USTH Youth projects 2017

N°	Project title	Project ID	Principal Investigator (PI)	Research Topics	Expected outcomes
Department of Advanced Materials Science and Nanotechnology (AMSN): 03 projects
1	Low-cost, flexible, portable Solar Panel System for Consumer Electric Devices	SPSCED	Dr. Duong Quang Ha	- Clean energy processes; - Electrical energy systems.	- 01 national publication; - 01 solar panel and rotary kiln; - Training 01 – 02 bachelors.
2	Fabrication and characterization of optical properties of 2D polymer photonic structures applying for photonic devices	Nano	Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Ngan	- Nanotechnologies for energy, environment and life sciences	- 01 summary report of calculated data and preparing for a publication.
3	Synthesis and characterization of polyaniline thin films contanining metal nanoparticles and carbon nanomaterials. Applications in preparation of enzyme-based electrochemical biosensors for tracing pesticides in agricultural products	AGRI-SEN1	Dr. Vu Thi Thu	- Nanotechnologies for energy, environment and life sciences	- 01 publication in prestigious national journal; - 01 publication in prestigious conference; - 01 protocol to synthesize the composite containing polyaniline and metal nanoparticales, carbon based nanomaterials - 01 biosensing system for determining potential toxins in agricultural products - Supporting to train 01 - 02 bachelors.
Department of Pharmacological, Medical and Agronomical Biotechnology (PMAB): 04 projects
4	Investigation of secondary metabolites and their bioactivities of a hyperaccumulator plant (Pteris vittata L.) growing in metalliferous soils in Thai Nguyen	POSTBIO2	Dr. Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh – PI Dr. Do Cong Viet - Co-PI	- Biotechnology processes for health	- 01 publication in national journal or national conference; - Training 01 bachelor.
5	Anti-Platelet aggregation activity of extracts from Canna edulis - Kur in human blood	Canna-pla	Dr. Le Hong Luyen	- Biotechnology processes for health	- Project final report; - 01 publication in prestigious national journal; - Training 01 Master1 student.
6	Evaluation of anti-coagulant activity of extracts from Canna edulis Ker Gaw	Canna-coa	Dr. Nguyen Thi Van Anh	- Biotechnology processes for health	- Project final report; - 01 publication in prestigious national journal; - This project will provide preliminary data for futher studies on anticoagulant and antithrombosis effects of Canna edulis to make it become a potential medicinal plant for prevention and treatment of thrombosis in clinical practice; - Training 01 bachelor.
7	Potential of Unsaturated fatty acids as a source of Nano-Lipid prodrug in the medical application	NanoLip	Dr. Bui Duc Trung	- Biotechnology processes for food/feed and non-food; - Biotechnology processes for health.	- 01 national publication; - Training 01 bachelor.
Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT): 05 projects
8	Parallelization of blur detection of digital images	ParallelBlur	Dr. Nghiem Thi Phuong	- ICT	- 01 national publication.
9	Blur detection on embedded devices	BlurEmbedded	Dr. Tran Giang Son	- ICT	- 01 national publication; - Training 01 Master student.
10	Feature line extration of 3D models using GPGPU	FLEG	Dr. Nguyen Hoang Ha	- ICT	- 02 scientific reports.
11	Recurrent Neural Networks on Information Retrieval	RNIR	Dr. Tran Hoang Tung	- ICT	- 01 paper on International conference in Vietnam; - Companies could build chatbot systems to replace call-center staff.
12	Building a Booting system for thin Clients based on open source software	BBC	Dr. Giang Anh Tuan	- ICT	- Scientific thematic report; - Project results might be applied for practical labs and training on ICT for USTH.
Department of Energy (EN): 01 project
13	Study in energy management in low voltage grid with integrated PV systems	EMLVPV	Dr. Nguyen Xuan Truong	- Electrical energy systems	- 01 publication or conference papers; - 01 scientific report; - Project results might be largely applied in Hanoi low voltage grids; - Training Bachelor and Master students.

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