Xi Yin

Xi Yin
Native name 尹希 ( Yǐn Xī )
Born December 1983 (age 34)
Zhuzhou,Hunan,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) is a Chinese American theoretical physicist.

Biography

He was accepted to University of Science and Technology of China in 1996, at the age of 12, and graduated in 2001. Then he gained a PhD at Harvard in 2006, under the supervision of Andrew Strominger. Now he is a professor of physics at Harvard University.[1]

Honors and awards

In 2017, he was awarded New Horizons in Physics Prize.[2]

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. "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics : Laureates – Xi Yin". Breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

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