Yip-Wah Chung

Yip-Wah Chung is a professor of materials science and engineering and mechanical engineering at Northwestern University. A fellow of ASM International, AVS, and STLE, Dr. Chung has received numerous honors, including the Ralph A. Teetor Engineering Educator Award from SAE, the Innovative Research Award and Best Paper Award from the ASME Tribology Division, and the Bronze Bauhinia Star from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Government. He earned a Ph.D. in physics from the University of...See more

Yip-Wah Chung is a professor of materials science and engineering and mechanical engineering at Northwestern University. A fellow of ASM International, AVS, and STLE, Dr. Chung has received numerous honors, including the Ralph A. Teetor Engineering Educator Award from SAE, the Innovative Research Award and Best Paper Award from the ASME Tribology Division, and the Bronze Bauhinia Star from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Government. He earned a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests encompass surface science, tribology, thin films, and alloy design. See less