{"670013":{"#nid":"670013","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nga Lee Sally Ng Receives 2023 AGU Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis story is shared jointly with the \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chbe.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/professor-ng-2023-agu-atmospheric-sciences-ascent-award-recipient\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering newsroom\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENga Lee (Sally) Ng, Love Family Professor with joint appointments in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, \u003C\/span\u003Eis AGU\u0027s 2023 Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award recipient. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award is presented annually and recognizes excellence in research and leadership in the atmospheric and climate sciences from honorees between eight and 20 years of receiving their PhD. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBeing selected as a Section Honoree is bestowed upon individuals for meritorious work or service toward the advancement and promotion of discovery and solution science. AGU, the world\u0027s largest Earth and space science association\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, annually recognizes a select number of individuals as part of its Honors and Recognition program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Atmospheric Sciences Section studies the physics, chemistry, and dynamics of the atmosphere. Ng received the Ascent Award for advancing the fundamental understanding of organic aerosol measurement, sources, chemistry, trends, and impacts in Earth\u2019s atmosphere.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ng.chbe.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ENg\u003C\/a\u003E earned her doctorate in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and was a postdoctoral scientist at Aerodyne Research Inc. She joined Georgia Tech as an assistant professor in 2011. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHer research focuses on the understanding of the chemical mechanisms of aerosol formation and composition, as well as their health effects. Her group combines laboratory chamber studies and ambient field measurements to study aerosols using advanced mass spectrometry techniques. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENg currently leads the establishment of the \u003C\/span\u003EAtmospheric Science and Chemistry mEasurement NeTwork (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ascent.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EASCENT\u003C\/a\u003E), a new comprehensive, high-time-resolution, long-term measurement network in the U.S. for the characterization of aerosol chemical composition and physical properties. \u003Ca\u003ENg is the inaugural editor-in-chief of the American Chemical Society\u0027s (ACS)\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/journal\/aeacd5?utm_source=pubsw\u0026amp;utm_medium=web\u0026amp;utm_campaign=IC001_ST0001R_T000648_aeacd5_announcement\u0026amp;src=IC001_ST0001R_T000648_aeacd5_announcement\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EACS ES\u0026amp;T Air\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003Ea new journal that will publish novel and globally relevant original research on all aspects of air quality sciences and engineering.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHonorees will be recognized at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.agu.org\/fall-meeting\u0022\u003EAGU23\u003C\/a\u003E, which will convene more than 25,000 attendees from over 100 countries in San Francisco and online everywhere on 11-15 December 2023. This celebration is a chance for AGU\u2019s community to recognize the outstanding work of our colleagues and be inspired by their accomplishments and stories. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlumnus Honors\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nNg is joined in receiving AGU23 accolades by Georgia Tech School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences alumnus \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.agu.org\/Search\/PublicProfile?userId=D8FED95A-BBF4-4725-BEAA-D5C29A120117\u0022\u003EVernon R. 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He has guided the research for more than 150 students at the graduate, undergraduate, and high school levels, published over 75 refereed papers, book chapters, and the scientific publications, ranging from quantum chemistry to the aerosol processes in tropical Africa.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAGU (\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.agu.org\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ewww.agu.org\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E) is a global community supporting more than half a million advocates and professionals in the Earth and space sciences. Through broad and inclusive partnerships, we advance discovery and solution science that accelerate knowledge and create solutions that are ethical, unbiased and respectful of communities and their values. 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