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Dickon H. L. Ng

Dickon H.L. Ng
BSc; MSc; PhD


Education

  1. BSc, McGill
  2. MSc, Concordia
  3. PhD, Manitoba

Position

  1. 1991-now, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, CUHK
  2. 1994-now, Warden, Adam Schall Residence, United College,
  3. 1989-1991, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Department of Materials, University of Oxford

Honorary Position

  1. 2002-2005, Visiting Professor, Wuhan University of Science and Technology
  2. 2003 (Michealmas term), Visiting Fellow, Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge

Current Research Interests

  1. Metal matrix composite and ceramic matrix composite materials
  2. Intermetallic compounds
  3. Nanocomposites
  4. One dimensional nano-structured materials
  5. Biomorphic materials

Research Grants

  1. RGC Earmarked Grant (06-07): Fabrication and characterization of biomorphic materials.
  2. RGC Earmarked Grant (04-05): Fabrication and characterization of nanometer-sized sialon whiskers
  3. RGC Earmarked Grant (01-02): Fabrication and characterization of alumina whiskers and intermetallics reinforced aluminum-based metal matrix composites
  4. RGC Earmarked Grant (94-95): Development of Magnetic Methods for the Non-Destructive Inspection of Steel Structures

Patents

  1. C-D. Qin and D.H.L. Ng, "Aluminum metal matrix composite materials reinforced by intermetallic compounds and alumina whiskers", US Patent, Patent No. 6,187,260 B1(2001).
  2. C-D. Qin and D.H.L. Ng, "Aluminum metal matrix composite materials reinforced by intermetallic compounds and alumina whiskers", US Patent, Patent No. 5,972,523 (1999).

Recent Representative Publications

2007

  1. CHUNG, K.C. and NG, H.L. Dickon. "Fabrication of Magnetic Iron-Hercynite Composites by Reaction Sintering". Key Engineering Materials vol.334-335 pp.309-312. Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications, 2007.
  2. CHEUNG, L.Y. Teresa and NG, H.L. Dickon. "Conversion of Bamboo to Biomorphic Composites Containing Silica and Silicon Carbide Nanowires". Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol.90 pp.559-564, 2007.
  3. TO, C.Y.; CHEUNG L.Y.; LI, Youfen; CHUNG, K.C.; ONG, H.C. Daniel and NG, H.L. Dickon. "Synthesis of Ultra Thin £\-alumina Nanobelts from Aluminum Powder by Chemical Vapor Deposition". Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol.27 pp.2629-2634, 2007.
  4. LI, T.K. and NG, H.L. Dickon. "Formation of -LiAlO2 Nano-network in an Al-based Metal Matrix Composite". Materials Letters vol.61 pp.1109-1113, 2007.
  5. LI, T.K. and NG, H.L. Dickon. "Fabrication of Al-LiAlO2 metal matrix composites and crystalline -LiAlO2". Materials Science & Engineering A, vol. 445-446 (2007) 652-656.
  6. YU, J.G.; ZHAO, X.F.; LIU, S.W.; LI, M.; MANN, S. and NG, H.L. Dickon. "Poly(methacrylic acid)-mediated Morphosynthesis of PbWO4 Micro-crystals". Applied Physics A, vol.87 pp.113-120, 2007.
  7. NG, H.L. Dickon and HON, W.M. "Effect of Boron Concentration on the Superconductive and Microstructural Properties of MgB2/Mg Composites". Physica C vol.460-462 pp.783-784, 2007.

2006

  1. HO Man-wai; LAM Chun-ki; LAU Kin-tak; NG Hang Leung Dickon and HUI David. "Mechanical Properties of Epoxy-based Composites Using Nanoclays". Composite Structures vol.75 pp.415-421, 2006.
  2. ZHAO Xiufeng; LI Tsui Kiu; XI Yanyan; NG Hang Leung Dickon and YU Jiaguo. "Synthesis of BaWO4 Hollow Structures". Crystal Growth & Design vol.6 pp.2210-2213, 2006.
  3. Dickon H.L. Ng, P. Yu, N.G. Ma, C.K. Lo, W.Y. Kwok, M.Y. Yau, C.Y. To, T.K. Li, Cheng-Ji Deng, "Formation of micron-sized and nanometer-sized single crystal -Al2O3 whiskers by displacement reactions", Journal of European Ceramic Society 26, 1561-1565, 2006.
  4. Y. Wang, C.Y. To, and Dickon H.L. Ng, "Controlled synthesis of CdS nanobelts and the study of their cathodoluminescene", Materials Letters 60, 1151-1155, 2006.
  5. T.L.Y. Cheung and D.H.L. Ng, "Fabrication and characterization of SiC-C biomorphic materials", Advanced Materials Research, 11-12, 291-294, 2006.
  6. M.W. Ho, C.K. Lam, K.T. Lau, D.H.L. Ng, and D. Hui, "Mechanical properties of epoxy-based composites using nanoclays", Composite Structures, 75, 415-421, 2006.
  7. W.M. Hon and D.H.L. Ng, "Relationships between microstructure and superconducting behaviors of MgB2", J. Appl. Phys. 99, 08M502, 2006.
  8. X.F. Zhao, T.L.Y. Cheung, X.T. Zhang, Dickon H.L. Ng, and J.G. Yu, "Facile Preparation of Strontium Tungstate and Tungsten Trioxide Hollow Spheres", J. Am Ceram. Soc., 89, 2960-2963 2006.