An Yin was a Chinese-American earth scientist and a Distinguished Professor of Geology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
12 Facts About An Yin
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An Yin is perhaps best known for his work on the tectonic evolution of the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau.
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An Yin's parents were medical school professors and were sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976 in China.
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An Yin spent part of his early life living in a small village with his parents during this time.
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In 1987, An Yin was offered a tenure track acting assistant professor position at UCLA, one year before he officially obtained his doctoral degree from USC.
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An Yin's research was focused on studying how mountains are created and destroyed on Earth and other solar-system bodies.
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An Yin's proposed primitive plate tectonics differs from the modern plate tectonics on Earth, which operates over the entire planet.
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In 1994, An Yin was awarded the Donath Medal from the Geological Society of America.
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An Yin became a fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2013, and in 1994 became a GSA fellow.
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An Yin was the 2022 recipient of the Penrose Medal from the Geological Society of America.
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An Yin was an editor-in-chief for Tectonophysics and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
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In 1992, An Yin met Sandy, a Chinese American who was born in Hong Kong.