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NIGS Quarterly
Newsletter of the National Institute of Geological Sciences
Issue No. 8-9
October 2024 to March 2025

NIGS Conducts Psychological First Aid Training for Faculty and Staff
UP-NIGS conducted Psychological First Aid Training to equip faculty and staff with skills to support distressed individuals effectively.
Kristine Velasquez
Mar 261 min read
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NIGS Holds Town Hall Assembly for BS Geology Students
Faculty, staff, and BS Geology students of UP-NIGS gathered for the Town Hall Assembly.
Kristine Velasquez
Mar 251 min read
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UP-NIGS Partners with Balangiga LGU for Resilient Development
UP-NIGS and LGU Balangiga team up for watershed studies, 3D mapping, and disaster resilience.
Chelo Pascua
Feb 252 min read
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Geol 120 (Stratigraphy and Sedimentology) class fieldwork in the Ilocos Region
The annual Geology 120 fieldwork in the Ilocos Region was conducted last November 8 to 11, 2024. The undergraduate students from the...
Joeven Calvelo
Feb 141 min read
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GEAR Lab Hosts the IGCP 725 Annual Meeting in the Philippines
The Geomorphology and Active Tectonics Research (GEAR) Laboratory organized the second annual meeting of the International Geoscience...
Lyndon Nawanao Jr.
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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Nannoworks Laboratory at International Conferences
From July to September 2024, members of the Nannoworks Laboratory presented at various international conferences in Korea, the United...
Nannoworks Lab
Sep 20, 20243 min read
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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...
Mike Ausejo
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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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...
Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
May 28, 20242 min read
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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...
Joeven Calvelo
May 7, 20241 min read
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Akita University and Kyushu University professors visit UPD NIGS and the Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering
On February 28, 2024, Dr. Akira Imai from Kyushu University, Dr. Pearlyn Manalo, and Dr. Atsushi Shibayama from Akita University visited...
Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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Geology 200 (Undergraduate Thesis) students conduct fieldwork in Northern and Central Luzon
Senior undergraduate students and researchers from the Geomorphology and Active Tectonics Research (GEAR) laboratory conducted coastal...
Lyndon Nawanao Jr.
Feb 17, 20241 min read
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Taiwanese Geoscience Talks 2024
A group of professors from three universities, namely National Chung Cheng University, National Cheng Kung University, and National...
Armand Bambao
Jan 27, 20241 min read
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Talk: Marine magnetics in complex basins – what we learned from the Caribbean
Dr. Jérôme Dyment from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France visited the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) on...
Armand Bambao
Oct 2, 20231 min read
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Geology 215 (Advanced Field Mapping) class fieldwork and IEC in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Graduate students from the National Institute of Geological Sciences conducted their advanced field mapping from July 30 - August 11,...
John Esteban Cari
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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Undergraduate Students Participate in a Leadership Exchange Program in Singapore
by Angelica Africa, Raymond Gallego, Alena Taldua, Alon Vallespin Photos: Alena Taladua Five students from the National Institute of...
Angelica Africa
Sep 30, 20232 min read
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Geol 170 (Field Geology) fieldwork in Tablas Island, Romblon
The Geology 170 class conducted a field mapping in Tablas Island, Romblon last July 18 to 28, 2023. The fieldwork aims to enhance the...
John Kenneth Badillo
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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Geol 250 (Igneous Petrology) fieldwork in Zambales
The Geology 250 (Igneous Petrology) class, under the supervision of Dr. Betchaida Payot and Dr. Gabriel Theophilus Valera, conducted...
Noel Patrick Soberano
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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Geol 273 (Advanced Mineral Deposits) fieldwork in Mankayan, Benguet
The Geology 273 (Advanced Mineral Deposits) class conducted fieldwork in the Baguio-Mankayan mineral district last May 25-28, 2023. The...
Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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Geol 197 fieldwork in Ore Asia Mining and Development Corporation
The Geology 197 (Special Topics in Geology: Geochemical Techniques Applied to Hydrothermal Deposits) class conducted fieldwork in Ore...
Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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Geol 154 (Volcanology) fieldwork in Rizal, Laguna, and Batangas
The Geology 154 (Volcanology) THY class under Dr. Sandra G. Catane conducted fieldwork on 19-21 May 2023 which aims to apply the concepts...
Erizza Rose Santos
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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