Pinoy Scientists

Gaia Javier is a PhD candidate in Photovoltaic Engineering at the University of New South Wales in Australia. For her doctorate, Gaia is developing quantitative approaches to improve solar cell characterisation and manufacturing.

Mark Joseph Pasciolco is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. As both a biomolecular and licensed chemical engineer, Mac has focused his attention on developing anti-corrosion and anti-biofouling pipe coatings.

Felix Alejandro Camagay specializes in prosthetics and orthotics. He works as a biomedical engineering consultant for Lithe Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc. (LitheOP) and is a project manager for the UERM NEOLIMB Center for Research on Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies on Mobility. For his thesis, he developed an estimation tool for peripheral nerve stimulation to be used in neuroprosthetic devices.

Dante Salvador is a medical doctor, epidemiologist, and health economist currently working as a postdoctoral research scientist at the University of Basel’s European Center of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Switzerland. He conducts economic evaluation studies on clinical interventions and public health strategies.

Erinne Ong is a Neuroscience Masters student at the International Max Planck Research School for Neurosciences at the University of Gottingen, Germany. She is currently investigating the role of myelin damage in Alzheimer’s disease.

Philip Martinez is a licensed Electronics Engineer and Senior Science Research Specialist at the Department of Science and Technology – Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST – ASTI).

Jaever Santos is a scientific officer for an Australian national agency. His work deals primarily with taxonomy and biodiversity data, making use of his extensive background in marine and computer science.

Donatela Manlongat is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology. She also spends her time working as a student therapist at numerous clinics around California.

Genea Nichole Cortez is a licensed teacher and a faculty member at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Santo Tomas. In her free time, Ney is the artist behind Neymatophores, an online and print project depicting the beauty of mangroves.

Heidi Mendoza is a PhD Candidate at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Institute for Environmental Studies in the Netherlands. Her research focuses on stories of drought-to-flood events in the Peruvian Amazon.

Zython Lachica is a global health modeller, universal health care advocate and educator at the University of the Philippines Mindanao. His current role focuses on enhancing health resilience research efforts.

Jose Carlos Ocampo is a licensed professional teacher, psychometrician, and a predoctoral researcher in education from Universidad de Deusto in Spain. His Masters thesis was an action research on developing and implementing a feedback model in classrooms.

Ian Gonzales is a public health physician and field epidemiologist at the Philippine Department of Health – Epidemiology Bureau. His current work focuses on capacity development where he leads the training of future field epidemiologists and other public health workers.

Federick “Fed” Pinongcos is an engineer at Trussell Technologies in San Diego, USA. His Masters thesis explored anthropogenic pollutants during storm events in urban Mediterranean waterways.

Noel Peter Tan is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering and Director of the CANMEET at the University of San Agustin (USA). Noel’s research interests include smart packaging, bioplastics, nano fiber membrane fabrication, and circular economy.

Paul Caesar Flores is a PhD student in Earth Science at the Yokohama National University. For his doctoral thesis, Paul is investigating the mechanism of slow earthquakes in the Nankai Trough.

Llenel “Ellie” De Castro is an archaeologist and community heritage practitioner. Her thesis focused on the impact of archaeology in Palawan’s Dewil Valley.

Philip Cesar Flores is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy in Berlin, Germany. His research explored the quantum time of arrival operators, investigating the quantum violation of the weak equivalence principle and the tunneling time problem.

Samantha Maxine Santos is a Space and Data Technology Consultant at Deloitte Adelaide’s Space Advisory practice. Sam specialises in finding ways to integrate space into transformation strategies that address compelling business problems and everyday solutions.

Jelaine Gan is a biologist taking up her PhD in Biology at Newcastle University in the UK. She has published a book entitled “Wild City: A Photographic Guide to Amphibians, Mammals, and Reptiles of Metro Manila”, which encourages Filipinos to explore and learn more about the biodiversity in our cities.