Research and Development – Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry

A vital part of PIPAC’s package of services is basic and applied research conducted independently or in cooperation with client companies.

Institute Personnel and their Research Interests

- - Armando Victor M. Guidote, Jr., Ph.D.
    Research Interests:
    Organic Chemistry, Natural Products, Chemistry Education
    Click here to see the list of his publications.
  - Armando Jerome H. de Jesus, Jr., Ph.D.
    Research Interests:
    Molecular dynamics simulations, Membrane-protein interactions, Membrane protein-small molecule interactions
    Click here to see the list of his publications.
  - Ronaldo M. Fabicon, Ph.D.
    Research Interests:
    Industrial Chemistry
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  - Crisanto M. Lopez, Dr.rer.nat
    Research Interests:
    Infection Biology, Fungal Biotechnology
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  - Giselle Grace F. Lim-Co Yu Kang, Ph.D
    Research Interests:
    Biochemistry, Enzymes, Analytical Chemistry
    Click here to see the list of her publications.
  - Gilbert U. Yu, D.Eng
    Research Interests:
    Materials Science (Polymers and Supramolecules), Chemical Education, Development of Lab Experiment Modules
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  - Ian Ken D. Dimzon, Ph.D
    Research Interests:
    Applied Analytical Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Chemical Metrology
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  - Anna Carissa M. San Esteban, Ph.D
    Research Interests:
    Electrochemistry (corrosion, electrocatalytic processes); Coordination Chemistry (coordination polymers, metal-organic frameworks)
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Selected Publications

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2017

Angelo Julian E. Perez; Armando M. Guidote Jr.; Gilbert U. Yu; Michael Ner E. Mariano

Content Analysis of the Discussion of the Atom in General Chemistry Textbooks Using Evaluation Criteria Based on the Nature of Science and Philosophy of Chemistry Journal Article

In: KIMIKA, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 50-62, 2017, ISSN: 2508-0911.

Abstract | Links | Tags: chemistry education, general chemistry, history and philosophy of science, nature of science, philosophy of chemistry, textbook analysis

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title = {Content Analysis of the Discussion of the Atom in General Chemistry Textbooks Using Evaluation Criteria Based on the Nature of Science and Philosophy of Chemistry},

author = {Angelo Julian E. Perez and Armando M. Guidote Jr. and Gilbert U. Yu and Michael Ner E. Mariano},

url = {https://kimika.pfcs.org.ph/index.php/kimika/article/view/219},

doi = {10.26534/kimika.v27i2.50-62},

issn = {2508-0911},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-02-08},

journal = {KIMIKA},

volume = {27},

number = {2},

pages = {50-62},

abstract = {Evaluation criteria are adapted from previous textbook analyses on the nature of science (NOS) in general chemistry textbooks. These criteria are used to determine how certain NOS dimensions are mentioned and elaborated in those textbooks. Such dimensions emphasize that chemistry is (1) tentative, (2) empirical, (3) model-based, (4) inferential, (5) has technological products, (6) employs instrumentation, and (7) possesses social and societal dimensions. Three book chapters were read and evaluated: the first (on chemistry in general); the second (on atomic structure); and the sixth or seventh chapters (on the electronic structure of atoms). The relevant content in each textbook were rated using the following rubric: Satisfactory and Explicit (S, 2 points); Mention and Implicit (M, 1 point); and No Mention (N, 0 point). Silberberg (2009) has the highest score among the six textbooks with 12 points out of the maximum of 14. It was rated S for five criteria, the most among the six textbooks. Despite the presence of some N evaluations, all textbooks have mentioned some or all of the NOS dimensions formulated, resulting to M and S ratings. This study concludes that NOS dimensions are already present in various ways and varying degrees in each textbook.},

keywords = {chemistry education, general chemistry, history and philosophy of science, nature of science, philosophy of chemistry, textbook analysis},

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