This is the first time the Ministry of Science and Technology has presented the prize, named after famous Vietnamese scientist Professor Ta Quang Buu (1910-1986), to outstanding scientists in the fundamental studies of natural sciences.

The two winning entries were selected from the 52 submissions. Prof. Hung from the University of Science under Vietnam National University in Hanoi won in maths for his work ‘The homomorphisms between the Dickson-Mùi algebras as modules over the Steenrod algebra’, which was published in Mathematische Annalen in 2012.

Assistant Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ba An from the Vietnam Academy of Science And Technology accepted the award for his work ‘Joint remote state preparation via W and W-type states’, which was published in Optics Communications in 2010.

The award honours individuals and groups who have made outstanding achievements to the field and published excellent scientific research in prestigious international journals. It is believed that the award will contribute greatly to promoting basic scientific research as well as science and technology development in Vietnam.

The award, including one to three main prizes, one prize for a young scientist under 30 and one prize for a scientist who makes positive contributions to fundamental study in Vietnam, will be presented annually.