Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Vietnamese-American professor Luu Le Hang who is working at Harvard University and the Lincoln Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on July 24. She won some prestigious world astronomic prizes.
At the meeting, PM Dung lauded Hang’s contributions to astronomy and expressed his admiration for the professor.
Professor Hang’s success is not only the pride of the country but also a great inspiration for Vietnamese researchers and inventors, he said.
The PM stated that considering education-training and science-technology as key national policies, Vietnam has dedicated substantial resources to the areas and created favourable conditions for youth in researching and studying.
The Government leader hoped that the professor will continue to help develop the country’s astronomic sector and inspire Vietnamese youth.
During the reception, Professor Hang said she believes that with adequate investment in education, in the future there would be more Vietnamese receiving the world awards.
The professor pledged to do her utmost to participate in Vietnam’s scientific events and activities, including the “Meet Vietnam” programme initiated by Professor Tran Thanh Van.
She also lauded the building of a scientific space complex in Binh Dinh, adding that she hopes the model will be expanded to many other localities, such as Hanoi and HCM City.
Born in 1963 in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Professor Luu Le Hang has made great achievements in astronomy by discovering the Kuiper belt and more than 30 new small planets, one of which was named after her, Asteroid 5430 Luu.
Hang received the Annie.J.Cannon Award from the US Astronomical Union in 1991. She was also honoured with the Shaw Prize and the Kavli Prize, considered the Nobel Prize in astrophysics.
Professor Hang’s success is not only the pride of the country but also a great inspiration for Vietnamese researchers and inventors, he said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung receives Vietnamese-American professor Luu Le Hang
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The Government leader hoped that the professor will continue to help develop the country’s astronomic sector and inspire Vietnamese youth.
During the reception, Professor Hang said she believes that with adequate investment in education, in the future there would be more Vietnamese receiving the world awards.
The professor pledged to do her utmost to participate in Vietnam’s scientific events and activities, including the “Meet Vietnam” programme initiated by Professor Tran Thanh Van.
She also lauded the building of a scientific space complex in Binh Dinh, adding that she hopes the model will be expanded to many other localities, such as Hanoi and HCM City.
Born in 1963 in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Professor Luu Le Hang has made great achievements in astronomy by discovering the Kuiper belt and more than 30 new small planets, one of which was named after her, Asteroid 5430 Luu.
Hang received the Annie.J.Cannon Award from the US Astronomical Union in 1991. She was also honoured with the Shaw Prize and the Kavli Prize, considered the Nobel Prize in astrophysics.
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