Nga Lee (Sally) Ng

Nga Lee Ng is the Love Family Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, holding appointments in both the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Her research focuses on atmospheric chemistry, particularly in the study of organic aerosols and their effects on air quality, climate, and human health.

Education and early career Ng earned her Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2002. She was an exchange student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota

Following her Ph.D., Ng worked as a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology (2007-2008) and then as a postdoctoral scientist at Aerodyne Research (2008-2010). She continued at Aerodyne Research as a senior scientist from 2010 to 2011.

Research and career Ng joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 2011. Her work has provided insights into the role of organic aerosols in air quality and climate change. She employs advanced analytical techniques and modeling approaches to study the sources, processes, and effects of particulate matter and other air pollutants. She received a Love Family endowed professorship at Georgia Tech in 2022. and she has served on the ACS Earth and Space Chemistry and Scientific Reports editorial boards.

Selected publications

Awards and honors Sheldon K. Friedlander Award, American Association for Aerosol Research (2010) Early Career Award, Environmental Protection Agency (2013) Kenneth T. Whitby Award, American Association for Aerosol Research (2016) Award from the Dreyfus Foundation Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry (2017)