Pinoy Scientists in New Zealand

Janina Carla Castro is a science communicator with a history in environmental science and sustainability. Some recent science communication work she has done include curating the “Making the Invisible Visible” pop up exhibition at the University of the Philippines about bird window collision, and working with the Ocean Media Institute for the making of the short film “I Am Ocean” about fisherfolk in Palawan.

Queenie Tanjay is a senior laboratory technician in polymer chemistry in New Zealand. Her research involves the conversion of methane into bioplastics, bark biorefinery, digital packaging, among others.

Claire Pascua is a PhD student in Civil Engineering at the University of Auckland. Her doctoral research revolves around the seismic performance of buildings — a topic entirely relevant in a country like the Philippines.

Arielle Sulit is a doctoral candidate in Genetics at New Zealand’s Massey University where she is applying her skills to investigate the microbiome in colorectal cancer.

Noel Lito Sayson is a laser physicist whose research is mainly focused on developing a low-cost, low-power, widely tunable optical source suitable for mid infrared spectroscopy.