My Education: Yinglei Yu

  Hometown and childhood (1971~1990)

    I spent the first 19 years of my life in Tianjin, a big harbor and important industrial
    city in North China. I treasured my golden childhood although during those
    days I even can not eat meat every day.

     My education during childhood was mainly from my parents and my grandparents. I
    inhabited the born interest to science from my mother, which made me to take the
    path to investigate the nature of world.

  Elementary School (1978~1984)

    My elementary school is Chang Sha Road Elementary School in Tianjin. Although
    this school is not famous, I still met some excellent teachers. I still benefit a lot from
    their education. From there, I realized that the reputation of a school does NOT equal
    to the educational quality.

  Middle School and High School (1984~1990)

    I spent 6 years in Yaohua High School in Tianjin, which is the best one. There I
    attend the 6th Olympic Competition in Physics and won the 3rd prize. My director is
    Mr. Zhongkai Zhao and I met some other excellent teachers such as Mr. Xinyue Lu,
    Mingyao Chen, etc. I also met my best friends there: Mr. Yigang Lu and Lin Bo. I really
    miss them very much.

  Undergraduate (1990~1995)

    I attended the Physics Department at Peking University in 1990, the best physics
    department and the best university in China. Maybe you do not agree with me. So
    contact me and I will give you the sound proof of it. I got B.S. in physics in 1995.
    My classmates of Class 90 are all smart lovely guys. I am also a member of the
     Alumni of Peking University (Overseas).

  Graduate Study in Physics (1995~1997)

    I studied physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
    at University of California at Irvine for two years. I got MS in physics in 1997
    while I passed the qualification with honor. Upon my arriving at UCI, two professors
    won the Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry respectively.

  Graduate Study in Electrical Engineering (1997~1998)

    I transferred to the EECS Department at University of Michigan to continue my
    education in 1997. EECS at UM is ranked as top 5 in USA. However, the work as a
    research assistant there was really hard: I was so busy that I almost had no time to
    think. Therefore, I decided to quit my Ph.D program and found a position in Motorola.