Peking University, May 1^st, 2016: Recently, the Ministry of Education  has announced the list of Yangtze River Scholars in 2015. 412 professors are appointed as Yangtze River  Scholars, including152 distinguished professors, 49 visiting professors, and 211 young scholars. 26 professors at Peking University are elected as Yangtze River Scholars, and among them 11 distinguished professors and 15 young scholars. The number is on a par with that of Tsinghua University, both ranking the highest among institutions across the country.

DEPARTMENT	POSITION	NAME
School of Mathematical Sciences	Distinguished Professor	Li Ruo
School of Physics	Distinguished Professor	Hu Xiaoyong
College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering	Distinguished Professor	Yu Zhixiang
School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science	Distinguished Professor	Huang Tiejun
Department of Chinese Language and Literature	Distinguished Professor	Yuan Yulin
Department of History	Distinguished Professor	Xin Deyong
Guanghua School of Management	Distinguished Professor	Zhou  Li’an
Guanghua School of Management	Distinguished Professor	Wu Liansheng
National School of Development	Distinguished Professor	Yao Yang
School of Medicine	Distinguished Professor	Jiao Ning
School of Stomatology	Distinguished Professor	Deng Xuliang
School of Mathematical Sciences	Young Scholar	Guan Qi’an
School of Physics	Young Scholar	Peng Liangyou
School of Physics	Young Scholar	Fu Zongmei
College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering	Young Scholar	Chen Xing
School of Life Sciences	Young Scholar	Xu Dongyi
College of Urban and Environmental Sciences	Young Scholar	Cheng Hefa
Department of Psychology	Young Scholar	Li Sheng
College of Engineering	Young Scholar	Zhang  Yanfeng
School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science	Young Scholar	Wang Xingjun
Department of Chinese Language and Literature	Young Scholar	Guimei
National School of Development	Young Scholar	Yu Miaojie
Law School	Young Scholar	Chang Peng’ao
Law School	Young Scholar	Che Hao
Department of Sociology	Young Scholar	Qu Jingdong
School of Medicine	Young Scholar	Tang Xinjing