Photo: Xiao-Gang Wen / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I have a soft spot for people whose brilliance I cannot fully grasp, and Xiao-Gang Wen is firmly in that category. From Beijing to Princeton to a named professorship at MIT, his path is a study in relentless intellectual ambition. The Buckley Prize in 2017 and the Dirac Medal in 2018, back to back, tell you he is operating at the very summit of condensed matter theory. What I admire is not the trophies but the persistence behind them: choosing the hardest questions about matter we cannot even see, and refusing to look away. That kind of quiet, stubborn rigor earns my deep respect.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Xiao-Gang Wen
- Name (Japanese)
- 文小剛
- Reading
- ぶん・しょうごう
- Born
- November 26, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- physicist / theoretical physicist
2. Background
- University
- Princeton University
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize
- 2018 ICTP Dirac Medal
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%87%E5%B0%8F%E5%89%9B
Frequently asked questions
When was Xiao-Gang Wen born?
Born November 26, 1961 (age 64).
Where is Xiao-Gang Wen from?
Xiao-Gang Wen is from Beijing, People's Republic of China.
What does Xiao-Gang Wen do?
Xiao-Gang Wen works as physicist, theoretical physicist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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