Kenneth W. Ng, first Yuen-huo Hung & Chao-chin Huang Awardee
06/17/2008
Dr. Kenneth W. Ng was awarded the first Yuen-huo Hung & Chao-chin Huang Award in Biomedical Engineering on Commencement Day, May 21, 2008. This award has been endowed to honor the grandfathers of Professor Clark T. Hung in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. His paternal grandfather Yuen-huo Hung was a surgeon in Taipei who was renowned for his practice of medicine and for his compassion toward patients. Professor Hung's maternal grandfather Chao-chin Huang was a famous politician in Taiwan who dedicated his life to the citizens of his country, serving as mayor of Taipei, Speaker of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly and Consul General to the United States.
This award is given to a graduating doctoral student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering who embodies the collective attributes of these distinguished individuals. This student will have demonstrated great potential for making significant contributions to the fields of biomedical engineering and public health, and for serving as an ambassador of biomedical engineering.
Dr. Ng recently completed his doctorate in Prof. Hung's Cellular Engineering Laboratory where he studied the role of tissue inhomogeneity and stratification in the tissue engineering of articular cartilage. Dr. Ng is currently a postdoctoral research associate in Prof. Hung's lab and plans to pursue an academic position in the future.