Vietnamese professor elected to World Academy of Sciences
VOV.VN - Major General, Professor, Doctor of Science, and People’s Doctor Nguyen The Hoang, deputy director of the 108 Central Military Hospital in Hanoi, has been elected as a full member of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
In a letter to Hoang, Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, President of TWAS, extended her warmest congratulations to the Vietnamese Professor, noting that this election clearly recognizes his outstanding contributions to the development of science in developing countries.
TWAS recently elected 74 new members, the largest number in the history of the academy. Among the newly elected members, Brazil and China took the lead with 10 new members each, followed by India, Malaysia, South Africa, Bangladesh, Morocco, Pakistan, Vietnam, Cuba, Egypt, and the United States.
The TWAS decision will take effect on January 1, 2025, raising the total number of its members to 1,444.
Professor Hoang authored over 100 research papers published in national and international journals and has led and participated in numerous state and ministerial-level research projects. His research focuses mainly on circulatory innovation, cell culture, micro-surgical applications for free tissue flaps, and treatments for congenital complex limb deformities and organ transplantation.
In addition to numerous scientific awards in Vietnam and internationally, such as Vifotec, Nepomuc von Nussbaum, and Karl-Max von Bauerfeind, he was also awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in 2012 for groundbreaking scientific work.
TWAS, founded in 1983 and a UNESCO-affiliated NGO, unites over 1,400 outstanding scientists from more than 100 countries. It represents around 130 science academies worldwide, including the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
