The Vietnam Education Foundation 2011 Annual Report

Page 156 Annual Report 2011
APPENDIX 18:
VISITING SCHOLAR ALUMNI (28)
As of September 30, 2011
SUMMARY: As of the fall 2011, 28 Visiting Scholars completed their programs and returned to Vietnam. While
each Visiting Scholar program has a duration of five to 12 months, VEF may approve a Visiting Scholar to extend
his/her program beyond one year while remaining under VEF visa sponsorship as long as the U.S. host institution
offers full financial support. An asterisk (*) in the table below indicates such an extended program.
The average training period for the 28 Visiting Scholars is ten months. During their programs in the United States,
besides the research activities that may have constituted part of their program, most of the Visiting Scholars also
conducted observations, attended conferences and workshops, and joined other professional development
activities.
The table below is organized alphabetically by name, presented in Vietnamese order; specifically, the LAST
(Family) name is followed by the Middle name(s) and then the First (Given) name. The cohort year designation
indicates the fall of the academic year that the Visiting Scholar began his or her program. The field expertise in
the table is based on the Visiting Scholar’s doctoral degree. The brief description of the training program is
primarily based on the Visiting Scholar’s application and final report.
Visiting Scholar Alumni (28)
#
Name
(LAST
Middle
First)
Gender
Cohort
Year
Residence
in Vietnam
Field of
Expertise
Current Position, Location
U.S. Host
Institution,
Location
Description of
Training Program
Training
Dates
(mm/dd/yyyy)
1
2
BACH
Quoc
Khanh
CHAU
Minh Khoi
M 2010 Hanoi
M 2008 Can Tho
Electric Power
Systems
Soil Biology
and Soil
Fertility
Lecturer, Hanoi University
of Science and
Technology, Hanoi
Lecturer, Can Tho
University, Can Tho
Institute for
Energy Systems,
Economics, and
Sustainability,
Florida State
University,
Tallahassee, FL
University of
California at
Davis, Davis, CA
(1) Research on power
system quality and
distributed generation
(2) Attend workshops
on power systems
(1) Research on soil
organic matter
turnover under
integrated farming
systems
(2) Attend training
courses on organic
farming practices
9/1/2010 to
8/31/2011
7/31/2008 to
7/30/2009