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NIGS Quarterly
Newsletter of the National Institute of Geological Sciences
Issue No. 7
July to September 2024
NIGS Research
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Dr. Mario Aurelio is re-elected as Chair of the Training Sub-group of the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority
In 2023, Dr. Aurelio was re-elected for a second term as Chair of the Training sub-group of the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) of...
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Admin Staff
Feb 28, 20241 min read
NIGS motorpool staff and building attendants enhance typing skills
The NIGS Motorpool Staff and Building Attendants enhanced their typing skills through in-house Typing Skills training sessions...
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NIGS Research
Feb 27, 20241 min read
Dr. Alyssa Peleo-Alampay and NIGS alumni receive the Philippine Federation of Professional Associations (PFPA) Distinction and Excellence Award
UP NIGS proudly congratulates Dr. Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay, and Alumni Dr. Francisco G. Delfin and Mr. Ciceron A. Angeles, Jr. on...
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Lyndon Nawanao Jr.
Feb 17, 20241 min read
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...
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Armand Bambao
Jan 27, 20241 min read
Taiwanese Geoscience Talks 2024
A group of professors from three universities, namely National Chung Cheng University, National Cheng Kung University, and National...
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JD Dianala
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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, 20241 min read
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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Antero Borja
Jan 8, 20241 min read
Consequences of fluid-rock chemical exchanges during mantle peridotite alteration: insights from the Samail ophiolite and the Oman drilling project
On November 28, 2024, Dr. James Andrew M. Leong gave a talk for the 53rd NIGS Lecture Series, entitled “Consequences of fluid-rock...
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Yel Santiago
Jan 8, 20241 min read
Coastal hazards, tsunamis, volcanic risk research by NTU-Earth Observatory of Singapore academics
Last October 27, 2023, the NIGS Lecture Series featured three (3) renowned researchers from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) -...
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Ma. Yna Rose Garcia
Jan 5, 20241 min read
Mineral-microbe-fluid interactions at the Lost City hydrothermal field
The 50th NIGS Lecture Series featured Dr. Karmina Aquino's talk entitled “Mineral-microbe-fluid interactions at the Lost City...
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Kristine Velasquez
Dec 31, 20231 min read
NIGS Advances Mechanic Expertise with a Seminar-Training on Troubleshooting Techniques for Utility Vehicles
NIGS conducted an in-house seminar-training titled “Advanced Troubleshooting Techniques for Identifying and Repairing Mechanical Damage...
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Kristine Velasquez
Dec 31, 20231 min read
NIGS Administrative Staff conducts Post-Strategic Planning and Team Development Activities
The NIGS Administrative Staff convened for a significant engagement from 16 November 2023 to 19 November 2023. The first part involved an...
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NIGS Admin
Dec 10, 20231 min read
NIGS graduate students bag presentation awards at the GEOCON 2023
NIGS graduate students received recognition for their outstanding oral and poster presentations at the GeoCon 2023 that was held in...
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Armand Bambao
Oct 2, 20231 min read
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...
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Berlyn Eleazar
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Project: Marine and Onshore Geophysical Investigations of the Manila Subduction Zone (MOGI)
Dr. Carla B. Dimalanta conducted geologic fieldwork as well as gravity and magnetic surveys last July 31 - August 16, 2023 in Kalinga and...
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John Esteban Cari
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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,...
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UP Cwm Zena’na
Sep 30, 20232 min read
UP Cwm Zena’na
Board Review 2023 Orientation - To officially kick off the beginning of the 38th Annual Cwm Zena’na Board Review. The organization held...
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Mike Ausejo
Sep 30, 20231 min read
MS student wins Best Poster Presentation at the 11th ASTHRDP Graduate Scholars' Conference 2023
Mr. John Michael Ausejo, a third-year MS Geology student, is among the winners of best paper presentations at the recently concluded 11th...
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Angelica Africa
Sep 30, 20232 min read
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...
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Mike Ausejo
Sep 30, 20231 min read
IEC activities conducted in Kalinga
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-funded projects, Growth of An Island Arc (GAIA) program and Marine and Onshore...
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