Three Vietnamese female scientists were awarded the L'Oréal - UNESCO Prize in 2023.

At the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, the L'Oréal – UNESCO For Women in Science Award program held the 2023 Outstanding Female Scientist Award Ceremony, honoring three Vietnamese female scientists with promising research projects in the fields of Materials Science and Life Sciences.

Since 2009, the L'Oréal – UNESCO Science Prize for Women in Science has been introduced to Vietnam to support and encourage the advancement of scientific knowledge, creativity, and passion from "half of the world"—women scientists worldwide. Over the past 14 years, this science prize, dedicated to women, has honored 38 outstanding Vietnamese women scientists for their research, which has been recognized as having significant scientific impact, contributing to improving and changing the lives of communities, and demonstrating their passion for scientific research.

Outstanding Vietnamese female scientists will continue to be nominated for international awards, and Vietnam has consistently been named the winner of the International Young Scientist Award in 2015, 2018, and 2022 for research that has been highly praised by the World Science Council for its potential and significance in creating a better world.

The 2023 L'Oréal - UNESCO Award for Women in Science was presented by the National Science Council to three outstanding young scientists in the fields of Materials Science and Life Sciences. The award winners were selected based on their outstanding scientific research achievements, the modernity and novelty of their topics, and the applicability and potential of their research projects. Each award winner received 150 million VND.

The three candidates honored as Outstanding Female Scientists of 2023 are from the Institute of Materials Science under the Vietnam Academy of Science, Ho Chi Minh City International University, and the University of Science under Hue University. Their research projects relate to developing a process for detecting antibiotic resistance genes using digital droplet PCR, investigating the antibacterial and disease syndrome-inhibiting capabilities of endemic medicinal plants in Vietnam, and research on multivalent metal ion batteries using hybridized MnO2 nanomaterials with graphene as the positive electrode material.

The three outstanding female scientists honored in 2023 are: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai (Deputy Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research, International University, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City); Dr. Tran Thi Kim Chi (Head of the Electron Microscopy Department, Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Ai Nhung (Director of the Center for Research, Production and Technology Transfer, Institute of Science and Technology Research and Application; Head of the Physical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Hue University).

Specifically, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai is the author and co-author of 3 book chapters and 72 articles, including 25 ISI/Scopus articles, in the field of proteomics and drug resistance research.

Dr. Tran Thi Kim Chi is the author of 52 international publications, 23 domestic publications, and has led 8 basic and national-level scientific research projects with a focus on the field of optoelectronics, and more recently, research on the fabrication of electrochromic windows combined with energy storage.

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Ai Nhung has published 37 international works, including 27 as the first author, is a co-author of 3 specialized books, and is the principal investigator of 4 scientific research projects.

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