PNG scientist wins international award
Quoting Radio New Zealand – 24 October 2019
“A young Papua New Guinean scientist has been granted an international award for her revolutionary research in the field of agriculture.
“Yalinu Poya is pursuing her PHD in Chemistry at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom.
“She is one of 25 researchers, out of a global pool of 837 scientists, to be named Green Talent Awardees by Germany's Ministry of Education and Research.
“Ms Poya is developing a technique to streamline a process for making synthetic plant fertilisers to reduce environmental harm and high energy consumption.
“Her focus is on developing 'novel catalysts' for the synthesis of ammonia, an essential component of commercial fertilisers.
“If successful, her method would enable ammonia to be synthesised more effectively on a small scale.
“The German ministry said Ms Poya had brought a fresh perspective on addressing global challenges like climate change, food security and energy generation from renewable sources.”
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