Dr. Nguyen Nhu Sang, a Vietnamese environmentalist, has been awarded a prize for young Asian biotechnologists by Japan’s Society for Biotechnology. A lecturer at the Institute for Environment and Resources in National Vietnam University, in ${bigcity_Ho_Chi_Minh_City:”Ho Chi Minh City”}, Sang is the fist ever Vietnamese to receive the distinguished annual award which began in 2002.
 
Sang’s recognition came from his comprehensive studies of wastes, wastewater and factors in environmental management which have been published internationally in globally famous journals like the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering.
 
According to interviews to him by Tuoi Tre, Sang graduated from HCMC University of Technology in 1995 and since then has dedicated most of his time researching landfills and how to use microorganisms to hasten the decomposition of waste in landfills.
 
Sang continued to excel in his career and in 2005, he won a scholarship from the Ministry of Education and Training to take a three-year doctorate course at Japan’s Osaka University. He was taught under the tutelage of Professor Michihiko Ike wherein he finished his course with flying colors. In fact, four of his research articles were published in popular science journals.
 
In fact, it was this professor who nominated him to the said award. His article the “Effects of intermittent and continuous aeration on accelerative stabilization and microbial population dynamics in landfill bioreactors” was his winning ticket to the prestigious award. Sang will receive his recognition at the 63rd SBJ Meeting in Tokyo.