Young Vietnamese scientist honored and sponsored by UNESCO

Held for the seventh time in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), the series of events themed "Green Chemistry" is hosted by the United Nations Educational , 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: an international conference on " Science for Sustainable Development," the PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC research award ceremony; and a scientific workshop on sustainable development in Asian regions (Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development).

For the PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC Research Award Ceremony, the international jury selected seven scientists, each representing a winning project, whose research aims to develop breakthrough technologies in the fields of environment, public health , food security, improved energy efficiency, and natural resource management.

Dr. Nguyen Viet Huong's research project is one of seven projects that received recognition. and was recognized and awarded research funding by UNESCO, PhosAgro Corporation, and the International Union for Fundamental and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) (PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC).

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

Sharing information about the project, 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, the common goal is to contribute to the development of green chemistry and the 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 or solvents. Specifically, it focuses on developing Space Layer Deposition (SALD) technology to reduce waste generated during fabrication, maximize the incorporation of input materials – ALD precursors – into nanomaterials, and maximize the energy efficiency of the fabrication process (low temperature, normal pressure). ALD is known to be one of the most advanced nanomaterial fabrication technologies currently available, 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 received international recognition, paving the way for more practical scientific contributions that will better serve the community in the future.

Dr. Nguyen Viet Huong, born in 1990, graduated as valedictorian from the Materials Science engineering program and holds a Master of Science degree in Nanotechnology from INSA de Lyon, France.

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

In 2019, I was a lecturer at the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Phenikaa University, Hanoi, Vietnam.

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

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