Nearly 80 foreign scientists attend 4th international workshop on advanced materials
As many as 250 domestic and international scientists are taking part in the Fourth International Workshop on Advanced Materials and Devices (IWAMD 2023), which opened on August 11 in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.
Delegates attending the Fourth International Workshop on Advanced Materials and Devices pose for group photo (Photo: VNA)
Thai Nguyen (VNA) –As many as 250 domestic and international scientists are taking part in theFourth International Workshop on Advanced Materials and Devices (IWAMD 2023),which opened on August 11 in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.
꧒ Addressing the event, whichwill last until August 13, Nguyen Hoang Luong, Vice President of VietnamMaterials Research Society said that the workshop aims to discuss newdiscoveries related to a wide variety of materials and components ranging fromelectronics to energy and quantum calculation.
The topics of the IWAMD 2023include theoretical issues and applications of scientific disciplines such as materialsscience, physics, chemistry, biology, nano materials and components, which attracted some 210 papers, including 77 of foreign authors. The event also serves as a venue for dialogue between scientists and businesses, in orderto connect and cooperate to solve problems related to materials technology andelectronic equipment that many businesses are interested in.
Thanh Hai, Secretary of Thai Nguyen Party Commitee, speaks at the event's opening ceremony. (Photo: VNA)
Nguyen Van Dang, Rector ofthe University of Science under Thai Nguyen University said the organisation ofthe workshop will contribute to creating great motivation for teachers andstudents of the university, saying it offers a chance for the university'sscientists to meet and work with prestigious domestic and international peers. The workshop has its origin in Vietnam-Japan cooperation in physics since 1995. The previous three editions were hosted by the University of Science under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi (VNU Hanoi) and Osaka University of Japan./.
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Delegates attending the Fourth International Workshop on Advanced Materials and Devices pose for group photo (Photo: VNA) 
Thanh Hai, Secretary of Thai Nguyen Party Commitee, speaks at the event's opening ceremony. (Photo: VNA) 
