Dr. Yan Wang Receives NSF CAREER Award: Harnessing GenAI to Create Resilient Communities

June 5, 2025

Warren B. Nelms Institute faculty member and assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning Yan Wang, Ph.D., has received an NSF CAREER Award. This honor is one of the NSF’s most competitive awards, recognizing early-career faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars and have the potential to lead advances in research and […]

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Dr. Yan Wang and Team Receive NSF Grant to Study Small Business Adaptation Through the Lens of Spatial Planning

September 12, 2023

Dr. Yan Wang, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, has received a $457k award from National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of the project, “Spatial Explanation and Planning for Resilience of Community-Based Small Businesses to Environmental Shocks.” This project aims to gain a better understanding of how spatial factors affect […]

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