Research and Development

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

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      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

@article{LeeYu2014,

title = {Making a Low-Cost Soda Can Ethanol Burner for Out-of-Laboratory Flame Test Demonstrations and Experiments},

author = {Henson L. Lee Yu and Perfecto N. Domingo Jr. and Elliard Roswell S. Yanza and Armando M. Guidote Jr.},

url = {https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ed500411v},

doi = {10.1021/ed500411v},

year  = {2014},

date = {2014-10-13},

journal = {Journal of Chemistry Education},

volume = {92},

number = {1},

pages = {127-128},

abstract = {This article demonstrates how to make a low-cost ethanol burner utilizing soda cans. It burns with a light blue flame suitable for out-of-laboratory flame test demonstrations where interference from a yellow flame needs to be avoided.},

keywords = {atomic properties/structure, demonstrations, hands-on learning/manipulatives, high school/introductory chemistry},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}