Thanh, currently working at the University College London (UCL), won the prize for her important contributions to research related to Plasmonic nanoparticles and their magnetism for biomedical applications.

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Vietnamese Professor Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh

Speaking at the awarding ceremony, she expressed her honor to have interdisciplinary research works with her collaborators recognized, saying that she is happy when her research can bring direct benefits in prolonging the life of cancer patients.

The Interdisciplinary Prizes are awarded for work at the interface between chemistry and other disciplines. The spirit of the prize is to recognize research involving both the broad and evolving subject of chemistry and another discipline.

Source: VNA