Xie Yi, who won the TWAS Prize in 2014, studied at Xiamen University and University of Science and Technology of China, obtaining her doctorate degree before working at Stone Brook University.
Xie Yi FRSC (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Xie Yi; born 23 July 1967) is a Chinese chemist. TWAS Prize (2014)
L'Oreal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2015) She entered Xiamen University in September 1984, majoring in chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, where she graduated in July 1988. In September 1992, she was accepted to University of Science and Technology of China, studying chemistry under Qian Yitai, and she earned her doctorate in May 1996. From September 1997 to July 1998, she did postdoctoral work at Stony Brook University. 
2014 - TWAS Prize 2014 Xie Yi China Xiamen University
University of Science and Technology of China
Stony Brook University 
