ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologist Award

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The ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologist Award (AOSTA) is a triennial award that was established by the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST) in the early 1990s. It is given to scientists and technologists in ASEAN member countries whose outstanding S&T achievements have been nationally and internationally recognized.

To qualify a nominee must satisfy the following minimum criteria:

Previous recipients of AOSTA are: Yodhathai Thebtaranonth (1995, Thailand), Bienvenido Juliano (1998, Philippines), Lourdes Cruz (2001, Philippines), Looi Lai Meng (2001, Malaysia), Ariff Bongso (2005, Singapore), Sangkot Marzuki (2005, Indonesia), Caesar Saloma (2008, Philippines) and Harith Ahmad (2014, Malaysia).

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