Yang Zhenning, male, was born in Hefei, Anhui Province on June 1922 65438+ 10/day (September 22nd in passport). He is a physicist, professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics, and honorary president and professor of the Institute of Advanced Studies of Tsinghua University.

And emeritus professor of State University of New York at Stony Brook, academician of China Academy of Sciences, foreign academician of American National Academy of Sciences, foreign academician of British Royal Society, academician of Academia Sinica of Taiwan Province Province, honorary academician of Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, academician of Russian Academy of Sciences, winner of the 65438-0957 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Weng Fan, 1976 was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province in July, and is the wife of physicist Yang Zhenning. After graduating from Shantou University, Weng Fan first went to work in an enterprise in Shantou, but Weng Fan left the company more than a month later and went to work in a golf club in Shenzhen.

Personality influence

1On May 25th, 997, China Academy of Sciences and Jiangsu Provincial People's Government announced that the International Asteroid Center discovered the Purple Mountain Observatory of China Academy of Sciences at 10/975165438+on October 26th, and the asteroid with the international number of 342 1 was officially named as.

1999 In May, the State University of New York at Stony Brook named the Institute of Theoretical Physics "Yang Zhenning Institute of Theoretical Physics". On April 2 1 2004, Tsinghua University established "Yang Zhenning Lecture Fund" and invited internationally renowned professors and outstanding young scholars to Tsinghua University Advanced Research Center to devote themselves to scientific research.

On1October 29th, 2008, 165438, Yang Zhenning was elected as "the most influential overseas expert in China in the 30 years of reform and opening up". From June 5438 to February 65438, 2020, he was selected as one of the top 500 brand figures in China in 2020, ranking 49. On 20021May 14, Mr. Yang Zhenning donated Tsinghua University and the unveiling ceremony of "Yang Zhenning Reference Room" was held in the North Library of Tsinghua University Library.

From September 22nd, 20021year to October 28th, 2022 1 year1year, the public exhibition "The Centennial Birthday of the Professor: A Best Friend of the Physics Giant" was held in the exhibition hall of the Library of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, introducing Professor Yang's life mileage and deeds and showing his treasures.

On the evening of September 30th, 2022, Alpine Science Classics organized an activity with the theme of "Centennial Birthday of Great Scientists", invited nine scientists from different fields to tell Mr. Yang's scientific achievements and personal stories from different dimensions in a professional and interesting way, and held a popular science book Biography on Mr. Yang's birthday on June 65438+ 10/day.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yang Zhenning