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


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...
Mike Ausejo
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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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...
Eli Maglalang
Jun 1, 20241 min read
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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...
UP Iuvenis Orbis
May 31, 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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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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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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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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