Gang George Yin of Novi, professor of mathematics, has received the Wayne State University Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award for his book Continuous-Time Markov Chains and Applications.

The book, co-authored with Qing Zhang, integrates two areas in stochastic processes: the theory of Markov processes and the theory of singular perturbations. The theory developed in the book can be used, in particular, to model the optimal way to control repairs in a production system where the failure of machines occurs in a random fashion.

An acknowledged leader in his field, Yin has written two other books, and published more than 100 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He has won continued support from the National Science Foundation and has been invited to present at national and international meetings.

Yin, a Wayne State faculty member since 1987, holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Delaware. At Brown University he earned master's degrees in applied mathematics and electrical engineering, as well as a doctoral degree in applied mathematics.