Background
Choy, Kwang Leong was born on February 11, 1964 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. England. Daughter of Hoi Kar Choy and Yoke Peng Lau.
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Kwang Leong Choy
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Kwang Leong Choy, Malaysian materials scientist, consultant. Achievements include invention of new coating technology called electrostatic spray assisted vapor deposition (ESAVD) which is a rapid, flexible and cost-effective method with significant influence on engineering applications; invention of smart thermal barrier coating concept; invention of method fo direct rapid prototyping of near net shape engineering components; patents in field.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Education, University Malaya, Malaysia, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, England, 1992.
Career
Violette and Samuel Glasstone research fellow University Oxford, 1992—1994. Governor's lecturer Imperial College, London, 1994—1998, senior lecturer, 1999—2001, reader, 2001—2002. Professor University Nottingham, England, since 2002.
Technical director Innovative Materials Processing Technologies Ltd. (IMPTL), England, since 1999, consultant, England, since 1999, IC Innovation, England, 1998—1999. Visiting professor materials science University Uppsala, Sweden, 2001—2002.
Achievements
Membership
Member of European Science Foundations Nano Network, Institute Materials (Grunfeld Memorial award and medal 1999).
Interests
Connections
Married Isaac Tsz-Hong Chang, April 14, 1994. Children: Emer Ting Yung, Albert Yu Han.
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Born
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Nationality
Malaysian
Education
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1988
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1992
Awards
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Recipient Hetherington prize, University Oxford, 1991, Memorial medal, Royal Society Chemistry, 1986, Grunfeld Memorial award and medal, Institute of Materials (United Kingdom), 1999.Recipient Hetherington prize, University Oxford, 1991, Memorial medal, Royal Society Chemistry, 1986, Grunfeld Memorial award and medal, Institute of Materials (United Kingdom), 1999.