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Yitang Zhang: UC Santa Barbara to SYSU

Yitang Zhang joined Sun Yat-sen University's Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong from the University of California, Santa Barbara in June 2025.

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Fig. 1 Yitang Zhang, United States to China, effective Jun 2025.
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"I've actually been considering returning for several years. In 2019, at the Future Science Awards ceremony in Beijing, I mentioned China's rapid advancements in science and technology had me thinking about coming back." — Zhang, interview in National Science Review (2025).
About Yitang Zhang

Yitang Zhang works in number theory.

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  1. 张益唐：70岁归来不为"落叶"，一位数学家的严谨与浪漫Apr 2026

    Southern Metropolis Daily (oeeee.com) · Tier B · Reporting

  2. World-renowned mathematician Yitang Zhang joins Sun Yat-sen UniversityJun 2025

    Sun Yat-sen University · Tier A · Primary source

  3. Trailblazing mathematician Yitang Zhang leaves US for job at Chinese universityJun 2025

    South China Morning Post · Tier B · Reporting

  4. Mathematician Yitang Zhang: why did I return to China at 70?

    National Science Review (Oxford University Press) · Tier A · Primary source

  5. World-renowned mathematician Yitang Zhang joins Sun Yat-sen UniversityJun 2025

    Institute of Advanced Studies Hong Kong, Sun Yat-sen University · Tier A · Primary source

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