Portraits of 10 young scientists receiving Golden Globe Awards 2023

This year, the Award was presented to 10 young scientists in the following fields: Information technology, digital transformation and automation; medical and pharmaceutical technology; environmental technology; new material technology (no individual was awarded in the field of biotechnology). These are typical young faces who have made positive contributions to Vietnam's scientific and technological research and innovation activities, with new results recognized or applied in practice, thereby contributing to the development of intellectuals and talents in the field of science and technology, serving the development of the country.

This year, the field of information technology, digital transformation and automation has three faces honored, including Dr. Trinh Van Chien (born in 1989), lecturer, Head of the Laboratory of Research on Computer Networks and New Generation Communication Technology, School of Information and Communication Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology. He has researched the integration of multi-antenna technology in non-cellular networks and smart reflecting surfaces under the influence of spatial correlation between scattering elements, a new channel estimation method that synthesizes scattering paths to provide enough information for data processing with the benefit of reducing system costs. The quality of 6G communication systems is studied using mathematical asymptotic analysis allowing the number of access points and scattering elements to approach infinity. The lower limit of data rate with a finite number of access points and scattering elements is also considered. The obtained results indicate the application potential of non-cellular networks and smart reflective surfaces for 6G communication networks.

10 faces of Golden Globe 2023. Photo: Organizing Committee

As a lecturer at the Institute of Computer Science and Engineering, Deputy Director of the VinUni-Illinois Smart Health Research Center, VinUni University, Dr. Pham Huy Hieu (born in 1992) is the owner of the research "VAIPE system to monitor and support smart health care for Vietnamese people". This is a smart medical solution, integrating advanced technologies in the field of artificial intelligence and data analysis. This solution allows the collection, management, and analysis of personal health data to help monitor health status, support early diagnosis of diseases, thereby improving public health.

Born in 1990, Dr. Nguyen Trong Nghia is a lecturer at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. He has researched and developed a type of antenna that can be reconfigured simultaneously with different parameters, which can be widely applied in many types of multi-functional antennas that need to flexibly adjust frequency and polarization. The results of this research lay the foundation for a series of valuable future studies in the field of reconfigurable antennas.

As a scientist awarded the 2023 Prize in the field of medical technology, Dr. Ngo Quoc Duy (born in 1989), Deputy Head of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery (K Hospital) has researched and developed the technique of endoscopic thyroidectomy through the oral vestibule through the application of the technique in lateral neck lymph node dissection to treat thyroid cancer.

Also receiving the Award in the field of medical technology is Dr. Ha Thi Thanh Huong (born in 1989), Head of the Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering (International University, Ho Chi Minh City National University). She has researched the Brain Analytics software, which analyzes MRI images of patients' brains and diagnoses Alzheimer's disease accurately, automatically, and quickly. It has been trained and tested on the ADNI database (USA) with an accuracy of about 96%. The software has been experienced and evaluated by doctors and medical students from 8 different hospitals nationwide, 80% of whom are satisfied with the features that the software brings.

Dr. Trinh Hoang Kim Tu is currently a researcher at the Center for Molecular Biomedicine (University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City). The research "Survey of cell techniques in diagnosing seafood allergies" by Dr. Trinh Hoang Kim Tu has helped isolate and produce suitable allergens, specific to Vietnamese patients and develop in vitro testing techniques to increase the accuracy in diagnosing and predicting food allergies, the risk of patients' reactions to each type of food consumed, thereby helping to reduce severe allergic reactions for patients. The research topic has established a process for extracting allergens from food, developed a technique for activating basophils with a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 75% in diagnosing seafood allergies.

As a lecturer at the Institute of Aerospace Technology (University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi), Dr. Le Dinh Anh has researched an improved blade profile that increases the torque and aerodynamic power of Savonius wind turbines by 5.5% at low wind speeds and up to 185% at high speed ranges. The research results show the potential for practical application of Savonius turbines with new blade profiles in the urban environment of Vietnam with complex wind characteristics and many turbulences.

Research on the impact of climate change on animals in general and reptiles in particular, based on predictive algorithm models; analysis and assessment of genetic relationships, research explaining the evolutionary origins of geography, ecology and climate of endangered geckos, Dr. Ngo Ngoc Hai, researcher at the Institute of Genome Research (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) has contributed to proposing measures and priority conservation areas in Vietnam, identifying groups of species at high risk of extinction under the impact of climate change. Like Dr. Le Dinh Anh, Dr. Ngo Ngoc Hai received the Award in the field of environmental technology.

This year, the field of new materials technology has two individuals honored, including Master Nguyen Ho Thuy Linh (born in 1990), Head of the Chemical, Biological and Environmental Materials Research Group (Center for Research on Nanostructured and Molecular Materials, Ho Chi Minh City National University), with a meaningful research work in the field of new materials science. Master Linh studied the catalytic ability of Zr and Hf-MOF in the synthesis reaction of 2-arylbenzoxazole, demonstrating for the first time the CN-cleaving ability of the material by experiment and calculation according to density functional theory. The work used microwave energy to activate the reaction towards synthesis according to green chemistry rules and prepared more than 10 biologically active compounds.

Also in the field of new material technology, Associate Professor, Dr. Huynh Trong Phuoc (born in 1988), senior lecturer of the Faculty of Construction Engineering, (College of Technology, Can Tho University) has researched and proposed a solution to effectively utilize large amounts of sludge from water treatment plants and thermal power fly ash to produce controlled low-strength materials (CLSM) with the orientation of application in land leveling to replace the currently scarce source of sand for leveling. The study has determined optimal design parameters and built a rich experimental database to serve different purposes of users.

Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/giao-duc-khoa-hoc/tin-tuc/chan-dung-10-nha-khoa-hoc-tre-nhan-giai-thuong-qua-cau-golden-nam-2023-744887