On Monday, the US Science Envoy, Ms Geraldine L Richmond, visited Fablab (Fabrication Laboratory) Danang, a small-scale factory located at 23 Hai Ho in Hai Chau District which offers personal digital fabrication.

Ms Richmond

The purpose of her visit was to boost the bilateral scientific cooperation between the USA and Viet Nam, and to encourage young Vietnamese people to indulge in scientific activities supported by the US government.

Addressing the event, the US guest also highlighted both the opportunities and the challenges which will arise when Vietnamese students choose science and technology as their major.

Ms Richmond is President-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a Presidential appointee to the National Science Board. She is also the founder and chair of Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists (COACh), a grass-roots organisation that has provided professional training and networking for over 12,000 women scientists in the United States and developing countries.