Xi Yin
Xi Yin (Chinese: 尹希; pinyin: Yǐn Xī; born December 1983 ) is a Chinese-American theoretical physicist.
Xi Yin | |
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尹希 | |
| Born | December 1984 (age 38) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of Science and Technology of China |
| Known for | Higher-spin theory |
| Awards | New Horizons in Physics Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical Physics |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
Biography
Yin was accepted to University of Science and Technology of China in 1996, at the age of 12, and completed the (then) 5-year bachelor program in 2001. He gained a PhD at Harvard University in 2006, under the supervision of Andrew Strominger. He was a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, and a Visiting Member at the Institute for Advanced Study. He joined the Harvard faculty in 2008, and is now a Professor of Physics.[1][2]
Yin is a recipient of NSF CAREER Award, Sloan Research Fellowship, and New Horizons in Physics Prize.[3] He is a Simons Investigator, and a principal investigator of the Simons Bootstrap Collaboration.[4]
Yin ran the Boston marathon three times, and completed the Leadville Trail 100 Run in 2011.[5]
References
- "对话哈佛华人教授尹希：生活快乐是最重要的—新闻—科学网". News.sciencenet.cn. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- "Faculty: XI YIN | Harvard University Department of Physics". www.physics.harvard.edu. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics : Laureates – Xi Yin". Breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- "Simons Collaboration on the Nonperturbative Bootstrap". bootstrapcollaboration.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- Bailey, Aaron. "2011 Leadville Trail 100 Run Gender Results". Leadville Race Series. Retrieved May 15, 2019.