Dr. Ha Thi Thu Chu

Ha Thi Thu Chu is a Deputy Head Department of Plant Resources, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. She got PhD degree in Natural Science from Dresden University of Technology, Germany in 2011 at the grade of Magna cum laude. Her work experience includes: Study on and characterization of the biological, chemical features and consideration for preservation and utilization of the plants; generating biogas from the biomass; research on heavy metal accumulation in plants and phytoremediation application; teaching at some universities in Vietnam. Current and previous interests of Dr. Ha consist of survey, analysis and identification of bio-active compounds in essential oil and medicinal plants; production of biogas from biomass and agricultural by-products; investigation and conduction of experiments to evaluate heavy metal tolerance and accumulation in different plant species; giving lessons and supervising some BSc. and MSc. students to carry out graduation projects.