8 Pinoys make it to Asian Scientist 100

The Philippines is making its rounds in the field of science. Eight Filipinos were selected to be among the 2018 edition of the “Asian Scientist 100”, a list of the top 100 noteworthy academicians, innovators, researchers, and business leaders in Asia.

The list was released by the Singapore-based Asian Scientist Magazine. To be included in this list, individuals must be recipients of a national or international prize for scientific research in 2017.

The eight honorees hailing from the Philippines include:

• Lucille V. Abad of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, a recipient of the Julian A. Banzon Medal as a 2017 Outstanding Research and Development Awardee for her research on the use of irradiated seaweed as a plant growth supplement
• Phillip A. Alviola of UP-Los Baños, who is a 2017 National Academy of Science and Technology Outstanding Young Scientist Awardee for his research on biodiversity and bat virology
• Nathaniel P. Hermosa II from UP Diliman, who received the 2017 Eduardo A. Quisumbing Medal for his research on the fundamental properties of light and light-matter interactions. He is also a recipient of the 2017 National Academy of Science and Technology Outstanding Young Scientist Award.
• Mario Antonio L. Jiz II of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), who was given a 2017 National Academy of Science and Technology Outstanding Young Scientist Award for his work on schistosomiasis, an infection that leads to significant public health problems in the Philippines
• Lanndon A. Ocampo of the Cebu Technological University, a recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Young Scientist Award from the National Academy of Science and Technology for his contribution to manufacturing sustainability and risk analysis
• Jeffrey S. Perez, a research specialist from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, who was recognized for his contribution in updating the active fault map of the country
• Rogel Mari D. Sese, who is leading the Philippines’ National Space Development Program, was commended for his outreach efforts at the Department of Science and Technology’s 30th anniversary celebrations
• Aletta T. Yñiguez of University of the Philippines-Diliman, 2017 National Academy of Science and Technology Outstanding Young Scientist Awardee for her work on “modeling the dynamics of the ocean ecosystem to build early warning systems”

According to Asian Scientist Magazine, the brilliant minds who made it to the list “represent the best of what Asia has to offer the scientific community at large”.

via GMA News Online