W. Ng
Wing Ng received a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984. As part of his doctoral dissertation, he invented a high-frequency temperature and pressure probe for time-resolved measurements in unsteady compressible flows. Since then the probe has been used by researchers at NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Langley Research Center, NASA Lewis Research Center, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Penn State University, University of Tennessee & Space Institute, University of Washington (Seattle), von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (Belgium), Cambridge University (England), Oxford University (England), Rolls-Royce plc (England), and also MIT.
His research interests are fluid dynamics and aeroacoustics. His current research areas include: unsteady aerodynamic and heat transfer measurements in a turbine cascade, investigation of the flowfields in a supersonic throughflow compressor cascade and also in transonic compressors, the study of unsteady aerodynamic interaction between rotor/stator and strut in gas turbine engines, and the aeroacoustics for high speed civil transport. Recently, he has initiated a research program to apply artificial intelligence to the study of computational fluid dynamics. His research has been supported by numerous agencies and companies, among them: NASA Langley, NASA Lewis, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Applied Physics Lab, Pratt & Whitney, Teledyne Brown, Allied Signal, General Electric, and Avco Research. Since receiving his Ph.D, Wing Ng has consulted professionally for six companies.
During his career, Ng has won five awards for academic and professional achievements. He received the President's Award and Sears B. Conduit Honor Award for outstanding scholarship. During his tenure at Virginia Tech, Wing has been recognized several times for his teaching performance. He was a recipient of the Sporn Award in 1987 for teaching excellence (one of two awarded in the university). In 1986 he was awarded a Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers. He was also a recipient of the Flag Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in testimony of the high regard of coworkers and the deep appreciation for valued service in advancing the engineering profession. In addition to classroom teaching, he has also directed twenty-nine Ph.D dissertations and master's theses. Two of his doctoral students have received national society awards for their research. Currently he is supervising three post doctoral research scientists plus nine Master's and Ph.D students.
Wing Ng has also made contributions to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech through his participation in a number of committees. He was a member of the Mechanical Engineering Department Head Search Committee, and is also a member of the Department Promotion and Tenure Committee, the Faculty Recruiting Committee, and the Curriculum Committee. At the College level, he was on the Search Committee for the Dean of Engineering and also represented the Engineering faculty as the Chairman of the executive committee of the Engineering Faculty Organization. He also served as a member of the University Promotion and Tenure Committee.
Wing Ng has been active in the affairs of the ASME, and the American Institute and Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and is a member of several technical committees in both organizations. He chaired a Task Force on the National Aerospace Plane and gave expert testimony to the US Congress. He is also a member of the Propulsion Panel of the Aeronautics Advisory Committee for the NASA Office of Aeronautics. He is an Associate Fellow of AIAA and an Associate Editor for the AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power. He was the ASME Technical Program Chair for the 28th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit in 1992. He was the ASME Technical Program Chair for the 28th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit in 1992. He was the Chairman (elected) of the ASME Aerospace Division (with membership exceeding 15,000) and is also an Associate Editor for the ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering. He has also organized many technical sessions at national and international conferences.