Edward Ng

Ng, Edward W. received his PhD degree in astronomy/applied mathematics from Columbia University. He has been employed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL) of the California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He retired in March of 2006. E. Ng was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and is cited in the American Men and Women of Science. He was the editor of "Symbolic and Algebraic Computation", a Monograph published by Springer Verlag. He has published a number of journal and conference articles in various mathematical applications of space sciences and engineering. His papers have appeared in Astrophysical Journal, Mathematics of Computation, Journal of Mathematics & Physics, Journal of Computational Physics, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Softwareand Computers and Mathematics with Applications. Ng was born and grew up in Hong Kong and came to the US for college and post-graduate education. He is married and has 3 sons.

Selected Publications:

A. Mathematical Physics

E. Ng, C, Devine, and R. Tooper, "Bose-Einstein Functions – Chebyshev Polynomial Expansions ", Mathematics of Computation, Vol. 23, Pp. 639-644 (1969)
E. Ng, "Summation of Series Involving Higher Transcendental Functions", Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 3, Pp. 334-338. (1968)
E. Ng, "Computation of Certain Integrals of Bessel Functions", Journal of Mathematics and Physics, Vol. 46, Pp. 223-224. (1968)
E. Ng, "Simplification of Multiple Fourier Series", Computer and Mathematics with Applications, Pergamon Press, Vol. 7, No. 5, Pp. 355-359. (1982)
E. Ng, "Self-Consistent Mathematical Models of Disc Galaxies", Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 150, Pp 787-799. (1967)

B. Space Engineering and Sciences

J. Cutts and E. Ng (eds.), “Information Systems for Space Astrophysics in the 21st Century,” NASA Astrotech 21 Workshops Series III, Vol. 1, (1991)
E. Ng & J. Skiles, “Why Do We Explore Space?” Space 2006, Proceedings of the International Conference sponsored by the American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics.
E. Ng and P. Schneck (eds.), "Computing in Space", Special Section, Pp. 901-936, Communications ACM, (1984)
F. Krogh, E. Ng, V. Snyder, "The Gravitational Attraction of a Disk", Celestial Mechanics, Vol. 26, Pp. 395-405. (1982)
E. Ng, "A General Algorithm for the Solution of Kepler's Equation", Celestial Mechanics, Vol. 20, Pp. 243-249. (1979)

C. Mathematics of Computation

E. Ng (editor), "Symbolic and Algebraic Computation", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 72, 557 pages, Springer-Verlag: Heideberg. (1979)
H. Werner, L. Wuytack, E. Ng (eds.), "Computational Aspects of Complex Analysis", NATO Advanced Study Monograph, (1983)
E. Ng, "Computation and Applications of Linear Hypergeometric Transformations", Computers and Mathematics, Pergamon International Series, Vol. 3, Pp. 65-70. (1977)
M. Saffren and E. Ng, "Recursive Algorithms for the Computation of Certain Series", Journal of Mathematical Analysis, Vol. 2, Pp. 31-36. (1971)

D. Mathematical Software

E. Ng, "A Comparison of Computational Methods and Algorithms for the Complex Gamma Function", NATS II Report #1, ACM Transactions of Mathematical Software, Vol. I, Pp. 56-70. (1975)
E. Ng, "Mathematical Software Testing Activities", in book entitled Computer ProgramTest Methods, ed. W. Hetzel, Prentice-Hall. (1972)
E. Ng, "Certification of an Algorithm for the Exponential Integrals", Comm. ACM, Vol.13, Pp. 448-449. (1970)

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