“No research without action, no action without research” - Kurt Lewin
Dr Nguyen Thi Mai was born in 1992 in VinhPhuc. She obtained his bachelor degree and master degree from Hanoi National University of Education in the field of Inorganic Chemistry in 2014 and 2016, respectively. In 2023, she got a Ph.D. degree Graduate University of Science and Technology in the field Materials for Electronics. Since December 2016, she has been working as a researcher at the Institute of Materials Science (IMS), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). She is possesses a strong foundation and extensive experience in the fields of quantum simulation. Her current interests are developing and studying hydrogen adsorption on transition metal alloy nanoparticle systems. She is the author and co-author of publications in renowned SCIE journals, including Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Chemical Physics Letters, RSC Advances, etc..
Education
Ph.D, Materials Science, Department of Materials and Energy Science, Graduate University of Science and Technology (2017-2023)
M.Sc, Department of Chemistry, Hanoi National University of Education (2014-2016)
B.Sc, Department of Chemistry, Hanoi National University of Education (2010-2014)
Publications
1. Nguyen Van Dang, Ngo Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Mai, Son Tung Ngo, Phung Thi Thu, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Hydrogen adsorption and dissociation on AunY (n = 1–12) nanoclusters: a DFT investigation, RSC Advances, 15, 30, 24668-24678, 2025.
2. Thu Thi Phung, Nguyen Thi Huyen, Nguyen Thi Giang, Nguyen Minh Thu, Nguyen Thanh Son, Tung Hoang Nguyen, Ngo Thi Lan, Tung Ngo, Nguyen Thi Mai, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Unraveling Hydrogen Adsorption on Transition Metal-Doped [Mo3S13 ]2– Clusters: Insights from Density Functional Theory Calculations, ACS Omega, 9 (18), 20467-20476, 2024.
3. Nguyen Thi Mai, Tran Dang Thanh, Do Hung Manh, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, Ngo Thi Lan, Phung Thi Thu and Nguyen Thanh Tung, Stability and magnetic properties of transition metal (V, Cr, Mn, and Fe) doped cobalt oxide clusters: a density functional theory investigation, RSC Advance, 14, 36031-36039, 2024.
4. Ngo Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Mai, Duong Duc La, Son Tung Ngo, Nguyen Minh Tam, Nguyen Van Dang, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Exploring hydrogen adsorption on nanocluster sysems: Insights from DFT calculations of Au9M2+ (M = Sc-Ni), Chemical Physics Letters, 831, 140838, 2023.
5. Ngo Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Mai, Ngo Tuan Cuong, Phung Thi Hong Van, Duong Duc La, Nguyen Minh Tam, Son Tung Ngo, and Nguyen Thanh Tung, Density Functional Study of Size-Dependent Hydrogen Adsorption on AgnCr (n = 1−12) Clusters, ACS Omega, 7(42), 37379-37387, 2022.
6. Nguyen Thi Mai, Ngo Thi Lan, Thien Y Vu, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Huong Thi Thu Phung, A computationally afordable approach for accurate prediction of the binding afnity of JAK2 inhibitors, Journal of Molecular Modelling, 28, 163, 2022.
7. Thu Thi Phung, Mai Thi Nguyen, Lien Thi Pham, Lan Thi Ngo, and Tung Thanh Nguyen, Edge magnetization and thermally induced spin current in nanostructured graphene, J. Phys: Condens. Matter, 34, 315801, 2022.
8. Ngo Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Mai, Duong Duc La, Nguyen Minh Tam, Son Tung Ngo, Ngo Tuan Cuong, Nguyen Van Dang, Thu Thi Phung, Nguyen Thanh Tung, DFT investigation of Au9M2+ nanoclusters (M = Sc-Ni): The magnetic superatomic behavior of Au9Cr2+, Chemical Physics Letters, 793, 139451, 2022.
9. Nguyen Thi Mai, Ngo Thi Lan, Ngo Tuan Cuong, Nguyen Minh Tam, Son Tung Ngo, Thu Thi Phung, Nguyen Van Dang and Nguyen Thanh Tung, Systematic Investigation of the Structure, Stability, and Spin Magnetic Moment of CrMn Clusters (M = Cu, Ag, Au, and n = 2−20) by DFT Calculations, ACS omega, 31, 20341, 2021.
10. Ngo Tuan Cuong, Nguyen Thi Mai, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Ngo Thi Lan, Long Van Duong, Minh Tho Nguyen, and Nguyen Minh Tam, The binary aluminum scandium clusters AlxScy with x + y = 13: when is the icosahedron retained? RSC Adv, 11, 40072, 2021.
11. Mai, N. T. Ngo, S. T. Lievens, P. Janssens, E. Thanh Tung, N, Photofragmentation Patterns of Cobalt Oxide Cations ConOm(+) (n = 5-9, m = 4-13): From Oxygen-Deficient to Oxygen-Rich Species, J Phys Chem A, 124, 37, 7333-7339, 2020.
12. Nguyen Thi Mai, Ngo Thi Lan, Thien Y Vu, Phuong Thi Mai Duong, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Huong Thi Thu Phung, Estimation of the ligand-binding free energy of checkpoint kinase 1 via non-equilibrium MD simulations, Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 100, 107648, 2020.
13. Chuc T. Nguyen, Tuan M. Duong, Mai Nguyen, Quyen T. Nguyen, Anh D. Nguyen, Ung Thi Dieu Thuy, Quang Duc Truong, Tung T. Nguyen, Quang Liem Nguyen, Phong D. Tran, Structure and electrochemical property of amorphous molybdenum selenide H2-evolving catalysts prepared by a solvothermal synthesis, Journal of hydrogen energy, 44, 26, 13273-13283, 2019.
14. Nguyen Minh Tam, Nguyen Thi Mai, Hung Tan Pham, Ngo Tuan Cuong and Nguyen Thanh Tung, Ultimate Manipulation of Magnetic Moments in the Golden Tetrahedron Au20 with a Substitutional 3d Impurity, Physical Chemistry C, 122, 28, 16256-16264, 2018.
15. Nguyen Thi Mai, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Phan Thi Thuy, Nguyen Thi Minh Hue, Ngo Tuan Cuong, A theoretical investigation on SinMn2+ Clusters (n = 1–10): Geometry, stability, and magnetic properties, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 1117, 124-129, 2017.