Chen Ning Yang

Chen-Ning Yang (October 1, 1922 – October 18, 2025),^[1] also known as Yang Zhenning, was a Chinese-born American physicist and mathematician.^[2] He worked 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 Yang 杨振宁
楊振寧 (杨振宁 Yáng Zhènníng)
Yang in 2005
Born	(1922-10-01)1 October 1922 Hefei, Anhui Province, China
Died	18 October 2025(2025-10-18) (aged 103) Beijing, 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

Death

He died on October 18, 2025 in Beijing, China at the age of 103.^[4]

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)^[5]
• Bower Award (1994)
• Albert Einstein Medal (1995)
• Lars Onsager Prize (1999)
• King Faisal International Prize (2001)