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.
[1][2] Yin is a recipient of NSF CAREER Award, Sloan Research Fellowship, and New Horizons in Physics Prize.
[4] Yin ran the Boston marathon three times, and completed the Leadville Trail 100 Run in 2011.