Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Doan Le Hoang Tan, 33, deputy director of the Centre for Innovative Materials and Architectures under the Vietnam National University-HCM City, was recently honoured as one of the 10 outstanding young scientists, making him one of the The award is handed out by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Ministry of Science and Technology to recognise successful research of young scientists in information and technology, medicine, biology, the environment and new materials. Taan was honoured after he researched and developed metal-organic framework material and biodegradable nano-silica material and used the materials in environmental and biomedical treatment.