Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan (second, right), Director of the Vietnam National University of Agriculture, and representatives of the group of female environmental technology scientists at the Hanoi University of Science receive the Kovalevskaya Award at the ceremony in Hanoi on March 4 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan, Director ofthe Vietnam National University of Agriculture, has become the youngest woman toreceive the Kovalevskaya Award, which honours outstanding female scientists.
She was granted the award for 2018 at a ceremonyheld by the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee in Hanoi on March 4.
Lan, born in 1974, has obtained remarkableachievements in scientific research.
She has made 105 scientific announcements inVietnam and overseas with many products applied to agriculture, including therapid test kit for the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, alsoknown as blue-ear pig disease; and the microbial product used to make biologicalpadding in livestock farming.
The Kovalevskaya Award 2018 also honoured agroup of female environmental technology scientists at the Faculty ofEnvironmental Science of the University of Science, a member of the VietnamNational University-Hanoi.
They were awarded for many attainments inresearching waste treatment and reuse technologies, and those analysing andassessing environmental quality. Their research findings have helped create asystem for treating dyeing wastewater, a system for treating groundwater withhigh arsenic levels, and biological measures for wastewater treatment.
The award, named after Russian femalemathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, is presented annually to honour femalescientists with major achievements in scientific research andapplication.
It was first awarded in Vietnam in 1985. TheVietnamese Kovalevskaya Award Committee is currently chaired by formerVietnamese President Nguyen Thi Doan.
To date, 48 individuals and 19 collectives offemale scientists in Vietnam have received the prize. –VNA
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