Vietnamese scholars win US scientific research awards

Vietnam has earned three awards in the latest round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER), an international programme that funds scientists and engineers in developing countries who partner with US government-funded researchers to address global development challenges.

Thursday, January 28, 2021 21:05

Hanoi(VNS/VNA) - Vietnam has earned three awards in the latest roundof the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER), aninternational programme that funds scientists and engineers in developingcountries who partner with US government-funded researchers to address globaldevelopment challenges.

Vietnamese researchershave earned 20 awards under this programme since 2011, including these threenew grants.

Recently, the USAgency for International Development (USAID) announced more than 5.8 millionUSD for 26 new worldwide research projects to discover, test, and scalebreakthrough solutions for critical challenges in international developmentthrough the PEER programme, funded by USAID and implemented by the US NationalAcademies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

The awards range invalue from 54,000 USD to 300,000 USD. Three researchers in Vietnam receivedawards under this latest round

Nguyen Thi KimOanh of the Asian Institute of Technology Center, Vietnam (AITVN) and AIT,Thailand, will use microbes to remove toxic pollutants from contaminated soilsin Vietnam to protect the health of the community and the environment.

Dang Thuong Huyen ofthe Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology will help convertagricultural waste into a tool for removing pollutants from soil in Vietnam.

Nguyen Khoi Nghia of theCan Tho University will research cost-effective methods for removingpollutants by analysing soil and testing techniques for stimulating the growthof microorganisms to degrade pollutants.

Since itsestablishment in 2011, the PEER programme has helped to build the scientificand research capacity of researchers and research institutions worldwide.

Currently in its ninthcycle, the PEER programme has enabled more than 300 local researchers in morethan 50 countries to find evidence-based solutions to development challenges acrossregions and sectors./.

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