Phan Lương Cầm
Phan Lương Cầm | |
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| Born | March 5, 1943 |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Spouse | Võ Văn Kiệt |
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| Fields | Electrochemistry and Corrosion |
| Institutions | The Vietnam Corrosion and Metal Protection Association, Hanoi University of Technology |
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Other offices held
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Phan Lương Cầm (born March 5, 1943) is a Vietnamese scientist and academic in the fields of Electrochemistry and Corrosion, widow of former Prime Minister of Vietnam Võ Văn Kiệt.
Academic and scientific work
[edit]Phan Lương Cầm was born in Hue City, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province, Vietnam. In 1965, Phan Lương Cầm worked as an associate professor at the Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam. In 1968 Cầm arrived in the former Soviet Union and studied at the Moscow State University. She also used to be a pianist when she was younger (approximately at 7-10) There, she was awarded a Ph.D for her thesis in the fields of Electrochemistry and Corrosion. On her return to Vietnam in early 1973, she resumed her academic post at the Hanoi University of Technology.
Phan Lương Cầm has led scientific works, including scientific research theses and programs at the national level, international cooperation research project such as VH-8 Project Corrosion in cooperation with the Netherlands from 1980. She has published several books, many journal and conference papers and her works have been cited many times. She is also author of a number of patents, innovations and creative solutions.
Phan Lương Cầm was a founder and director of the Corrosion and Protection Research Center - Hanoi University of Technology - from 1996 to 2008,[1] the year when she retired.
She was the first woman Professor at the Hanoi University of Technology, She was also one of the co-founders and president of the Vietnam Corrosion and Metal Protection Association (VICORRA)[2] from 1996 to 2005, and now she is its honorary president. It was the first time a woman ever served as president of an association under the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA).[3][4]
She was president of the Asian Pacific Materials and Corrosion Association from 1999 to 2001; Chairwoman of the 11th Asian Pacific Corrosion Control Conference (APCCC-11) held in Ho Chi Minh City in 1999[5][6] and member of the International Advisory Board for many other Asian Pacific Corrosion Control Conferences.[7]
Family
[edit]She was married to Võ Văn Kiệt, Prime Minister of Vietnam.[8][9]
Charity and social work
[edit]Phan Lương Cầm has been actively involved in charity and social work, especially in the field of education i.e. helping students who are too poor to attend college after being admitted to a college.[10][11][12][13] Besides donating scholarships, she helps students facing life hardships through their college years.[14]
Awards and honors
[edit]Prof. Dr. Phan Luong Cam was presented with the 1995 Kovalevskaya Award, Labor Medal[15] and various Certificates of Merits in recognition of her contributions to the cause of education, science and technology, women’s advancement and children’s protection.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Trung tâm nghiên cứu ăn mòn và bảo vệ kim loại - Trường Đại học Bách khoa Hà Nội Archived 2014-03-15 at archive.today
- ^ The International Corrosion Council members - Vietnam Corrosion and Metal Protection Association (VICORRA)
- ^ The Vietnam Corrosion and Metal Protection Association (VICORRA) Archived 2014-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Liên hiệp các Hội Khoa học và Kỹ thuật Việt Nam - The Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ THE 11th ASIAN-PACIFIC CORROSION CONTROL CONFERENCE, 1 - 5 November, 1999 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- ^ Prof. Dr. Phan Lương Cầm - Heritage of Vietnamese Scientists and Scholars
- ^ The Asian Pacific Corrosion Control Conferences (APCCC)
- ^ Arterial Boulevard Deserves The Big Name talkvietnam
- ^ Vinh Long province road renamed after late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet talkvietnam
- ^ Trao học bổng “Tiếp sức đến trường” Tuoi Tre OnlineArchived 2014-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 124 tân sinh viên nhận học bổng “Tiếp sức đến trường” Thanh Nien Online
- ^ Sinh viên với Học bổng “Tiếp sức đến trường” Tuoi Tre Online
- ^ Foreign group present bikes to poor students People's Army Newspaper Online
- ^ Hỗ trợ và giúp đỡ một số sinh viên có hoàn cảnh khó khăn trong suốt các năm học Tuoi Tre Online
- ^ “Vietnamese Professors”, Social Science Publishers - Hanoi, 2004, page 828
Selected bibliography
[edit]- Phan Lương Cam; W.A. Schultze (1985). Corrosion Science. Bach Khoa Publishers.
- Phan Lương Cam (1967). Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry. Bach Khoa Publishers.
- Phan Lương Cam (1978). Corrosion Dictionary. Bach Khoa Publishers.
- Phan Lương Cam (1978). References on Electrochemistry. Bach Khoa Publishers.
- Phan Lương Cam (1986). Electrochemistry for Lab Tests. Bach Khoa Publishers.
- Phan Lương Cam (1999). Procedure on Anti Corrosion for Offshore Oil and Gas Works in Vietnam. Bach Khoa Publishers.