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
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  - Armando Jerome H. de Jesus, Jr., Ph.D.
    Research Interests:
    Molecular dynamics simulations, Membrane-protein interactions, Membrane protein-small molecule interactions
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  - 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
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  - 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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2020

Charlotte Kendra Z. Gotangco; Jean Meir Jardeleza; Crisanto M. Lopez; Elirozz Carlie D. Labaria; Julia Wickert; Fathmath Shadiya

Factors influencing disaster risk and resilience education in Asian HEIs Journal Article

In: International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 2020, ISSN: 1759-5908.

Abstract | Links | Tags: disaster resilience, disaster risk, disaster risk management, education, higher education institutions

@article{Gotangco2020,

title = {Factors influencing disaster risk and resilience education in Asian HEIs},

author = {Charlotte Kendra Z. Gotangco and Jean Meir Jardeleza and Crisanto M. Lopez and Elirozz Carlie D. Labaria and Julia Wickert and Fathmath Shadiya },

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJDRBE-05-2020-0040/full/html},

doi = {10.1108/IJDRBE-05-2020-0040},

issn = {1759-5908},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-11-18},

journal = {International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment},

abstract = {Purpose

Educational initiatives can provide the crucial foundation for capacity-building of stakeholders in the field of disaster risk management and disaster resilience. The purpose of this paper is to scope current initiatives to deliver disaster risk and resilience education (DRRE) in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Asia and explore factors that serve as barriers or as opportunities for promoting DRRE.



Design/methodology/approach

This study implemented mixed methods – scoping of existing programs of Asian universities, an online survey and a small-group workshop of Asian HEI representatives – and explored both the development and implementation phases of degree programs and coursework and other educational initiatives. Primarily involved were country partners of the Erasmus + CABARET network (CApacity-Building in Asia for Resilience EducaTion).



Findings

Results reflect that most of the existing formal degree programs are at the graduate level though a wide range of courses and research opportunities exist for both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Findings underscore the importance of institutional support from university leaders as a key factor for overcoming barriers, given the resources and logistics needed by DRRE as an interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral endeavor. Universities who participated in the small-group workshop gave mixed feedback on the level of adequacy of the potential drivers for DRRE, which indicates the need to level off capacities and expertise in the region.



Originality/value

This study provides a baseline assessment of DRRE currently lacking for the region, with recommendations for how to further build capacities of Asian HEIs.},

keywords = {disaster resilience, disaster risk, disaster risk management, education, higher education institutions},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}