Xi Yin | |
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尹希 | |
Born | December 1983 (age 40)[
citation needed] |
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.
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]
Xi Yin | |
---|---|
尹希 | |
Born | December 1983 (age 40)[
citation needed] |
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.
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]