Xi Yin

The native form of this personal name is Yin Xi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Xi Yin
尹希
Born	December 1983 (age 41)^[citation needed] Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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

Xi Yin (Chinese: 尹希; pinyin: Yǐn Xī; born December 1983 ^[citation needed]) is a Chinese-American theoretical physicist.

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.^[citation needed] 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

1. "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.
2. "Faculty: XI YIN | Harvard University Department of Physics". www.physics.harvard.edu. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
3. "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics : Laureates – Xi Yin". Breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
4. "Simons Collaboration on the Nonperturbative Bootstrap". bootstrapcollaboration.com. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
5. Bailey, Aaron. "2011 Leadville Trail 100 Run Gender Results". Leadville Race Series. Retrieved May 15, 2019.

External links

Official website

Personal website