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Research Profile Biography Sketch Sponsors Thanh Research Team Research Vacancies Lab Tour Teaching Interests Science in Society Art vs Science Links UK Colloids 2011 Contact Details	Dr Thanh is very happy to be selected to take part in The Royal Society and Government Office for Science Civil Servant-Scientist Pairing Scheme 2011 on EU and International Innovation Policy, Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills -Dr Thanh was the lead exhibitor of the "Nanoscale Science: A Giant Leap for Mankind" exhibit at 350th celebration of the Royal Society at their 2010 Summer Science Exhibition in London, UK. New Scientist picks our exhibition as one of the best of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition -Dr Thanh was nominated by The Royal Society to represent The Society at the Interacademy Panel (IAP) confererence of young leader in STI at the world economic forum's "Meeting of the New Champions 2008" in Tianjin, China, September 2008. She was invited to be a discussion leader in "The Next Wave for Nanotechnology" panel at the conference. -MP-Scientist Pairing Scheme In November 2007, Dr Thanh was paired with Mr Andrew Miller, Chair of the Commons Science & Technology Select Committee, Labour MP for Ellesmeer Port and Neston Mr Miller has spent a day to synthesise nanoparticles in Dr Thanh's lab. He said: “The research on magnetic nanoparticles and their properties and potential applications in biomolecular and medical research being undertaken by Dr Nguyen T. K. Thanh and her team is, for many lay people, very hard to comprehend. I doubt whether more than a handful of my Parliamentary colleagues realise the potential benefit to human health arising from this research and it is vitally important that more is done to inform the whole society of its value." Was invited to Global Challenges Solutions from Science, RSC’s Parliamentary Links Event, June 2011, The house of Commons, London, UK Was invited to UK Launch of the International Year of Chemistry, January 2011, Palace of Westminster, London, UK Demonstrated how to make nanoparticles to public on Family Fund Day (4/2010) and Member Day (5/2010) at Royal Institution of Great Britain Gave a Christmas Biology Lecture entitled: "NanoMagic" to sixth-form students, School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, December 2008. Provided hand-on activities at BA Festival, Liverpool, (09/2008)Gave a lecture at The Association for Science Education (AES) annual conference in January, (2008) Supervised 10 summer high school students organised by Nuffield Foundation, (2007-date)

Dr Thanh is very happy to be selected to take part in The Royal Society and Government Office for Science Civil Servant-Scientist Pairing Scheme 2011 on EU and International Innovation Policy, Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills

-Dr Thanh was the lead exhibitor of the "Nanoscale Science: A Giant Leap for Mankind" exhibit at 350th celebration of the Royal Society at their 2010 Summer Science Exhibition in London, UK. New Scientist picks our exhibition as one of the best of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition

-Dr Thanh was nominated by The Royal Society to represent The Society at the Interacademy Panel (IAP) confererence of young leader in STI at the world economic forum's "Meeting of the New Champions 2008" in Tianjin, China, September 2008. She was invited to be a discussion leader in "The Next Wave for Nanotechnology" panel at the conference.

-MP-Scientist Pairing Scheme

In November 2007, Dr Thanh was paired with Mr Andrew Miller, Chair of the Commons Science & Technology Select Committee, Labour MP for Ellesmeer Port and Neston

Mr Miller has spent a day to synthesise nanoparticles in Dr Thanh's lab. He said: “The research on magnetic nanoparticles and their properties and potential applications in biomolecular and medical research being undertaken by Dr Nguyen T. K. Thanh and her team is, for many lay people, very hard to comprehend. I doubt whether more than a handful of my Parliamentary colleagues realise the potential benefit to human health arising from this research and it is vitally important that more is done to inform the whole society of its value."

Was invited to Global Challenges Solutions from Science, RSC’s Parliamentary Links Event, June 2011, The house of Commons, London, UK

Was invited to UK Launch of the International Year of Chemistry, January 2011, Palace of Westminster, London, UK

Demonstrated how to make nanoparticles to public on Family Fund Day (4/2010) and Member Day (5/2010) at Royal Institution of Great Britain

Gave a Christmas Biology Lecture entitled: "NanoMagic" to sixth-form students, School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, December 2008.

Provided hand-on activities at BA Festival, Liverpool, (09/2008)Gave a lecture at The Association for Science Education (AES) annual conference in January, (2008)

Supervised 10 summer high school students organised by Nuffield Foundation, (2007-date)