Background
Wong, Alfred Yiu-fai was born on February 4, 1937 in Macao, Portugal. Son of Ka Ku and Wai Fong (Mak) Wong.
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Alfred Yiu-fai Wong
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Bachelor in Science, U. Toronto, 1958; Master of Arts, U. Toronto, 1959; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1963.
Career
Research associate, Princeton University, 1962-1964; assistant professor physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964-1968; associate professor physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968-1972; professor, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1972. Consultant TRW Systems, Redondo Beach, California, 1965-1979. Board directors Hipas Observatory, Arkansas.
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Fellow American Physical Society (Excellence in Plasma Physics award 1985), Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
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Married Lydia Yun Li, June 19, 1965. Children: Alan C., Christopher C.
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Baptist