Location (during time of takeover)
School/Institution
| Undergrad | University of the Philippines Diliman Chemistry |
|---|---|
| Masters | University of the Philippines Diliman Environmental Science |
| PhD | University of Tokyo Nuclear Engineering and Management |
Featured on November 30, 2025
To close off November, we have the radiant Pinoy Scientist Dr. Angel Bautista VII, the current Supervising Science Research Specialist and Section Head of the Nuclear Materials Research Section of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI). He is also an adjunct professor for the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
Angel graduated Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He took the Philippine Regulation Commission Chemistry Licensure Exam and placed 9th amongst the passers during his year. He remained at his alma mater for his Master of Science in Environmental Science, during which he began working as a science research specialist for the Nuclear Analytical Techniques Application Section of DOST-PNRI. Completing the degree in 2013, he moved to Japan to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Engineering and Management at the University of Tokyo.
Having since returned to the Philippines, Angel has remained in nuclear research with a focus on analytical and isotope techniques for fields such as nuclear cycle research, geochronology, and environmental radioactivity, among others. He is the current section head for the Nuclear Materials Research Section at DOST-PNRI and leads the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research Program Phase I and Food Authenticity and Traceability Program. He has received multiple awards for his work like the Civil Service Commission Pagasa Award, NRCP Gabay Award, and FNCA Breakthrough Prize from the Government of Japan.
Some fun facts about Angel:
- He sang at a music festival in Japan with his PhD adviser Professor Matsuzaki on the piano who was later a ninong at his wedding.
- He shapes the Philippines’ path to nuclear energy as a PNRI representative for the Nuclear Energy Program – Interagency Committee (NEP-IAC).
- His team discovered that around 80% of local honey products in the Philippines were fake or adulterated and helped revise the Philippine National Standard for Honey by introducing a stable-isotope test that is the gold standard for honey authentication.
