Top 5 outstanding Vietnamese scientists in 2023

In 2023, many Vietnamese scientists were honored with major awards for their research results with global influence and impact.

The first Vietnamese scientist to be awarded the VinFuture Prize 2023

The award was initiated by the VinFuture Foundation in 2020 and is presented annually to breakthrough scientific and technological inventions that have the potential to create meaningful changes in people's lives. After three years of organization, Prof. Dr. Vo Tong Xuan, Nam Can Tho University, became the first Vietnamese scientist to be named. He and Prof. Gurdev Singh Khush (Indian-American) were honored with the Special Prize for Scientists from Developing Countries with a prize value of 500,000 USD. The two scientists have contributed to researching and popularizing disease-resistant rice varieties, contributing to ensuring global food security.

*People's Teacher, Professor, Dr. Vo Tong Xuan. Photo: Van Luu*

Professor Vo Tong Xuan (83 years old) is a leading agricultural scientist in Vietnam. He is considered the "father" of many delicious rice varieties in the rice granary of the Mekong Delta. In addition, he is also a Vietnamese agricultural expert, specializing in supporting food security issues for countries in the region. In the agricultural revolution, Professor Xuan played an important role in popularizing the IR36 variety in areas frequently attacked by pests in the Mekong Delta and cooperating with farmers to apply advanced transplanting techniques.

The first Vietnamese scientist honored by the World Materials Association

The year 2023 marked the mark of Associate Professor Dr. Pham Minh Son (41 years old), a Vietnamese scientist who was awarded the Young Innovator Award 2024 by the Association of Minerals, Metals and Materials (TMS). The Young Innovator Award is given to one young scientist each year - honoring scientists under 40 years old who have created outstanding and groundbreaking scientific research on materials for 3D printing technology.

*Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Minh Son. Photo: Provided by the character*

Associate Professor Son has many breakthrough studies published in prestigious journals such as Nature and Nature Communications. His main research directions include: combining metal science with 3D printing to create super-light, high-strength supercrystals that can be programmed to become smart materials; research on the discovery and design of alloys with good printability; research on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 3D printed alloys for important applications in aviation and energy.

Associate Professor Pham Minh Son graduated from Hanoi University of Science and Technology. He received his PhD in Science with distinction from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich, then worked at Carnegie Mellon University (USA). In 2015, he went to the UK and started building a research group at Imperial College London (one of the top 10 universities in the world according to Times Higher Education), then became a senior lecturer in 2021. He is currently leading a research group on advanced materials for aviation, aerospace and energy systems.

Scientist honored for developing 5G network core system

Associate Professor Ngo Quoc Hien (39 years old) is the first Vietnamese scientist to receive the IEEE CTTC Early Achievement Award for young scientists with outstanding research on the 5G system. This award is given to one or two young scientists each year by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - the world's largest engineering professional association with more than 400,000 members in more than 160 countries around the world. The award honors young scientists with outstanding contributions to research and development activities in the field of communication and information theory (such as scientific review, editing scientific journals, organizing conferences).

*Associate Professor Ngo Quoc Hien. Photo: Provided by the character*

Associate Professor Ngo Quoc Hien is one of the first scientists working on massive MIMO technology, contributing to bringing this technology from theoretical research to practical 5G systems. Currently, his main research revolves around massive MIMO, cell-free massive MIMO, and physical layer security in wireless communications.

Ngo Quoc Hien graduated from the high-quality engineering training program of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in 2007. He received his master's degree from Kyung Hee University, Korea in 2010 and his doctorate from Linköping University, Sweden in 2015. He is currently co-leading the research group on physical layer techniques for 6G, especially cell-free massive MIMO at Queen's University Belfast, UK.

Vietnamese PhD receives Southeast Asian Women of the Future award

Dr. Ha Thi Thanh Huong (34 years old), Head of the Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, International University, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, received the Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia 2023 for her scientific research on health. The award belongs to the Women of the Future program (UK), honoring new female leaders in the region, pioneers who are not afraid to challenge, break boundaries and promote positive change through courage, hard work and determination.

*Dr. Ha Thi Thanh Huong. Photo: Provided by the character*

Dr. Huong has made outstanding contributions to the research on Alzheimer's disease. In 2022, she was awarded the L'Oreal - UNESCO For Women in Science national science scholarship with a project to create a kit to detect Alzheimer's disease on-site without having to use diagnostic equipment from the hospital. Based on this kit, doctors at district health centers can also use it to diagnose Alzheimer's disease instead of having to use modern imaging equipment.

Most recently, Dr. Huong was one of 10 young faces to receive the 2023 Golden Globe Award for her research on Brain Analytics software, which analyzes MRI images of patients' brains and diagnoses Alzheimer's disease accurately, automatically, and quickly, and 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.

Scientists receive King of Thailand award

Dr. Ngo Thi Thuy Huong and her colleagues, including Nguyen Quoc Dinh, Nguyen Thi Thanh Thao and Vu Thi Lan Anh, were awarded the King of Thailand Awards for their work on phytoremediation using vetiver grass to reduce dioxin in contaminated soil. The King of Thailand Vetiver Awards 2023 (Thai King's Award) honored six outstanding research projects on vetiver grass.

Dr. Ngo Thi Thuy Huong is currently a lecturer and head of the Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology research group at Phenikaa University. As an expert in ecotoxicology and environmental health, she has led many domestic and international projects on water environment, ecotoxicology, environmental management, natural resources, phytoremediation and microplastic pollution.

Dr. Huong's recent research has expanded to the areas of metal speciation and bioavailability in aquatic environments, as well as microplastic pollution and their effects on ecosystems and human health.

Nhu Quynh

Vnexpress.net

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