
• Yuan, G., I. Nakano, H. Fujimori, and A. Kaneko,1995: Long-term measurement of   temperature variabilities off Mindanao Island by the ocean acoustic tomography, J. Oceanogr., 51, 327–339.
• Yuan, G., A. Kaneko, I. Nakano, H. Fujimori, and K. Yoneyama, 1994: Application of the ocean acoustic tomography to the long-term measurement of temperature variabilities off Mindanao Island. Proc.3rd IOC/WESTPAC Int. Symp.: Bali, Indonesia, 751–761.
• Kaneko, A., G. Yuan, N. Gohda, and I. Nakano, 1994: Optimum Design of the ocean acoustic tomography system for the Sea of Japan. J. Oceanogr., 50, 281–293.
• Kaneko, A.,  G. Yuan, and I. Nakano, 1993: A numerical approach to the Japan Sea acoustic tomography. Proc. Marine Acoustics, Tokyo, 93-14, 49–54 (in Japanese).
• Kaneko, A., N. Gohda, H. Fujimori, G. Yuan, and H. Honji, 1993: Computer experiment on the acoustic Tomography of sound speed structures around the deep-sea sound channel. Mem. Fac. Eng. Hiroshima Univ., 11, No. 3 (Series 35), 17–25.
• Kaneda, K., G. Yuan, Y. Tomoda, M. Baba, E. Nakamae, and T. Nishita, 1991: Realistic visual simulation of water surfaces taking into account radiative transfer. Proc.CAD/Graphics' 91, International Academic Publishers, Hangzhou, 25–30.