At the age of 16, Le Ngoc Nam Phuong, a female student in grade 11 at Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted (HCMC), has achieved a series of achievements in scientific research.
DYNAMIC "S TEAM GIRL"
Nam Phuong has a special love for biology and a passion for STEAM (Science; Technology; Engineering; Art and Mathematics). This can be demonstrated by the fact that in the 2022-2023 school year, while a 9th grade student, Phuong won third prize in the city-level excellent student competition in biology. And from 8th grade up to now, every year the female student has had a topic that won a city-level prize in the Science and Technology competition for high school students. The topics she researches are all close to and closely related to real life, student health, and community health.
In 8th grade, Nam Phuong carried out the topic "Researching the impact of online learning on student health and developing a handbook to improve physical health for students in Ho Chi Minh City". The topic was carried out after a period of online learning due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Nam Phuong witnessed that children in Ho Chi Minh City in particular and the world in general had to study online, which could have both positive and negative effects. This topic was awarded second prize in the city-level Science and Technology Competition for high school students.
Nam Phuong as Head of the Japanese Cultural Club Design Committee at school
In grade 9, Nam Phuong had a project titled "Research and create solutions to educate healthy lifestyles for Generation Z students in Ho Chi Minh City". In grade 10, the female student continued to improve this project at a more in-depth level of research. In it, Nam Phuong researched and then wrote a comic book about the activities and habits of students; the effects of healthy habits, the negative consequences of bad habits, and the impact on health. The project was awarded third prize in the city-level Science and Technology Competition for high school students.
Currently, in grade 11, Nam Phuong is working on the topic "Research and manufacture of filters made from the world's advanced materials to improve air quality in the classroom". The above research helped Nam Phuong win the special prize in the Creative Ideas Contest for the 2023 - 2024 school year. The topic is also in the preliminary round at the city level. The 16-year-old female student shared: "Currently, due to global warming and the deterioration of air quality from emissions and pollution, the health of students studying all day in class is greatly affected. I want to find a solution to improve the health of students, specifically doing it right in the class we are studying in".
DREAM OF STUDYING AND RESEARCHING STEM CELLS
Not only stopping at domestic competitions, the female student of Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted (HCMC) also made efforts in many international competitions. At the Indonesia International IOT Olympiad, Phuong participated with a project titled "Synthesis of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles as a Platform for Drug Delivery Targeting the Study of Drug Carrier Components at a Very Small Scale".
At the 9th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada, iCAN 2024, a Vietnamese female student participated with a project titled "Application of natural enemies of pests in controlling major pests on fruits and vegetables". This is a topic in the field of biochemistry, researching pests that affect the food industry in Vietnam.
Nam Phuong and her mother on the day she was honored as an excellent student at school.
In the reporting round of the 2024 National Conference on Biotechnology held at Hue University, the female student from Ho Chi Minh City reported on the project "Research on the effects of paracetamol on breast cancer cells" to see if this pain reliever can cause cancer to develop. This is the topic that Nam Phuong and her co-authors conducted at the Stem Cell Institute, University of Natural Sciences (Ho Chi Minh City National University).
Sharing with Thanh Nien Newspaper, Nam Phuong said that her dream is to have the opportunity to intern and work in cytology research institutes of major universities around the world. "The dream of studying and researching stem cells, becoming a scientist in this field, contributing to improving human health and specifically helping the development of the health sector in Vietnam always motivates me to constantly strive every day," the 11th grade female student confided.
HAPPY MOMENTS
Notably, Nam Phuong is the older sister of Le Nam Long, the youngest of the 14 Outstanding Young Citizens of Ho Chi Minh City 2023, with outstanding achievements in math, information technology, and science. On January 1, 2024, when he was honored, Nam Long was a 7th grade student at Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted.
The two sisters Nam Phuong and Nam Long have both parents accompanying them in their studies and scientific research because this is the strength of the family and also the future career dream of both of them. Ms. Le Thao Trang, mother of Nam Phuong and Nam Long, said that depending on the age of each child, the family chooses appropriate exams or research activities to ensure that the children are exposed to and work directly with science according to standards and suitable to the capacity, personality and passion in each field of each child. The important thing is not to put pressure on the children.
Nam Phuong (second from right), an excellent female student with a dream of studying and researching stem cells
For example, Nam Phuong loves biology so the topics she chooses are mostly geared towards biotechnology in the future. As for Nam Long, because he has a natural science mindset such as math and programming, his scientific research also focuses on programming, computer science or smart machines...
Many medals at international science and English competitions
In 2024, Nam Phuong won the title of City-level 3-Good Student. The female student of Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted also won many achievements in international competitions. For example, in grade 9, Phuong won 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals at the World Scholar's Cup in Dubai - UAE - an international English debate competition. As a 10th grade student, Phuong won a silver medal at the Indonesia International IOT Olympiad held in Jakarta. The female student also won a silver medal in math and a bronze medal in science at the NEO science Olympiad held in New York, USA.
At the 9th Congress of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union (November 4 and 5, 2024), Nam Phuong was the youngest delegate (16 years old).
How to balance studying and participating in science competitions?
Nam Phuong shared: "Studying in a school where all my friends are talented students, I always prioritize studying in class and completing my assignments first. For projects and scientific research topics, it always takes a lot of time to experiment, measure data, collect samples, etc. Therefore, it cannot be done quickly in 1-2 months but is a whole process, from 4-5 months or more or even the whole school year. Therefore, each school year, I only choose to do one topic. During that school year, I will closely follow the guidance of teachers, scientific advisors and always follow the progress given by experts to complete the plan on schedule."
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/uoc-mo-te-bao-goc-cua-co-hoc-sinh-16-tuoi-185250103234451984.htm
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