Winners of the 2012 Young Scientist Award announced

 

13 July 2012

The Prosper.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award in Sustainable Development is given annually to young scientists or researchers, based in the Asia-Pacific region, who have made significant contributions in the area of Sustainable Development. The award is open to those researchers who completed their Ph.D. recently (within a span of 5 years) and are engaged in graduate education and research activities that emphasize sustainable development.

For 2012, awards were given in Sustainable Infrastructure, Sustainable Consumption and Production, and Health with a Focus on Poverty Eradication.

The three winners and six runners-up presented their research at a symposium held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, on 11 July 2012, and were honoured with awards the same day.

The list of winners and runners-up follows.

CATEGORY: SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

Winner: Tanapon Phenrat
Naresuan University, Thailand
Research area: Groundwater and soil remediation
 
First runner up: Supriya Pillay
University of New South Wales, Australia
Research area: Photovoltaics and plasmonics for renewable energy
 
Second runner up: Jianhua Guo
Beijing University of Technology
Research area: Wastewater treatment and energy saving
 

CATEGORY: SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

Winner: Jun Yang
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, SIBS
Research area: Sweet potato genetic transformation for environment-friendly production
 
First runner up: Rajeev Pratap Singh
Banaras Hindu University, India
Research Area: Agricultural utilization of organic waste
 
Second runner up: Kunchit Judprasong
Mahidol University, Thailand
Research area: Biodiversity of food and nutrition
 

CATEGORY: HEALTH WITH A FOCUS ON POVERTY ERADICATION

Winner: Yodi Mahendradhata
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Research area: Poverty-related diseases, especially TB, malaria and dengue
 
First runner up: Thu Anh Nguyen
Medical Committee Netherlands Vietnam
Research area: Health and livelihood support for poverty eradication
 
Second runner up: Jianfen Liang
China Agricultural University
Research area: Improving human minerals nutrition with food approach
 

Winners are chosen on the basis of 3 criteria: number of citations, number and quality of publications and patents, and documented social impact. They receive a cash award and are offered a fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation which provides travel and living expenses to spend up to eighteen months collaborating with any research group of the recipient’s choosing in Germany.

More information on ProSPER.Net available here.

For more information:
ProSPER.Net-Scopus Awards Secretariat 
ysa[at]ias.unu.edu