GROUP LEADER

• Short Bio

Ngo Thi Thuy Huong is an ecology, aquaculture, ecotoxicology, and environmental health expert. She got her Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology from the University of Bayreuth in 2008. After that, she worked at the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources. She is currently employed as a lecturer/ researcher at Phenikaa University's Faculty of Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering, as well as the leader of the Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology research group. Dr. Huong has led several national and international projects in aquatic environment and ecotoxicology, environmental and natural resource management, environmental phytoremediation, and microplastics (funded by GCRF/NERC, UK; USAID/NAS, USA; VLIR-UOS, Belgium; and MoNRE and NAFOSTED, Vietnam). She is in charge of Phenikaa University's environmental science education program, "Environmental Health and Sustainable Development." She recently expanded her research to include metal speciation and bioavailability in organisms, as well as microplastic pollution and how it affects ecosystems and human health. She is always looking for new professional challenges and is firmly committed to education. She can develop teamwork, leadership, and negotiation skills and work under pressure. 

• Education

            11.2008: University of Bayreuth (Ph. D in Natural Sciences in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology)

            09.2001: Ghent University (M.S. in Science in Aquaculture)

            01.1997: Nha Trang University (Engineer in Aquaculture)

•  Experience

             05.2020 - Present: Faculty of Biotechnology, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Phenikaa University, Hanoi

             10.2016 - 04.2020: Vietnam Research Centre on Karst and Geoheritage (VCKG)/VIGMR

             02.2012 - 10.2016: Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources

          1997     -  02.2012: Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1, Bac Ninh, Vietnam 

• Research Areas

  1. 1. Environmental sciences, ecology, aquaculture techniques, freshwater algal identification and toxicity determination. Mainly, a strong background in the field of Ecotoxicology, with a focus on the toxicity of heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, and their effects on physiological conditions in animals and human beings 

     2. Environmental remediation, Medical geology, Geochemistry and Ecotoxicology

     3. Environmental and natural resources management, Waste management, Disaster mitigation and adaptation 

• Lectures

  1. 1. Ecotoxicology, Ecology, and biological treatment of pollution

     2. Environmental Technology

     3. Environmental Management

     4. Green Chemistry