Renowned physicist Yang Zhenning, the first Chinese Nobel Prize winner, presented a lecture on “The Groundbreaking Discovery of 1957: Parity Non-Conservation in Weak Force Interactions” at STU on Monday night, May 5, 2008. His presence in front of the crowded Auditorium with his STU wife drew a standing ovation from the crowd.

The 86-year-old Nobel laureate elaborated the illuminating discovery of parity violation by describing how he and his partner Li Zhen Dao, also a Chinese Nobel laureate, unexpectedly overthrew the long-held space time symmetry law the history of the space time symmetry law in the late 1950s. He praised the indefatigable physicist Wu Jinxing for she verified their almost ignored propose experimentally and specified the far-reaching influence their theory produced on the further study of parity symmetry, neutrino, and charges conjugation. Mr. Yang's speaking style, combined with easy understood elucidation and lighthearted quips naturally stoke a chord with the audience.

In the last 30 minutes’ Q & A session, students needed no encouragement to ask questions to Dr. Yang. The lively discussion ranged from the subject of Chinese educational system to growing pain, from college romance to the national Olympics obsession. The world-famous physicist also gave some very practical and inspirational advice to the audience about academic choice and life planning.