In case some still doubt that the Philippines has already sent its first eye in the sky into space, maybe a second microsatellite would make them believe it is so.
‘WE [the Philippines] do not want to be left out…we want to build our space technology capability” in order for the country to benefit from it, Science Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña declared after Maya-1 cube satellite (CubeSat), the second Philippine satellite, was deployed from the International Space Station on the afternoon of August 10.
(AUG. 3)—UP National Institute of Physics (NIP) professor Maricor N. Soriano, PhD, received the 2018 Outstanding R&D Awards for the Emerging Technology Category from Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD).
The award is open to all research and development (R&D) projects undertaken for the last three years by Filipino scientists, researchers and engineers from universities and colleges, R&D institutions, and private industries under DOST-PCIEERD’s sectoral concerns clustered into four categories: Industrial Technology, Energy, Utilities and Systems, Emerging Technology, and Special Concerns.
Soriano was awarded for her research project “Integration of ARRAS and CRAVAT Tools,” a DOST funded project under the program Coral Reef Assessment and Visualization-Advanced Tools or CRAVAT.
According to Soriano, CRAVAT is a two-year project (2014-2016) with the objective of developing coral reef monitoring tools that can go deeper, see wider, analyze higher-dimensional data, and process data faster. The CRAVAT program and its predecessor the Automated Rapid Reef Assessment System (ARRAS) are programs for local governments and environmental monitoring agencies for coral reef monitoring that are easy to acquire, use and maintain. To date, outputs of the CRAVAT and ARRAS projects are being used by 28 different agencies (local governments, schools and non-government organizations).
Soriano added that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources supplied additional funding to allow training of its regional officers in the use of these technologies. Soriano’s team has obtained videos and produced maps covering 2000 km of coral reefs out of the estimated 10,000 km of coastlines with reefs in the Philippines. The permanent visual records can be used as a baseline to monitor changes in the coastal marine resources.
Soriano and her team was awarded with a trophy and a cheque worth P300,000 during PCIEERD’s 8th anniversary celebration on June 29 at Novotel Manila, Araneta Center.
A Professor 7 at NIP, Soriano earned her PhD in Physics from UPD in 1997. Her research interest is in color, video and image processing. She has collaborated with marine scientists to create tools to visualize coral reefs, with museums to digitally preserve and analyze paintings, and with public health experts to create smartphone-based tools for microscopic diagnosis.
For her multidisciplinary work, she was recognized in 2006 as Outstanding Young Scientist in Applied Physics by the National Academy of Science and Technology-Philippines; one of nine Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service in 2013; and the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship by the UK government in 2015.
Source: https://upd.edu.ph/physics-professor-bags-top-pcieerd-rd-award/
Since 1908, the UP College of Education has been the torchbearer of the education of the students from the grade school up to graduate studies. It has also been the center for national teacher education.
The 2018 UP General Alumni Homecoming, annually hosted by the UP Alumni Association (UPAA), will have for its theme “Mga Haligi ng Lahi” (“Pillars of the Nation”). The reunion will be held on August 18, 2018, Saturday, at 3:00 p.m., at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, R. Magsaysay Ave., UP Diliman, Quezon City.
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The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors is the grand prize winner of the Sing! Berlin International Choir Competition and Festival.
BPI Asset Management and Trust Corp. appointed chief operating officer Sheila Marie Tan as its new president and chief executive effective July 1, 2018.
The members of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Edmonton invite interested parties to apply for grants from our UPAAE-PLACE Grant Fund.
We are interested in supporting academic and educational projects undertaken by individuals and groups whose lives had been and continue to be adversely affected by Typhoon Haiyan, also known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda.
We are looking to fund five different projects such as (but not limited to):
● Completion of a degree, diploma, or certification,
● Fulfilment of eligibility requirements to practice a trade or profession,
● Skills development of members of a community or organization to perform better
services, and
● Capability build-up for the rehabilitation of affected communities.
We value projects that:
● Improve the quality of life of the underserved and often overlooked members of the community, or
● Encourage community-building, collaboration and cooperation, or
● Raise the level of social awareness and sense of responsibility for the environment, or
● Evoke generosity, optimism, and commitment.
Award
There will be one award of $1,000 and four of $500 each (in Canadian dollars).
Important Dates
The deadline for 2018 applications is Friday, August 10, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Applications after this deadline will not be considered.
A Screening Panel will review all project proposals. All applicants will be notified of the results by email on Monday, September 3, 2018. A public announcement of successful awardees will be made thereafter.
Further Inquiries
For information, contact UPAAE Secretariat, by e-mail [email protected] .
UPAAE-PLACE Grant Application Form
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