Young Vietnamese scientist honored and sponsored by UNESCO

Held for the 7th time in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), the series of events with the theme “Green Chemistry” is hosted by the United NationsEducational , Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Dr. Nguyen Viet Huong

With the theme “Green Chemistry”, the event was organized on a large scale with a series of attractive activities: International Conference with the theme “ Science for Sustainable Development”, Ceremony to honor the PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC research award; Scientific conference on sustainable development in Asian regions (Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development).

For the PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC Research Award Ceremony, the international jury selected 7 scientists corresponding to 7 winning topics whose research aimed to develop breakthrough technologies in the fields of environment, public health , food security, improving energy efficiency and natural resource management.

Dr. Nguyen Viet Huong's research project is one of 7 projects honored.   and was recognized by UNESCO, PhosAgro Group and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) (PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC), and awarded a research funding certificate.

Dr. Huong's project is the green synthesis of Pd and Ni-based catalysts widely used in industry. This is the only project in Vietnam to be awarded a research grant certificate.

Sharing project information, Dr. Nguyen Viet Huong said that the green synthesis project of Pd and Ni-based catalysts is a collaboration between two research groups.   at Phenikaa University, Vietnam and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia with the common goal of contributing to the development of green chemistry and sustainable development of nanomaterials in catalytic applications.

The project aims to promote the use of low-temperature nanomaterial fabrication techniques, without the use of vacuum chambers and solvents. Specifically, the development of spatial atomic layer deposition (SALD) technology to reduce waste generated during the fabrication process, maximize the incorporation of input materials - ALD precursors - into nanomaterials, and maximize the energy efficiency of the fabrication process (low temperature, normal pressure). It is known that ALD is one of the most advanced nanofabrication technologies today, first developed in Vietnam by the ALD Technology Research Group, Phenikaa University, led by Dr. Bui Van Hao and Dr. Nguyen Viet Huong.

The PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC Research Award also marks the first time a young Vietnamese research group in the field of sustainable nanotechnology development has been recognized by the international community, laying the foundation for meaningful scientific contributions that will better serve the community in the future.

Dr. Nguyen Viet Huong was born in 1990, graduated as valedictorian of the Materials Science Engineering training program, and Master of Science in Nanotechnology at INSA de Lyon, France.

In 2018, defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Grenoble Alpes in France. This research was later awarded the French Chemical Society's prize for outstanding doctoral thesis in the field of Solid State Chemistry.

2019, lecturer at Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University, Hanoi, Vietnam.

To date, Dr. Huong owns 2 international patents; 39 international articles, with 31 ISI Q1 articles. Among them, Dr. Nguyen Viet Huong is the first author and corresponding author of many articles with high impact factors (IF>10) related to the development of SALD atomic layer deposition technology and nanomaterials fabricated by SALD technology.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/nha-khoa-hoc-tre-viet-nam-duoc-unesco-vinh-danh-va-tai-tro-post1589751.tpo