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DOST boosts efforts to strengthen 'lifeline structures'
The Department of Science and Technology has tapped the University of the Philippines experts to help in the ongoing structural inspection of some 60 so called "lifeline structures" in Metro Manila. This is in line with measures to ensure their integrity during calamities. Moreover, this is also in preparation for the "Big One", the earthquake that might hit Metro Manila and nearby areas.
Dr. Marlon T. Conato, awarded as the Outstanding Young Scientist in Chemistry
Congratulations to Dr. Carlo A. Arcilla for being chosen as one of the Asia’s Top 100 scientists!
We would also like to give our utmost congratulations to the 10 Filipino scientists and researchers who were included in the prestigious list of The Asian Scientist magazine’s Asian Scientist 100. 🎉🎉🎉
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/10/10/2048486/11-pinoy-scientists-among-asias-top-100
WHO IS DR. CARLO A. ARCILLA?
Dr. Carlo A. Arcilla is a B.S. Geology graduate from the University of the Philippines Diliman and has earned his Masters and Doctoral degree on Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences from the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Through his experiences, he has gained expertise on various topics including: high-temperature geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology and mineral resource assessment and is also a distinguished PMRC Competent Person in Geology.
Dr. Arcilla continues to exhibit excellence as a geologist by juggling his responsibilities as the current DOST-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) Director, as a professor at the National Institute of Geological Science (NIGS), University of the Philippines and as the laboratory head of the Earth Materials Science Laboratories.
5th DOST National Research and Development Conference
Concrete Petrography as an assessment tool in ensuring quality and health of concrete used in buildings, bridges, and roads, was featured at the DOST 5th National Research and Development Conference on November 10, 2020. This innovation was presented by one of the senior geologists of the EMS-CP Laboratory, Jeremy James Jimenez.
Watch here
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