Chen Ning Yang

Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (born October 1, 1922),^[1] also known as Yang Zhenning, is a Chinese-born American physicist and mathematician.^[2] He works on statistical mechanics and particle physics. Yang and Tsung-dao Lee received the 1957 Nobel prize in physics.^[3] This was for their work on parity nonconservation of weak interaction.

Chen-Ning Frank Yang 杨振宁
楊振寧 (杨振宁 Yáng Zhènníng)
Yang in 2005
Born	(1922-10-01) 1 October 1922 (age 102) Hefei, Anhui Province, China
Nationality	Chinese
Citizenship	Republic of China (1922–1964) United States (1964–2015) People's Republic of China (2015–)
Education	National Southwestern Associated University Tsinghua University University of Chicago
Known for	Yang–Mills theory Landau–Yang theorem Parity violation Yang–Baxter equation Byers-Yang theorem
Spouse(s)	Chih-Li Tu (1950–2003) Fan Weng (2004–present)
Children	3
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physics (1957) Rumford Prize (1980) National Medal of Science (1986) Benjamin Franklin Medal (1993) Albert Einstein Medal (1995) Bogolyubov Prize (1996) Lars Onsager Prize (1999)
Scientific career
Fields	Statistical mechanics Particle physics
Institutions	Stony Brook University Institute for Advanced Study Chinese University of Hong Kong Tsinghua University University of Chicago
Doctoral advisor	Edward Teller
Other academic advisors	Enrico Fermi
Doctoral students	Bill Sutherland

Chen Ning Yang
Traditional Chinese	楊振寧
Simplified Chinese	杨振宁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Zhènníng

Awards

• Nobel Prize in Physics (1957)
• Rumford Prize (1980)
• National Medal of Science (1986)
• Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture and Medal (1988)
• Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Sciences of the American Philosophical Society (1993)^[4]
• Bower Award (1994)
• Albert Einstein Medal (1995)
• Lars Onsager Prize (1999)
• King Faisal International Prize (2001)

References

1. Bing-An Li, Yuefan Deng. "Biography of C.N. Yang" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-09-11. His birth date was erroneously recorded as September 22, 1922 in his 1945 passport. He has since used this incorrect date on all subsequent official documents.
2. "Chen Ning Yang". NNDB / Soylent Communications. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
3. "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1957". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
4. "Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Sciences Recipients". American Philosophical Society. Retrieved November 26, 2011.