Two UP NIGS professors receive 2024 Hayag Award
Associate Professor Dr. Jillian Aira Gabo-Ratio and Professor Dr. Mario Aurelio of UP NIGS received the “2024 HAYAG: Pagpupugay sa...
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NIGS Quarterly
Newsletter of the National Institute of Geological Sciences
Issue No. 6
April to June 2024
In this Issue:
Awards & Recognition
UP Iuvenis Orbis
- May 31
- 1 min
Graduate and undergraduate students receive the UP Geology Merit Award
Conceptualized in 2001, the UP Geology Merit Award (UPGMA) is a cash award program for UP NIGS students who distinguish themselves in...
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NIGS Admin
- Apr 23
- 1 min
Undergraduate students receive the Dr. George C. Bacuta Thesis Grant
Three (3) undergraduate students are this year's recipients of the Dr. George C. Bacuta Undergraduate Thesis Grant. Cluster 1: SIPOY,...
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Academic Activities
Mike Ausejo
- Jun 24
- 1 min
Bridging Borders: NIGS Professors at the Taiwan-Philippines Summit
The Taiwan-Philippines Summit on Active Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Marine, and Environmental Disasters was hosted by the National Chung...
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Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
- May 28
- 2 min
Geol 273 (Advanced Mineral Deposits) fieldwork in Benguet and Zambales
MS Geology students enrolled in Geology 273 (Advanced Mineral Deposits) class conducted fieldwork in Benguet and Zambales last May 18-19...
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Joeven Calvelo
- May 7
- 1 min
Geol 135 (Earth History) class fieldwork in La Union and Pangasinan
Undergraduate students from the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) participated in a fieldwork expedition for their Geology...
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Research
NIGS Research
- Jun 30
- 4 min
Latest Publications
Cantillep, A.M.F., Ramos, N.T., & Rimando, J.M. (2024). Morphometric Evaluation of the Relative Uplift Rates along the Vigan–Aggao Fault...
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John Kenneth Badillo
- May 10
- 2 min
Ongoing collaboration between UP-NIGS and GIGCAS
On the 6th of May 2024, researchers and faculty members from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (GIGCAS)...
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JP Mondala
- May 7
- 3 min
Fieldwork with Dr. Tomoki Kase: Molluscs, otoliths, forams and all things paleontological!
Members of the Nannoworks Laboratory (Dr. Allan Gil Fernando, David Policarpio and John Paul Mondala), along with visiting paleontologist Dr
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NIGS Lecture Series
Bea Medina
- May 14
- 1 min
Embedded Systems, IoT, and Remote Monitoring and Control for Water Resource Applications
On May 14, 2024, Dr. James C. Peyton Jones delivered a talk for the 61st NIGS Lecture Series at the NIGS Seminar Room at 3:30 PM.
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JD Dianala
- Jan 12
- 1 min
Mapping earthquake damage and landslides using radar satellite observations
Remote sensing specialist Dr. Eleanor Ainscoe visited NIGS to give a lecture on "Mapping earthquake damage and landslides using radar...
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Joeven Calvelo
- Jan 8
- 1 min
Tracking ENSO Variability Using Annually Banded Coral from Northern Luzon, Philippines
On December 14, 2023, Dr. Kevin L. Garas presented a talk entitled “Tracking ENSO Variability Using Annually Banded Coral from Northern...
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Training & Other Activities
Lyndon Nawanao Jr.
- Jun 30
- 1 min
GEAR Lab conducts QGIS training for Caloocan City LGU personnel
GEAR Lab held a 2-day QGIS training for the Caloocan City Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) and City Planning last 27-28 June...
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Mike Ausejo
- Jun 17
- 1 min
NIGS graduate students embark on an international internship journey
In 2015, the Ministry of Education of Taiwan launched the Taiwan Experience Education Program (TEEP), which is a short-term internship...
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Eli Maglalang
- Jun 1
- 1 min
Empowering Tomorrow's Experts: NIGS Graduate Students Participate in ISA Contractor Training Program
Ms. Elisha Jane M. Maglalang, Ms. Faye Anne De Leon, Ms. Chelsi Grace Mendoza, and Ms. Kristine Joy Motol, graduate students from the...
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Student Activities
UP Cwm Zena'na
- Jun 30
- 2 min
UP Cwm Zena’na
UPCZ Annual Election During the month of April, the organization conducts its annual election for their coordinating body. Part of the...
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UP Iuvenis Orbis
- Jun 30
- 2 min
UP Iuvenis Orbis Geological Fraternity
The Iuvenis Orbis Geological Fraternity (IOGF) wrapped up the second semester of Academic Year 2024 with showings of academic excellence...
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UP Geological Society
- Jun 30
- 3 min
UP Geological Society
National Geology Congress (NGC) The University of the Philippines Geological Society (UP GeoSoc) successfully hosted the 2024 National...
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UP Geology Majors' Society
- Jun 30
- 3 min
UP Geology Majors' Society
Alternative Classroom Learning Experience (ACLE) On May 26, 2024, UP GeMS partook in the university-wide conduct of the Alternative...
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