Nearly 400 scientific reports on the research work of Vietnamese physicists will be presented at the 6th National Physics Conference. The conference will open on the morning of November 23 at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, lasting for three days, jointly organized by the Vietnam Physics Society, the Institute of Materials Science, and Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
Nearly 600 delegates are attending the National Physics Conference, including about 10 foreign delegates, primarily from South Korea and Myanmar. The reports will be presented in 8 subcommittees: theoretical physics, nuclear physics, astronomy and geophysics, optics and spectroscopy, solid-state physics, engineering physics, teaching, and popularizing physics.
According to Professor Dr. Phan Hong Khoi, President of the Vietnam Physics Society, the Vietnamese physics sector has achieved many proud accomplishments over the past five years, contributing to enhancing Vietnam’s position on the international stage. For instance, many research results related to the fabrication of semiconductor materials, magnetic materials, and nanoscale photonic materials have been published in prestigious international scientific journals. Additionally, numerous biosensor chips have been developed for environmental research applications. Furthermore, physicists have been involved in the research and fabrication of various types of thin films, adhesive magnets, and laser devices…
The encouraging results achieved are due to the efforts of the physicists themselves as well as the concentrated investment from the government in fundamental scientific research programs. Consequently, the Vietnamese physics sector currently ranks first among three Southeast Asian countries: Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
However, Professor Khoi warns that if the Vietnamese physics sector stagnates, it will fall behind these countries, as their pace of physics development is very strong. The challenges facing the physics sector include a lack of equipment and financial resources, insufficient integration between theory and experiment, and low income for researchers…
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Professor Dr. Phan Hong Khoi |
To promote the Vietnamese physics sector, Professor Nguyen Van Dao, Chairman of the Natural Sciences Council, believes it is time to concentrate efforts on researching major issues. The era of scattered and isolated research is over. The Vietnamese physics sector needs to select several key directions, such as nanomaterials, applied physics (enhancing the application of physics achievements in production and everyday life), training a young team of physicists both domestically and abroad, and improving the quality of physics education at secondary and higher education levels.
Regarding the training issue, Academician Nguyen Van Hieu proposed establishing excellence centers to train specialists in physics, as well as research and apply physics. Moreover, there is a need to develop modern sample programs for physics courses in technical and technological colleges and universities…
Minh Son
