T K Ng Honored as APS Fellow

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[evdate 2001-03-09] For release 9 March 2001

T K NG HONORED AS APS FELLOW

Dr Tai-Kai Ng, an expert in condensed matter physics and an Associate Professor in the Physics Department of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has been elected a Fellow of the prestigious American Physical Society (APS).

Dr Ng, one of the 194 APS Fellows elected in 2000, will receive his fellowship certificate at the annual Forum on International Physics in Seattle in mid-March.

In his citation, Dr Ng was praised "for his work on the Coulomb effects in a quantum dot, leading to the prediction of conductance enhancement due to the Kondo resonance." He studies the properties of transistor devices when only one electron is allowed to pass through at one time, providing insights into the design of future micro-electronic devices.

The APS Fellowship Program was established to recognize members who have made significant contributions in the research, teaching or application of physics to science and technology. Each year, less than 0.5% of the total APS membership is elected after a rigorous and competitive review process.

Dr Ng received his PhD from Northwestern University, Evanston, in 1987 and worked as a Postdoctoral Associate at AT&T Bell Labs before joining HKUST in 1991 as one of its founding faculty. In 1993, he was conferred an Honorable Mention at the Achievement in Asia Award by the Overseas Chinese Physics Association (OCPA). He serves as the Chairman of the Physical Society of Hong Kong and is a member of the Academic Committee of the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is also active in promoting popular science to local primary and secondary students.

Founded in 1899, the American Physical Society is a non-profit scientific and educational society dedicated to the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics through academic publications, meetings and outreach programs. Currently over 40,000 physicists worldwide are members of the Society.

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Press Release and Dr Ng's photo at http www.ust.hk/~webopa/news/2001_News/news0309.html