The Arts and Sciences’ Continuing Response to the Challenges of our Times
Program
The goal of this year’s SFRC is to highlight continued efforts of CAS students and faculty REPS to contribute to knowledge development in their respective fields of study and to support multisectoral responses to local and national issues, particulary in the time of a global pandemic.
Nov 9 (Monday)
Opening Ceremony and Plenary Sessions Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Mark Oliver S. Llangco |
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09:00-09:15 | Opening & Welcome |
09:15-09:45 |
First Plenary Talk DR. CESAR NADALA Co-founder and V.P. Research & Development Diagnostics for the Real World (DRW) Ltd. Moderator: Prof. Angella Melissa Carlos |
09:45-10:15 |
Second Plenary Talk DR. EMMANUEL S. BAJA Research Professor Institute of Clinical Epidemiology National Institutes of Health, UP Manila Moderator: Dr. Annabelle T. Abrera |
Parallel Sessions and Poster Viewing | |
10:30-12:00 | Parallel Sessions (Oral Presentations) |
01:00 – 01:30 | Opening of Virtual Poster Gallery |
Nov 16 (Monday)
Plenary Session and Closing Ceremonies Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Ronilo Jose D. Flores |
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09:00-09:30 |
Third Plenary Talk DR. RENZO GUINTO Chief Planetary Doctor PH Lab Moderator: Mr. Rayven P. Aledo |
09:45-11:15 | Invited Talks |
11:30-11:45 | Awarding & Closing |
Plenary Speakers

Dr. Emmanuel S. Baja
Research Professor
Exposure Assessment, Epidemiology, and Risk Lab, NIH UP Manila

Dr. Cesar Nadala
VP, Research and Development
Diagnostics for the Real World, Ltd.

Dr. Renzo Guinto
Chief Planetary Doctor
PH Lab
Invited Speakers
Dr. Marvin A. Albao | Computational Approaches to Materials Science Problems: Investigation of Impurity-driven Enhanced Nucleation of Aluminum Chains on Si-based Surfaces Using Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations |
Dr. Eduardo C. Cuansing, Jr. | Pumping Electrons in a Nanojunction Using Time-Varying Gates |
Dr. Alvin Karlo G. Tapia | Charge Transport Properties in Disordered Systems in the Low-frequency Regions |
Dr. Nonnatus S. Bautista | Diversity in Vitex negundo L.: Morphological, Genetic, Histochemical and Molecular Characterization |
Dr. Jaderick P. Pabico | Generation of a Probabilistic Volcanic Ashfall Hazard Map of the 2020 Taal Eruption |
Dr. Jomar F. Rabajante | Journeys and Challenges: UPLB Biomath COVID-19 Response |
Posters
Indoor Localization using Wireless Access Points in the Physical Sciences Building, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Hydrogen Adsorption on and Absorption in Palladium/Vanadium surface: A Density Functional Theory Study
Judges
Poster Paper Presentation
Dr. Joan Cecilia C. Casila
Dr. Pamela Custodio
Dr. Francisco B.Elegado
Oral Paper Presentation
(Junior Faculty Category)
Prof. Girlie Nora Abrigo
Dr. Ranzivelle Marianne Roxas-Villanueva
Prof. Winifredo B. Dagli
Oral Paper Presentation
(Senior Faculty Category)
Dr. Darwin Putungan
Dr. Jey-R Ventura
Dr. Nina M. Cadiz
Organizing Committee
CAS Research Committee Chair