{"620543":{"#nid":"620543","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sally Ng: 2019 Outstanding Achievement in Early Career Research Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has selected Nga Lee (Sally) Ng to receive the 2019\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.provost.gatech.edu\/outstanding-achievement-early-career-research\u0022\u003EOutstanding Achievement in Early Career Research Award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;Ng is an associate professor with joint appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/ng-dr-nga-lee-sally\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/nga-lee-sally-ng\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe award recognizes early-career faculty who have made significant discoveries or advancements in their research that visibly impact society or one or more scholarly communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENg studies the formation, evolution, and health effects of organic aerosols in the environment. Aerosols are small particles that float in air and appear as haze in a polluted environment. They change the energy balance of the planet and deposit on the linings of human lungs. Understanding their formation and evolution is important for climate science, air quality, and public health.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn recent years, Ng has established a research group at the cutting edge of aerosol science. She is well-known for the ability to analyze complicated data from field and laboratory studies. She pioneered a now-common method of plotting the composition of atmospheric aerosols \u0026ndash; called Sally\u0026rsquo;s Triangle.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHer scientific impact is evident in her publication record: more than 100 publications in her career so far. Her work from Georgia Tech alone has been cited more than 10,000 times. She now receives more than 2,000 citations each year. She was on the list of Highly Cited Researchers, compiled by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hcr.clarivate.com\/?utm_campaign=EM_Highly_Cited_Researchers_Product_SAR_Global_2018_Email_1\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_source=Eloqua#freeText%3DGeorgia%20In\u0022\u003EClarivate Analytics Web of Science\u003C\/a\u003E, in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/599807\u0022\u003E2017\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-researchers-2018-highly-cited-researchers-list\u0022\u003E2018\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026ldquo;At Georgia Tech, we have a large group of researchers working on aerosols and air quality in multiple schools, including Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Civil and Environmental Engineering. This award reflects the collective strength of the aerosol research community here.\u0026quot;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA recent example of her work is measurement of atmospheric aerosols in Alabama and Georgia. The atmosphere in southeastern U.S. is particularly complicated because trees in the area emit large volumes of organic materials. Previous studies have shown that a lot of those tree emissions end up as aerosols.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENg\u0026rsquo;s work showed that the amount of organic materials in aerosols from trees in the southeastern U.S. is controlled by human-caused emissions of other compounds such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide. The finding explained the decrease of aerosols in southeastern U.S. after sulfur emissions from power plants were reduced by regulations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am humbled to receive this honor,\u0026rdquo; Ng says. \u0026ldquo;At Georgia Tech, we have a large group of researchers working on aerosols and air quality in multiple schools, including Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Civil and Environmental Engineering. This award reflects the collective strength of the aerosol research community here.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s wonderful to have such an intellectually stimulating and collaborative environment to conduct research in aerosol science. I am grateful for the constant support of my colleagues and collaborators and the amazing students and postdocs with whom I have worked over the years.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Advancing our understanding of atmospheric aerosols"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has selected Nga Lee (Sally) Ng to receive the 2019\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.provost.gatech.edu\/outstanding-achievement-early-career-research\u0022\u003EOutstanding Achievement in Early Career Research Award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;Ng is an associate professor with joint appointments in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/ng-dr-nga-lee-sally\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/people\/nga-lee-sally-ng\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;The award recognizes early-career faculty who have made significant discoveries or advancements in their research that visibly impact society or one or more scholarly communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech recognizes her for advancing our understanding of atmospheric aerosols."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2019-04-17 14:14:20","changed_gmt":"2019-04-17 14:14:20","author":"A. Maureen Rouhi","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"620540":{"id":"620540","type":"image","title":"Sally Ng","body":null,"created":"1555509970","gmt_created":"2019-04-17 14:06:10","changed":"1555509970","gmt_changed":"2019-04-17 14:06:10","alt":"","file":{"fid":"236280","name":"Sally Ng.4x5.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Sally%20Ng.4x5.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Sally%20Ng.4x5.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":45893,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Sally%20Ng.4x5.jpg?itok=-k4R1g2b"}}},"media_ids":["620540"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/georgia-tech-researchers-2018-highly-cited-researchers-list","title":"Georgia Tech Researchers in 2018 Highly "},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/599807","title":"Georgia Tech Faculty in 2017 Highly Cited Researchers List"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/583134","title":"Rodney Weber and Sally Ng Win 2016 Aerosol Research Awards"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"181036","name":"2019 Georgia Tech Awards"},{"id":"181053","name":"Early Career Research Award"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA. Maureen Rouhi, Ph.D.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}