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Dr Amy Wo
Position		Research Associate
Contact		Email: a.wo@unsw.edu.au Ph: + 61 2 9385 9874 Fax: + 61 2 9385 6400
Qualifications		Ph.D. 2006 The University of Hong Kong, BEng (Hon) 2001 The University of Hong Kong
Role		To carry out electron microscopy-related scientific research.
		To provide research and technical advice in microscopy and microanalysis.
Background		Part-time Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong 04/2008
		Research Scientist, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland 08/2007
		Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong 2006-2008
		Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong 2005-2006
Research Interests		TEM and SEM characterizations in the microstructures of thin films and metallic materials.
		Mechanical properties of different materials in the sub-micron length scale.
		Cross sectional analysis of multilayer-structured materials.
		Atomic force microscopy analysis on the surface morphology of materials
Publications		Papers include: P.C. Wo, I.P. Jones, A.H.W. Ngan, ‘TEM study of the deformation structures around nano-scratches’. Accepted for publication in Philosophical Magazine. A.H.W. Ngan, P.C. Wo, L. Zuo, N. Afrin, 2006, ‘The strength of submicron-sized materials’, Int. J. Mod. Phys. B, 20, 3579. A. H. W. Ngan, G. Feng, B. Tang, H. Li, P. C. Wo, 2006, ‘Time-dependent plasticity in the submicron regime’, Solid Mech. Appl., 142, 115. P. C. Wo, A. H. W. Ngan, Y. L. Chiu, 2006, ‘TEM measurement of nanoindentation plastic zones in Ni3Al’, Scripta Mater., 55, 557. A. H. W. Ngan, L. Zuo, P. C. Wo, 2006, ‘Size dependence and stochastic nature of yield strength of micron-sized crystals: a case study on Ni3Al’, P. R. Soc. A., 462, 1661. A. H. W. Ngan, P. C. Wo, 2006, ‘Delayed plasticity in nanoindentation of annealed crystals’, Philos. Mag., 86, 1287. A. H. W. Ngan, L. Zuo, P. C. Wo, 2006, ‘Probabilistic nature of the nucleation of dislocations in an applied stress field’, Scripta Mater., 54, 589. P. C. Wo, L. Zuo, A. H. W. Ngan, 2005, ‘Time-dependent incipient plasticity in Ni3Al as observed in nanoindentation’, J. Mater. Res., 20, 489. P. C. Wo, A. H. W. Ngan, 2004, ‘Incipient plasticity during nano-scratch in Ni3Al’, Philos. Mag., 84, 3145. P. C. Wo, A. H. W. Ngan, 2004, ‘Investigation of slip transmission behavior across grain boundaries in polycrystalline Ni3Al using nanoindentation’. J. Mater. Res., 19, 189. P. C. Wo, A. H. W. Ngan, 2003, ‘Investigation of pile-up effects at grain boundaries in undoped and boron-doped Ni3Al using nanoindentation’, Proceeding of the 9th international conference of the Mechanical behaviour of materials, Geneva, Switzerland.

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