Prof. Yin (1919-2006) was born in Wu County, Jiangsu Province. He was an outstanding materials scientist, who was elected to be an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1993.
Prof. Yin got his M.S. degree in metallurgy from the University of Missouri, Rolla, USA in 1948, and his master of ceramic engineering degree from the University of Illinois, USA in 1950. He was a professor and chairman of the Academic Committee of Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS.