| Xi Yin | |
| Native Name: | 尹希 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Birth Place: | Zhuzhou, Hunan, China |
| Fields: | Theoretical Physics |
| Workplaces: | Harvard University |
| Alma Mater: | Harvard University University of Science and Technology of China |
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| Known For: | Higher-spin theory |
| Awards: | New Horizons in Physics Prize |
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Xi Yin (; born December 1983) 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. 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]