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Mechanical Engineering's Wing Ng, and the Department of Chemistry's Timothy Long
Virginia Tech faculty honored by the State
Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Two researchers from Virginia Tech re-
ceived 2020 Outstanding Faculty Awards from
the State Council of Higher Education for
Virginia.
This year’s recipients are Wing Ng, an
Alumni Distinguished Professor and the
Christoper C. Kraft Endowed Professor in the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, and
Timothy Long, a professor of chemistry in the
College of Science and director of the Macro-
molecules Innovation Institute in the Institute
for Critical Technology and Applied Science.
Established in 1987, the Outstanding
Faculty Awards were created by the State
Council of Higher Education for Virginia,
the commonwealth’s coordinating agency for
higher education, to recognize faculty from
institutions across the state that exemplify the
highest standards of teaching, scholarship, and
service, as described by the agency. Virginia
Tech faculty are consistently honored by the
state council: 37 faculty have received the
award since 1987.
Ng and Long are part of a group of 12
recipients narrowed from among 85 nominees
in a process that involves review by peers and
selection by a committee of leaders from the
public and private sectors. The honorees will
attend an awards ceremony in Richmond in
March.
Wing Ng
For more than 37 years, Ng has worked to
advance knowledge and innovation in fluid
mechanics, heat transfer, and aero-acoustics
of gas turbine engines and aero propulsion.
Since he joined the Virginia Tech commu-
nity in 1984, Ng and his research team have
pioneered multiple applications of active flow
and noise control in turbine engines.
“I feel very fortunate to receive this presti-
gious and competitive award,” said Ng. “I am
very thankful to my department and Virginia
Tech for providing the resources to help me
advance my career. I am truly blessed.”
Ng has published more than 300 articles for
propulsion-related research areas, including