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NIGS Quarterly
Newsletter of the National Institute of Geological Sciences
Issue No. 7
July to September 2024
Eli Maglalang
Jun 1, 20241 min read
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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NIGS Research
May 31, 20241 min read
NIGS URA participates at the 2024 ISROC Field School in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Mr. Lyndon Nawanao Jr, a University Research Associate at NIGS and an MS Geology student, was one of the full-travel grant recipients who...
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UP Iuvenis Orbis
May 31, 20241 min read
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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Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
May 28, 20242 min read
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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Bea Medina
May 14, 20241 min read
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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John Kenneth Badillo
May 10, 20242 min read
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, 20243 min read
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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Joeven Calvelo
May 7, 20241 min read
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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Mariz Alcancia
May 3, 20242 min read
IEC conducted in Sagada, Mountain Province
The DOST-funded research project titled “Project 1. Evolution of the Luzon Arc: From Igneous to Sedimentary Processes” under the program...
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NIGS Admin
Apr 23, 20241 min read
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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JP Mondala
Mar 31, 20242 min read
UP NIGS UPGAA Geology Museum: Bringing Geoscience Closer to the People
The NIGS-UPGAA Geology Museum offers an alternative venue where geosciences can be taught outside the traditional four corners of a...
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UP Geological Society
Mar 29, 20242 min read
UP Geological Society
During the first quarter of 2024, the University of the Philippines Geological Society (UP GeoSoc) undertook several activities which...
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UP Geology Majors' Society
Mar 29, 20242 min read
UP Geology Majors' Society
Applicants Batch 23A Apps’ Night Regarded as the highly anticipated event of the application process, the Apps’ Night is tasked solely to...
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UP Cwm Zena'na
Mar 28, 20243 min read
UP Cwm Zena’na
44th Anniversary of UP Cwm Zena'na For its 44th celebration, the members put together, Effloresce: Blooming in the Arms of Sisterhood as...
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Mike Ausejo
Mar 28, 20242 min read
Charting new depths: NIGS professors and students embarked on Marine Geophysics Exchange Program
Dr. Carla B. Dimalanta and Dr. Leo T. Armada, accompanied by several graduate and undergraduate students from the Rushurgent Working...
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Admin Staff
Mar 25, 20241 min read
NIGS participates in the 2024 Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill
The National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) participated in the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) held on 25 March...
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Armand Bambao
Mar 18, 20241 min read
RWG and GIGCAS forge stronger research collaborations
In January 28 to February 1, 2024, the Rushurgent Working Group (RWG) professors visited the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese...
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Admin Staff
Mar 17, 20241 min read
NIGS motorpool staff elevates skills through advanced air-conditioning training
The NIGS Motorpool Staff sharpened their expertise in an in-house training session titled, “Advanced Air-Conditioning Techniques:...
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Admin Staff
Mar 16, 20241 min read
NIGS administrative office conducts training on voucher preparation and use of the BULSA portal
The NIGS Administrative Office, headed by Dr. Noelynna T. Ramos, conducted an in-house training on “Voucher Preparation and Use of BULSA...
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Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
Mar 12, 20242 min read
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...
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