On 1 January 2025, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony to honour 14 outstanding young citizens for the year 2024, including two remarkable individuals from the University of Science, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City: Dr. Phạm Thanh Tuấn Anh and Student Nguyễn Quốc Trung.

From nearly 90 nominations submitted by various institutions, the selection committee for the “Outstanding Young Citizens of Ho Chi Minh City” reviewed and awarded the title to the 14 most distinguished individuals. Among them, Dr. Phạm Thanh Tuấn Anh, who held the position of Deputy Head of the High-Performance Materials Laboratory at the University of Science, made significant contributions in the field of green energy research. With 56 scientific articles published in prestigious international journals and 15 articles in domestic journals, along with 10 presentations at scientific conferences, Dr. Tuấn Anh established a prominent position within the research community.

Notably, he served as the principal investigator for two projects at Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City and four institutional projects, all of which successfully met evaluation requirements. These projects focused on thin-film materials for applications in energy conversion devices and environmental protection. One of Dr. Tuấn Anh’s research projects received high praise from the Ho Chi Minh City Scientific Council, not only for its scientific value but also for its application potential, contributing to a third-place award in the Ho Chi Minh City Innovation Prize and a second-place award in the Ho Chi Minh City Technical Innovation Contest for the 2023-2024 period. Additionally, he was among those awarded the 2024 Golden Globe Science and Technology Prize by the Central Youth Union, along with the Youth Creative Badge.

Expressing his honour and happiness at receiving the title of “Outstanding Young Citizen of Ho Chi Minh City in 2024,” Nguyễn Quốc Trung, a student in the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Science, stated that this achievement also represented a significant responsibility to continue contributing to the nation’s advancement. Upon receiving the title, Quốc Trung aimed to encourage young people, particularly students, saying: “Strive to study and engage in scientific research to contribute to the country’s development. Do not shy away from difficulties or hardships, as they serve as motivation for personal growth.”

Trung participated in three prestigious international conferences and earned the title of Exemplary Five Good Student at Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City in 2024, as well as the Five Good Student title in Ho Chi Minh City for the same year. Furthermore, he received a commendation from the Chancellor of Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City for being the “Lead Author of an Article Published in a Prestigious International Journal in the Field, Recognised by ISI.” Quốc Trung not only made a personal mark but was also acknowledged by the Ho Chi Minh City Young Talent Support Fund Council as one of the ten young talents supported by the fund. He received five commendations for collective and individual excellence in scientific research from the President of the University of Science. Trung’s research focused on developing medicinal plants from Viet Nam’s rich flora, discovering bioactive natural compounds, and establishing a distribution system for active compounds to support disease treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Compilation.