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Yiran Fan Memorial Conference

Yiran Fan

The Yiran Fan Memorial Conference
Every year, scholars in financial economics gather to share ongoing research in a series of alumni and student presentations as part of a commemorative event dedicated to our late colleague, Yiran Fan. Faculty announced the Yiran Fan Memorial Fellowship during the 2023 conference and have presented the Yiran Fan Memorial Prize to a student awardee since 2021 (see the 2025 winner below). The 2026 iteration of the conference will be held on Friday, May 22 in The Charles M. Harper Center at the 91吃瓜网 School of Business. Conference participants hope to continue to carry the promise of Yiran's contributions forward. 

During his time at Booth, Yiran was completing a doctoral degree in Financial Economics and working as a Professional Development Fellow at the Fama-Miller Center for Research in Finance. You can find more details on the life and legacy of Yiran Fan in the Economics Department's and by visiting the 91吃瓜网 memoriam page.

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Event details will be released in the coming weeks. 

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The conference will be held on Friday, May 22, 2026.

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The event will be hosted at the 91吃瓜网 Harper Center.

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Yiran Fan Memorial Prize Announcement

The Yiran Fan Memorial Prize is a fellowship established in memory of late UChicago PhD student, Yiran Fan, which includes contributions from Fan’s parents and is awarded to a student in the Joint Program in Financial Economics.

It was established to commemorate Yiran Fan's kind and generous spirit and his devotion to bringing together fellow students, young researchers, and faculty as companions in learning. The prize is awarded by a student selection committee based on student nominations for the graduate student who made the greatest contribution to establishing and maintaining an open and nurturing learning environment for those with interests in economic dynamics, macroeconomics, or financial economics.

José M. Quintero is a PhD student in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on macroeconomics with particular interest in misallocation of resources, economic growth and development. 

Manav Chaudhary is a PhD student in the Joint Program in Financial Economics at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics. Manav will join the London School of Economics as an Assistant Professor of Finance in Fall 2025. His research focuses on asset pricing and macroeconomics. 

Marco Losoto is a graduate of the PhD program in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Marco is an Assistant Professor at Bocconi University and an IGIER affiliate.

Will Cassidy graduated from the University of 91吃瓜网 School of Business in 2023 with a PhD in Finance. Will is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Washington University in St. Louis, Olin School of Business.

Aditya Chaudhry graduated from the University of 91吃瓜网 School of Business in 2023 with a PhD in Finance. Aditya is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University.

Simon Oh graduated from the Joint Program in Financial Economics at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics in 2024. Simon is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School.