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NG Chun Yu Kenny 吳震宇

Kenny C. Y. NG / Assistant Professor

PHONE: (852) 3943 3396

OFFICE: Room 345, 3/F, Science Centre North Block

Inspire: 1260997

Education

  • PhD in Physics, The Ohio State University (2016)
  • BSc in Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2010)

Position

  • 2020-now, Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • 2019-2020, Marie Curie Fellow, GRAPPA, University of Amsterdam
  • 2016-2019, Croucher Fellow, Benoziyo Fellow, Weizmann Institute of Science

Research Interest

  • Astro-particle physics
  • Dark matter

Honours and Awards

  • Startup Allowance for Croucher Study Award, Croucher Foundation, 2020
  • Individual Fellowship, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, EU, 2019
  • Croucher Fellowship, Croucher Foundation, 2016
  • Benoziyo Fellowship, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2016
  • Presidential Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 2015

Selected Publications

  • “Unexpected Dip in the Solar Gamma-Ray Spectrum”. Qing-Wen Tang, Kenny C. Y. Ng, Tim Linden, Bei Zhou, John F. Beacom, Annika H. G. Peter, Phys. Rev. D 98, 063019 (2018), arXiv:1804.06846
  • “Evidence for a New Component of High-Energy Solar Gamma-Ray Production”. Tim Linden, Bei Zhou, John F. Beacom, Annika H. G. Peter, Kenny C. Y. Ng, Qing-Wen Tang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 131103 (2018), arXiv:1803.05436
  • “(Almost) Closing the νMSM Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter Window with NuSTAR”. Kerstin Perez, Kenny C. Y. Ng, John F. Beacom, Cora Hersh, Shunsaku Horiuchi, Roman Krivonos, Phys. Rev. D 95, 123002 (2017), arXiv:1609.00667
  • “First Observation of Time Variation in the Solar-Disk Gamma-Ray Flux with Fermi”. Kenny C. Y. Ng, John F. Beacom, Annika H. G. Peter, Carsten Rott, Phys. Rev. D 94, 023004 (2016), arXiv:1508.06276
  • “Dark Matter Velocity Spectroscopy”. Eric G. Speckhard, Kenny C. Y. Ng, John F. Beacom, Ranjan Laha, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 031301 (2016), arXiv:1507.04744
  • “Cosmic neutrino cascades from secret neutrino interactions”. Kenny C. Y. Ng, John F. Beacom, Phys. Rev. D 90, 065035 (2014), arXiv:1404.2288