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Vietnamese students win prizes at int’l science contest in US

Vietnamese students won one third prize and one consolation prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2018 which was held in Pennsylvania, the US, from May 13-18.
Vietnamese students win prizes at int’l science contest in US ảnh 1The Vietnamese team takes a group photo with other peers at Intel ISEF 2018 (Photo Courtesy of Society for Science and The Public)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese students wonone third prize and one consolation prize at the Intel International Scienceand Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2018 which was held in Pennsylvania, the US,from May 13-18.

Le Tuyet Quynh Anh and Pham Thi Minh Hue from TranPhu High School for Gifted Students in the northern port city of Hai Phongclaimed the third prize for their research project on the development ofbacteriophage treatment which offers a possible alternative to conventionalantibiotic treatment for bacterial infection. 

Their project named “Novel Bacteriophage Lysin:A Solution for Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Vietnam”had won the first prize at a national science technology competition forstudents in the 2017-2018 academic year.

Meanwhile, Le Ha Khoa and Nguyen Phuong Nam fromNguyen Hue High School for Gifted Students in Hanoi received a Certificate ofHonorable Mention for their study on concentration of urine neurotransmittersof Dopaminergic and Serotonergic system and the relationship to behavioraldisorders in patients with online game addiction.

Intel ISEF is the world’s largest pre-collegescience competition which aims to promote the development of science througheducation and provide an annual playground for young scientists to showcase theirtalent and passion.

This year, the contest attracted 1,793 studentsfrom 79 countries and territories with 1,401 projects. The Vietnamesedelegation brought eight projects to the competition and was one of 43countries and territories that won prizes.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training NguyenHuu Do lauded the achievements of Vietnamese students and hoped they willpromote their creativity in scientific research.

Vietnamese students have engaged in the contestsince 2012 and have won prizes at every event since then.

Last year, the Vietnamese team bagged fiveawards, including a third prize for a prosthetics arm project by Pham Huy, an11th grader from a high school in the central province of Quang Tri. 

The others were four fourth prizes in systemsoftware, chemistry and embedded software.-VNA
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