Yang Zhenning, male, was born in Hefei, Anhui Province on June 1922, 2000 (passport date is September 22nd). He is a physicist, professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics, honorary president and professor of the Institute of Advanced Studies of Tsinghua University, honorary professor of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, academician of the China Academy of Sciences, foreign academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, and member of the Royal Society.
1942 graduated from National Southwest Associated University; 1944 master of Tsinghua University; 1945 studying in the United States; 1948 received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and later served as a lecturer at the University of Chicago and a researcher at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies; 1955 Professor, Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies.
From 65438 to 0966, he served as Professor Einstein and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics of State University of New York at Stony Brook. From 65438 to 0986, he served as Professor Bowen of the Chinese University of Hong Kong; 1993 Director, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong; 1997, the International Asteroid Center named the asteroid numbered 342 1 "Yang Zhenning Star"; Professor Tsinghua University from 65438 to 0998; In 2004, he served as director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong; In 2022, it was named "Touching China 202 1 Person".
Yang Zhenning's personality evaluation;
Yang Zhenning was the first China scientist to visit China after Sino-US relations eased. He actively promoted Sino-American cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between Chinese and American people, and made great contributions to the establishment of diplomatic relations, talent exchange and scientific and technological cooperation between China and the United States.
We admire Mr. Yang because he is the greatest physicist alive today and enjoys a high honor in the world scientific community. Because Mr. Wang has deep patriotic feelings. Although he has lived overseas for many years, he always cares about his motherland. It is because Mr. Wang has a far-sighted strategic vision and a scientific spirit of seeking truth from facts; It is because Mr. Wang has worked hard to train and recruit a large number of talents for the country.