VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Quoc Quan, a scientist born in a poor district in Ha Tinh province, has had 15 ISI (information sciences institute) articles published, holding the record in Vietnam for the number of internationally published articles at his age.

Starting his scientific research from the second year at university, Tran Quoc Quan, a fellow of the Laboratory of Materials and Advanced Structure at the Hanoi National University, has published 22 scientific articles and reports, including 15 ISI articles with the IF (impact factor) at over 2.

This is an enviable figure for Vietnamese researchers as well as graduate students trained abroad. To achieve this accomplishment, Quan had to overcome a lot of difficulties.

Quan said he began having great interest in research on composite material conducted by Professor Nguyen Dinh Duc when he attended a seminar introducing research works of the lecturers at the university. 

After that seminar, Quan contacted Duc and asked to team up with the professor to conduct research. 

Tran Quoc Quan, a scientist born in a poor district in Ha Tinh province, has had 15 ISI (information sciences institute) articles published, holding the record in Vietnam for the number of internationally published articles at his age.

In the next two years, when finishing university, under the guidance of Duc, Quan had two articles published in ISI publications.

At that time, Quan had many opportunities. He could either apply for scholarship to attend a training course abroad or stay in Vietnam to continue the scientific research path. He finally decided to stay in Vietnam.

It was a difficult decision. Duc had to work as a private tutor to cover his basic needs. However, the income from the private tutoring was not enough to pay for tuition for doctoral studies and English lessons. He had to ask for financial support from the family.

This was a tough time for Duc, because his father was seriously ill, and the family’s income depended on the mother’s grocery.

Duc once again refused opportunities to study abroad in 2014 and 2015 because he decided to continue studies with his teacher – Prof Duc -,and he vowed not to give up.

Quan became a a member of the Laboratory of Materials and Advanced Structure when it was established in late 2015. 

He now doesn’t have to ask for money from the family, but his income is still not high enough to support his parents.

However, his great efforts have been acknowledged. Not only has he gained impressive achievements in scientific research, Quan has been rewarded the third Nguyen Van Dao Mechanics Talent prize, the youngest scientist ever to receive the prize.

Le Van