The winners included Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Hieu from the International Training Institute for Materials Science, Hanoi University of Science and Technology and Assoc Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Minh from the Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Dr. Phung Van Dong from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology received the prize for most outstanding young scientist under 35.
The Ministry of Science and Technology’s annual Ta Quang Buu Award intends to honour scientists who have recorded outstanding achievements in natural sciences and engineering.