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'''Edward W Ng''' (born 1939 Hong Kong), Chinese name [[:zh:伍煒國|伍煒國]] is an American [[Applied mathematician]] who has also held the positions of senior scientist, senior [[engineer]] and technical manager in the [[U.S. Space Program]]. He is noted for his broad variety of mathematical applications in [[space science]] and engineering. He has also contributed conscientiously in the spin-off of technology from the space program, with applications in such diverse subjects as [[Bose–Einstein distribution]] in [[mathematical physics]], [[symbolic and algebraic computation]], [[computational physics]] and [[biomedical research]].
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'''Edward W Ng''' ({{zh|t=伍煒國}}; September 23, 1939 – December 14, 2018) was an American [[applied mathematician]] who had also held the positions of senior scientist, senior [[engineer]] and technical manager in the [[U.S. Space Program]]. He is noted for his broad variety of mathematical applications in [[space science]] and engineering. He has also contributed conscientiously in the spin-off of technology from the space program, with applications in such diverse subjects as [[Bose–Einstein distribution]] in [[mathematical physics]], [[symbolic and algebraic computation]], [[computational physics]] and [[biomedical research]].


Ng attended the [[Queen Elizabeth School, Hong Kong]] for secondary education, and the [[University of Minnesota]] for his [[bachelor's degree]]. He received his M.A. and [[doctorate|PhD]] degrees from [[Columbia University]]. He was employed at the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] ([[JPL]]) of the [[California Institute of Technology]], aka [[Caltech]] under contract with the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] ([[NASA]]). He retired in 2006.
Ng attended the [[Queen Elizabeth School, Hong Kong]] for secondary education, and the [[University of Minnesota]] for his [[bachelor's degree]]. He received his M.A. and [[doctorate|PhD]] degrees from [[Columbia University]]. He was employed at the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] ([[JPL]]) of the [[California Institute of Technology]], aka [[Caltech]] under contract with the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] ([[NASA]]). He retired in 2006.


Dr. Edward Ng was elected a Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS) and is cited in the [[American Men and Women of Science]].<ref>[http://www.gale-edit.com/amws/index.htm cf. Home page, AMWS], 25th ed. Vol.5, P.766 (2008)</ref> He was the editor of "Symbolic and Algebraic Computation" ({{isbn|3-540-09519-5}}),<ref>[http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/3-540-09519-5 Lecture Notes in Computer Science #72]</ref> in the [[Springer Science]] Lecture Notes Series. He was also a co-editor of the Proceedings of a [[NATO]] Advanced Study Institute in applied mathematics ({{isbn|978-90-277-1571-5}}).<ref>[http://www.springer.com/computer/mathematics/book/978-90-277-1571-5 NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry]</ref> He has published numerous technical papers of diverse mathematical applications in space sciences and engineering (selected list in external link below). His papers have appeared in [[Astrophysical Journal]], [[Mathematics of Computation]], [[Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy]],<ref>[http://www.springer.com/astronomy/journal/10569 An International Journal in Space Dynamics]</ref> [[Journal of Computational Physics]], [[M.I.T.]] [[Journal of Mathematics and Physics]],<ref>renamed as [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0022-2526 "Studies in Applied Mathematics"]</ref> [[ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software]] and Proceedings of the [[American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]].
Ng was elected a Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS) and is cited in the [[American Men and Women of Science]].<ref>[http://www.gale-edit.com/amws/index.htm cf. Home page, AMWS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001220218/http://www.gale-edit.com/amws/index.htm |date=2008-10-01 }}, 25th ed. Vol.5, P.766 (2008)</ref> He was the editor of "Symbolic and Algebraic Computation" ({{isbn|3-540-09519-5}}),<ref>{{cite book | url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/3-540-09519-5 | doi=10.1007/3-540-09519-5 | title=Symbolic and Algebraic Computation | series=Lecture Notes in Computer Science | date=1979 | volume=72 | isbn=978-3-540-09519-4 }}</ref> in the [[Springer Science]] Lecture Notes Series. He was also a co-editor of the Proceedings of a [[NATO]] Advanced Study Institute in applied mathematics ({{isbn|978-90-277-1571-5}}).<ref>{{cite book | url=https://www.springer.com/computer/mathematics/book/978-90-277-1571-5 | title=Computational Aspects of Complex Analysis }}</ref> He has published numerous technical papers of diverse mathematical applications in space sciences and engineering (selected list in external link below). His papers have appeared in [[Astrophysical Journal]], [[Mathematics of Computation]], [[Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy]],<ref>[https://www.springer.com/astronomy/journal/10569 An International Journal in Space Dynamics]</ref> [[Journal of Computational Physics]], [[M.I.T.]] [[Journal of Mathematics and Physics]],<ref>renamed as [http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0022-2526 "Studies in Applied Mathematics"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615205237/http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0022-2526 |date=2008-06-15 }}</ref> [[ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software]] and Proceedings of the [[American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]].


==Notable Quotes==
==Notable quotes==
* "In science, one man's noise is another man's signal." cited in New York Times (1990).<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DE1638F933A15750C0A966958260&sec=&spon=|title=Lost on Earth: Wealth of Data Found in Space - New York Times|publisher=query.nytimes.com|accessdate=2014-05-27}}</ref> The context was in [[space science]] data and the reference was to the scientific-engineering concept of [[Signal-to-noise ratio]].
* "In science, one man's noise is another man's signal." cited in New York Times (1990).<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DE1638F933A15750C0A966958260&sec=&spon=|title=Lost on Earth: Wealth of Data Found in Space - New York Times|accessdate=2014-05-27|newspaper=The New York Times|date=1990-03-20|last1=Blakeslee|first1=Sandra}}</ref> The context was in [[space science]] data and the reference was to the scientific-engineering concept of [[Signal-to-noise ratio]].
* ''Why Do We Explore Space?''<ref>[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006aiaa.conf.7313N doc entry at NASA Astrophysics Data System]</ref> an educational paper in '''Space 2006''',<ref>[http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2006-7313 published by the [[American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]]]</ref>
* ''Why Do We Explore Space?''<ref>[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2006aiaa.conf.7313N doc entry at NASA Astrophysics Data System]</ref> an educational paper in '''Space 2006''',<ref>[http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2006-7313] published by the [[American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]]</ref>
* ''Nobel Connection to the Space Program'',<ref>[http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/dspace/handle/2014/40971 NASA Document ID: 20080045909]</ref> a paper in '''Space 2007''',<ref>[http://www.astrosociology.org/Library/PDF/Contributions/Space%202007%20Articles/The%20Nobel%20Connection%20to%20Space%20Program.pdf Space 2007] {{isbn|1-56347-888-9}}</ref> published by the [[American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]].
* ''Nobel Connection to the Space Program'',<ref>[http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/dspace/handle/2014/40971 NASA Document ID: 20080045909] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124065513/http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/dspace/handle/2014/40971 |date=2012-11-24 }}</ref> a paper in '''Space 2007''',<ref>[http://www.astrosociology.org/Library/PDF/Contributions/Space%202007%20Articles/The%20Nobel%20Connection%20to%20Space%20Program.pdf Space 2007] {{isbn|1-56347-888-9}}</ref> published by the [[American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]].
* High-precision approximations of Bose–Einstein Functions<ref>''Mathematics of Computation'', Vol. 23, #107, [https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B_koTcZM3jtMNmM4M2M2ZTgtZDg4Zi00MTNiLTk0MTEtOWE2MzFhZjZhMGJh&hl=en view excerpts]</ref> in the ''[[Mathematics of Computation]]'' published by the [[American Mathematical Society]].
* High-precision approximations of '''Bose–Einstein Functions'''<ref>''Mathematics of Computation'', Vol. 23, #107, [https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B_koTcZM3jtMNmM4M2M2ZTgtZDg4Zi00MTNiLTk0MTEtOWE2MzFhZjZhMGJh&hl=en view excerpts]</ref> in the ''[[Mathematics of Computation]]'' published by the [[American Mathematical Society]].
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* Information Systems for '''Space Astrophysics'''* <ref>[https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930017853&qs=N%3D0%26DocumentID%3D19930017853 Proceedings of Information Systems for Space Astrophysics]</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*E1. [http://edwardwng.blogspot.com/ Selected publications] by Edward W Ng
* [http://edwardwng.blogspot.com/ Selected publications] by Edward W Ng
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* A number of these papers are accessible via the NASA [[Astrophysics Data System]], at [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/basic_connect?qsearch=Edward+Ng&version=1 Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics]
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*E2. [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930017853&qs=N%3D0%26DocumentID%3D19930017853 Proceedings of Information Systems for Space Astrophysics]
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*E3. A number of these papers are accessible via the NASA [[Astrophysics Data System]], at [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/basic_connect?qsearch=Edward+Ng&version=1 Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics]
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 17 July 2024

For the Hong Kong actor, see Chapman To.

Edward W Ng (Chinese: 伍煒國; September 23, 1939 – December 14, 2018) was an American applied mathematician who had also held the positions of senior scientist, senior engineer and technical manager in the U.S. Space Program. He is noted for his broad variety of mathematical applications in space science and engineering. He has also contributed conscientiously in the spin-off of technology from the space program, with applications in such diverse subjects as Bose–Einstein distribution in mathematical physics, symbolic and algebraic computation, computational physics and biomedical research.

Ng attended the Queen Elizabeth School, Hong Kong for secondary education, and the University of Minnesota for his bachelor's degree. He received his M.A. and PhD degrees from Columbia University. He was employed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the California Institute of Technology, aka Caltech under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He retired in 2006.

Ng was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and is cited in the American Men and Women of Science.[1] He was the editor of "Symbolic and Algebraic Computation" (ISBN 3-540-09519-5),[2] in the Springer Science Lecture Notes Series. He was also a co-editor of the Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute in applied mathematics (ISBN 978-90-277-1571-5).[3] He has published numerous technical papers of diverse mathematical applications in space sciences and engineering (selected list in external link below). His papers have appeared in Astrophysical Journal, Mathematics of Computation, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy,[4] Journal of Computational Physics, M.I.T. Journal of Mathematics and Physics,[5] ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software and Proceedings of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Notable quotes

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Awards

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Ng has received a number of NASA Awards (cf attached citations),[13] including the special NASA Certificate of Apollo-Columbia Commemoration of the Space Transportation System–65 Flight in 1994. He also was the recipient of the American Astronomical Society Team Appreciation Award on the Deep Space Network.[14]

Professional affiliations

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Honorary societies

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References

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  1. ^ cf. Home page, AMWS Archived 2008-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, 25th ed. Vol.5, P.766 (2008)
  2. ^ Symbolic and Algebraic Computation. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 72. 1979. doi:10.1007/3-540-09519-5. ISBN 978-3-540-09519-4.
  3. ^ Computational Aspects of Complex Analysis.
  4. ^ An International Journal in Space Dynamics
  5. ^ renamed as "Studies in Applied Mathematics" Archived 2008-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Blakeslee, Sandra (1990-03-20). "Lost on Earth: Wealth of Data Found in Space - New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  7. ^ doc entry at NASA Astrophysics Data System
  8. ^ [1] published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  9. ^ NASA Document ID: 20080045909 Archived 2012-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Space 2007 ISBN 1-56347-888-9
  11. ^ Mathematics of Computation, Vol. 23, #107, view excerpts
  12. ^ Proceedings of Information Systems for Space Astrophysics
  13. ^ (cf 6-page citations)
  14. ^ Ref: mathematics for Deep Space Network
  15. ^ cf. list, for 1962 graduates
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