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| Phạm Kim Ngọc, Tô Thị Mai Hương, and Lê Linh (in conventional ao dai) receive the L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science Award. — VNS Photo Thu Trang |
HÀ NỘI — Three glorious female scientists on Monday obtained the L’Oréal – UNESCO For Women in Science Award for his or her oustanding researches.
The National Fellowship 2025 Ceremony was held in Hà Nội, recognising the distinctive scientific minds — girls instantly tackling humanity’s most urgent challenges, together with local weather change, synthetic intelligence, and vitality safety.
Amidst the worldwide race pushed by technological revolutions and inexperienced transition, the position of girls scientists has by no means been extra important.
The three recipients of the National Fellowship 2025, chosen from over 100 scientific proposals, epitomise the programme’s rigorous standards and strategic imaginative and prescient — prioritising elementary and utilized analysis with real-world affect, and direct contributions to sustainable growth.
The first one is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tô Thị Mai Hương, who’s Deputy Head of the Research, Innovation and International Cooperation Department, and in addition Head of the Executive Board of the Innovation and Startup Centre below the University of Science and Technology of Hà Nội.
She has a breakthrough pathway to low-emission agriculture. Climate change calls for a metamorphosis in agriculture and Hương is pioneering a cutting-edge method: utilizing exact gene-editing expertise (prime modifying) to boost the expression of particular genes by inserting brief transcriptional enhancer sequences.
Her purpose is to optimise carbon allocation in rice vegetation and scale back root exudates, positively influencing root-zone microbial communities and considerably lowering methane emissions — a potent greenhouse fuel produced below anaerobic circumstances in rice paddies.
The second one is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phạm Kim Ngọc — Head of the Department of Nano Materials and Thin Films, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Vietnam National University HCM City. She attracts a pathway in direction of energy-efficient synthetic intelligence (AI).
As AI booms, its huge electrical energy consumption has develop into a essential problem and Ngọc focuses on In-Memory Computing architectures to beat the normal von Neumann bottleneck.
By creating memristors — gadgets able to storing analog states that mimic synaptic habits — significantly self-rectifying memristors, her analysis spans supplies, gadgets, and built-in circuits.
The final one is Dr. Lê Linh, who’s Postdoctoral Researcher on the Stanford University, the US. She owns a breakthrough resolution for next-generation vitality storage.
A profitable vitality transition requires higher batteries. Linh advances promising analysis on Lithium–Sulfur (Li–S) batteries, focusing on an vitality density of round 350Wh/kg and prolonged cycle life.
Her mission designs multifunctional liquid electrolytes that mix co-solvents and components to minimise polysulfide shuttling and stabilise lithium metallic, thereby enhancing capability and sturdiness.
Inclusive scientific growth
The prestigious award L’Oréal – UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) was established in 1998.
It has recognised greater than 4,700 girls scientists worldwide, together with seven laureates who later obtained the Nobel Prize in scientific fields after being honored by the FWIS programme.
Since its launch in Việt Nam in 2009, the L’Oréal – UNESCO FWIS programme has remained steadfast in its mission: to determine and nurture the brightest “gems” of Vietnamese science and allow them to grasp daring analysis concepts.
Over 16 years of robust and steady dedication to empowering girls in science, 41 Vietnamese female scientists have been honoured, accompanied by quite a few analysis tasks which have made their science marks internationally.
At the occasion, Wagih Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of L’Oréal Việt Nam, mentioned, “The world needs science, and science needs women. The award programme vividly demonstrates that when women are given opportunities and support, they can achieve extraordinary feats and create positive changes for society. They are an endless source of inspiration for younger generations pursuing the challenging yet profoundly rewarding path of science.”
Jonathan Baker, UNESCO Representative to Việt Nam, affirmed, “Science is a universal language, a critical engine for human progress, and that its full potential can only be realised when women are equally represented and empowered to lead. Supporting women in science is not a symbolic act – it is an investment in our shared future.”
The National Fellowship 2025 Ceremony marks the start of a brand new chapter in these scientists’ analysis journeys. From rice fields to semiconductor labs and battery innovation, their mind and dedication are shaping a extra sustainable future for Việt Nam and the world. — VNS