Education
Undergraduate School: Tsinghua UniversityUndergraduate Degree/ yr. awarded: BE in Automotive Engineering, 1999Graduate School: Arizona State UniversityGraduate Degree/ yr. awarded: MS in Industrial Engineering, 2004Doctoral School: Arizona State UniversityDoctoral Degree/ yr. awarded: Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, 2007
Expertise/Research Interests
Operations ResearchOperations ManagementSupply Chain ManagementGlobal ManagementData and Decision Sciences
Professional Associations
- INFORMS
- DSI
- IISE
- POMS
- CSUPOM
Yang Sun was appointed as dean of the College of Management in August 2023. Sun is the chief administrative, fiscal and academic officer of the College, and is responsible for implementing the College of Management’s policies and procedures in concert with the University’s policies, as well as the strategic, programmatic, financial and management operations that support the mission of the College and its role within the University. The College of Management includes the Robert W. Plaster School of Business.
Sun joined Park University from California Northstate University, where he served as associate dean for academic affairs within its College of Graduate Studies, and as professor of healthcare administration since 2020. He also held a role as the Student and Exchange Visitor Program designated school official for international student services. Prior to CNU, Sun spent 13 years as a faculty member at California State University, Sacramento (also known as Sacramento State University), including the last five years as director of the Master of Business Administration for Executives program.
Sun earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in industrial engineering and a Master of Science degree in industrial engineering from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in automotive engineering from Tsinghua University in China.