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Faculty and Students Search for Mesozoic Molluscs in Samar

JP Mondala

Aug 211 min read

Faculty and Students Search for Mesozoic Molluscs in Samar

From August 18-21, 2024, John Paul Mondala, Dr. Allan Gil Fernando, and Dr. Tomoki Kase from the National Museum of Nature and Science,...

Geol 273 (Advanced Mineral Deposits) fieldwork in Benguet and Zambales

Ma. Yna Rose Garcia

May 282 min read

Academic Activities

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...

Ongoing collaboration between UP-NIGS and GIGCAS

John Kenneth Badillo

May 102 min read

Research

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)...

Fieldwork with Dr. Tomoki Kase: Molluscs, otoliths, forams and all things paleontological!

JP Mondala

May 73 min read

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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

Geol 135 (Earth History) class fieldwork in La Union and Pangasinan

Joeven Calvelo

May 71 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...

Geology 200 (Undergraduate Thesis) students conduct fieldwork in Northern and Central Luzon

Lyndon Nawanao Jr.

Feb 171 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...

Project: Marine and Onshore Geophysical Investigations of the Manila Subduction Zone (MOGI)

Berlyn Eleazar

Oct 1, 20231 min read

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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...

Geology 215 (Advanced Field Mapping) class fieldwork and IEC in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

John Esteban Cari

Oct 1, 20232 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,...

Project: Constraining short- and long-term tectonic deformation in western Luzon, Philippines

Andrea Pamintuan

Sep 29, 20231 min read

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Project: Constraining short- and long-term tectonic deformation in western Luzon, Philippines

Members of the Geomorphology and Active Tectonics Research (GEAR) Lab and Earth Observatory Singapore-Nanyang Technological University...

Project: Active faulting and earthquake potential of the Sindangan-Cotabato Fault

Yel Santiago

Sep 29, 20231 min read

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Project: Active faulting and earthquake potential of the Sindangan-Cotabato Fault

Dr. John Dale Dianala, along with his University Research Associate (URA) Ms. Jed Ruzziel Santiago, conducted reconnaissance fieldwork...

Geol 170 (Field Geology) fieldwork in Tablas Island, Romblon

John Kenneth Badillo

Sep 29, 20231 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...

Geol 250 (Igneous Petrology) fieldwork in Zambales

Noel Patrick Soberano

Jun 30, 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...

Geol 273 (Advanced Mineral Deposits) fieldwork in Mankayan, Benguet

Ma. Yna Rose Garcia

Jun 30, 20232 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...

Geol 197 fieldwork in Ore Asia Mining and Development Corporation

Ma. Yna Rose Garcia

Jun 30, 20231 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...

Geol 154 (Volcanology) fieldwork in Rizal, Laguna, and Batangas

Erizza Rose Santos

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...

UP NIGS and Japanese researchers conduct fieldwork in Surigao del Norte

Julius Pasco

Apr 19, 20231 min read

Research

UP NIGS and Japanese researchers conduct fieldwork in Surigao del Norte

Dr. Betchaida Payot and Mr. Julius Pasco from the University of the Philippines National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP NIGS), Dr....

Meyrick Tablizo

Mar 27, 20232 min read

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Geology 120 fieldwork in Ilocos Region

Two Geology 120 (Stratigraphy and Sedimentology) four-day fieldworks in Ilocos Region were conducted successfully last 2-5 December 2022...

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