Top 5 outstanding Vietnamese scientists of 2023

VnExpress•26/12/2023

In 2023, many Vietnamese scientists were honored with major awards for their research results that have a global impact.

The first Vietnamese scientist to be awarded the VinFuture 2023 prize.

The VinFuture Foundation Award, initiated in 2020, is presented annually to groundbreaking scientific and technological inventions with the potential to create meaningful changes in people's lives. After three years of organization, Professor Vo Tong Xuan from Nam Can Tho University became the first Vietnamese scientist to be named. He, along with Professor Gurdev Singh Khush (an Indian-American), was honored with a Special Award for scientists from developing countries, worth $500,000. The two scientists are credited with researching and disseminating disease-resistant rice varieties, contributing to global food security.

*People's Teacher, Professor, Doctor 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 Mekong Delta. In addition, he is a leading agricultural expert in Vietnam, specializing in supporting food security issues for countries in the region. During the agricultural revolution, Professor Xuan played a crucial role in popularizing the IR36 rice variety in pest-prone areas of the Mekong Delta and collaborated with farmers to apply advanced grafting techniques.

The first Vietnamese scientist to be honored by the World Materials Association.

In 2023, Associate Professor Pham Minh Son (41 years old) was awarded the Young Innovator Award 2024 by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Association (TMS). The Young Innovator Award is given annually to one young scientist – honoring scientists under 40 who have made outstanding and groundbreaking scientific research in materials for 3D printing technology.

*Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Minh Son. Photo: Provided by the subject.*

Associate Professor Son has numerous groundbreaking research papers published in prestigious journals such as Nature and Nature Communications. His main research areas include: combining metallurgy with 3D printing to create ultralightweight supercrystals with high strength and the ability to be programmed into smart materials; research on the discovery and design of highly printable alloys; and research on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 3D-printed alloys for critical applications in aerospace and energy.

Associate Professor Pham Minh Son graduated from Hanoi University of Science and Technology. He received his PhD with distinction from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich, and subsequently worked at Carnegie Mellon University (USA). In 2015, he moved to the UK and began building a research group at Imperial College London (ranked among the top 10 universities in the world according to Times Higher Education), becoming a senior lecturer in 2021. Currently, he leads a research group on advanced materials for aerospace and energy systems.

The scientist was honored for developing the core 5G network 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 5G systems. 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 association of technical experts with over 400,000 members in more than 160 countries worldwide. The award honors young scientists who have made outstanding contributions to research and development in the field of communication and information theory (such as scientific peer review, scientific journal editing, and conference organization).

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

Associate Professor Ngo Quoc Hien is one of the pioneering scientists working on massive MIMO technology, contributing to bringing this technology from theoretical research into practical 5G systems. Currently, his main research focuses on massive MIMO, cellular massive MIMO, and physical layer security in wireless communication.

Ngo Quoc Hien graduated from the high-quality engineering training program at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in 2007. He received his Master's degree from Kyung Hee University, South Korea in 2010 and his PhD from Linköping University, Sweden in 2015. Currently, he co-leads a research group on physical layer techniques for 6G, particularly massive cellless MIMO, at Queen's University Belfast, UK.

Vietnamese PhD receives Southeast Asia Future Women 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 is part of the Women of the Future program (UK), which honors emerging female leaders in the region – pioneers who are not afraid to challenge, break boundaries, and drive positive change through courage, hard work, and determination.

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

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

Most recently, Dr. Huong was one of 10 young people to receive the 2023 Golden Globe Award for her research on Brain Analytics software, which analyzes MRI images of the brain of patients and diagnoses Alzheimer's disease accurately, automatically, and quickly. The software was trained and tested on the ADNI database (USA) with an accuracy rate of approximately 96%. Doctors and medical students from eight different hospitals nationwide experienced and evaluated the software, with 80% expressing satisfaction with its features.

The group of scientists received the King of Thailand Award.

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

*Dr. Ngo Thi Thuy Huong. Photo: Provided by the interviewee.*

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 leads numerous domestic and international projects on water environment, ecotoxicology, environmental management, natural resources, phytoremediation, and microplastic pollution.

Dr. Huong's recent research has expanded into the field of metal differentiation and bioavailability in aquatic environments, as well as microplastic pollution and its impact on ecosystems and human health.

Nhu Quynh

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