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Andrew Ng (physicist)

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Andrew Ng
Born
Andrew Kam-hung Ng
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Hong Kong (BS)
University of Western Ontario (MS, PhD)
ThesisAn Investigation Of Anomalous Scattering Of Laser Radiation By A Theta-pinch Plasma (1977)
Doctoral advisorP. K. John
Academic work
DisciplinePhysics
Sub-disciplinePlasma physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Alberta
University of British Columbia

Andrew Kam-hung Ng is a Canadian physicist who is a professor emeritus in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies.

Education

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Ng studied mathematics and physics at the University of Hong Kong and pursued graduate study in plasma physics at the University of Western Ontario,[1] completing his doctoral thesis, An Investigation Of Anomalous Scattering Of Laser Radiation By A Theta-pinch Plasma, in 1977.[2]

Career

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Ng was a postdoctoral researcher at University of Alberta prior to joining the University of British Columbia faculty in 1980.[1] He was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 1998, "[f]or original contributions to the understanding of optical probing of shock waves and two-temperature non-equilibrium shock states, and for the use of laser-driven shocks in advancing research on high density matter."[3] Upon retirement from the University of British Columbia, Ng was granted emeritus status.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prof. Andrew Ng. was invited to report in the Center". Peking University. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ Ng, Andrew Kam-hung (1977). An Investigation Of Anomalous Scattering Of Laser Radiation By A Theta-pinch Plasma (Ph.D).
  3. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Andrew Ng". University of British Columbia.