About Me — Jimmy Ng

Nice to meet you!

Jimmy Ng, Ph. D

3 min readSep 1, 2022

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Photograph by author.

Greetings, Earthlings! I’m super grateful you’ve come here to learn more about me.

Who Am I?

My name is Jimmy Ng. Both my parents were born in China and immigrated to the United States in their 20s. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and lived in California most of my life. I currently live in Phoenix, Arizona with my wife.

Jimmy Ng, Ph. D

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I write about science, technology, and science fiction; 3x top writer (science, space, future); semiconductor engineer by day

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