The Hitachi Global Foundation's Asian Innovation Prize has just announced the 2024 ASEAN scientists who won the award, including 6 scientists.
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Huu Hieu is conducting an experiment to convert biomass into Furfural using a high-pressure reactor. This project has just won the outstanding innovation award at the 2024 Asian Innovation Awards - Photo: NHU QUYNH
The 2024 Asia Innovation Awards with 3 award categories were considered and awarded to 15 scientists in ASEAN countries.
This year's award season, the University of Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University) has 2 scientists winning awards: outstanding innovation award and encouragement award.
The winner of the Outstanding Innovation Award worth 1 million Japanese yen (about 167 million VND) is Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Huu Hieu, head of the key laboratory of the National University of Chemical and Petroleum Technology, with his research project "Synthesizing nanomaterials from biomass for application in Furfural production and wastewater treatment".
Sharing about this research project, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Huu Hieu said that the research focuses on developing materials from biomass (sugarcane bagasse, corn cobs, corn stalks, etc.) to apply in handling environmental pollution problems caused by organic dyes, heavy metals and antibiotics.
In addition, the utilization of agricultural by-products helps to increase economic value, reduce waste treatment costs and move towards sustainable development. The application of these materials not only contributes to improving environmental quality, but also opens up effective alternative solutions in the industrial and renewable energy sectors.
According to Mr. Hieu, developing biomaterials opens the way to expand product applications, improve sustainability and promote consumer acceptance, addressing both economic and environmental concerns.
Advanced biofuel production methods can create cleaner, more efficient alternatives to traditional fuels, contributing to reduced air pollution.
“In addition, these materials can be converted into effective agents for environmental remediation, targeting contaminants such as heavy metals and organic pollutants (e.g. antibiotics and dyes).
With a focus on innovative synthesis and optimization techniques, bio-based materials are promising solutions for sustainable industrial and environmental applications,” Mr. Hieu added.
Additionally, by partnering with businesses, pilot projects can be scaled up to actual wastewater treatment, with results measured against international water quality standards to ensure the safety of local water sources.
The authors also said: "The use of biomass resources promotes environmental protection through waste reduction and pollution remediation. It promotes economic growth through job creation and energy security, while improving public health by reducing pollution and increasing access to clean water."
15 scientists win Asian Innovation Awards
The Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Prize was launched in 2020 to promote science, technology and innovation that contribute to solving social issues and realizing a sustainable society in the ASEAN region.
The award recognizes individuals and groups who have served the public interest through research and development in science and technology, including scientists' vision of an ideal future society.
* Best Innovation Award:
- Professor Alim Isnansetyo (Gadjah Mada University - Indonesia)
* Outstanding creative award:
- Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Huu Hieu, University of Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University)
- Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi Ai Nhung - Head of Chemistry and Physics Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Sciences (Hue University)
- Professor Michael Angelo Baliwag Promentilla (De La Salle University - Philippines)
- Associate Professor, Dr. Rachma Wikandari (Gadjah Mada University - Indonesia)
* Encouragement prize:
- Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Dinh Quan, Head of Key Laboratory of National University of Chemical and Petroleum Technology, University of Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University)
- Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Xuan Dien - Deputy Director of the Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship, School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Hanoi University of Science and Technology
- Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Thu Trang - Deputy Head of Food Technology Department, School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Hanoi University of Science and Technology
- Dr. Vo Nguyen Xuan Phuong - Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University
- Professor Heri Kuswanto (Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology - Indonesia)
- Professor Ika Dewi Ana (Gadjah Mada University - Indonesia)
- Professor Milette Mendoza Pascual (Ateneo de Manila - Philippines)
- Ika Dewi Ana (Gadjah Mada University - Indonesia)
- Dr. Nouphone Manivanh (Souphanouvong University - Laos)
- Assoc.Prof.Dr. Tan Rasemey (Institute of Technology of Cambodia).
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cac-nha-khoa-hoc-viet-nam-thang-lon-giai-thuong-sang-tao-chau-a-20250210123522037.htm
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