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In pursuit of academic excellence, the Chemical Engineering Students' Society - MSU Main, Marawi City launched its 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗵𝗘𝗦 during the second day of its ChEMUSTAHAN 2025 at the Meranaw Cultural Heritage Center.

𝗠𝗦𝗨-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗵𝗘𝗦 is an online repository for chemical engineering materials. It contains carefully scanned hand-written notes from the chemical engineering students of MSU-Main and were uploaded in a cloud storage.

As of this writing, there are notes and sample problems available already for Analytical Chemistry, Heat Transfer, Industrial Separation Processes and Biochemical Engineering.

This online repository is open for all ChESS MSU-Main members.

Marawi City – February 22, 2025 — The Chemical Engineering Students’ Society (ChESS) successfully held EChEllence 2025, an annual recognition program that celebrates the outstanding achievements of Chemical Engineering students in academics, co-curricular, and extra-curricular pursuits.

The event took place at the Meranaw Cultural Heritage Center on February 22, 2025, and brought together students, and faculty to honor excellence, dedication, and student leadership.

Now in its second year since its launch in 2023, EChEllence has become a hallmark event of the organization, highlighting the holistic development of ChE students and promoting a culture of academic and civic excellence within the department.

Marawi City — January 18, 2025 — The Chemical Engineering Students’ Society, together with its member students, actively participated in the College Do Day held on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the Chemical Engineering Department facilities and other designated areas for ChE students.

The event ran from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and was organized in preparation for the upcoming start of classes. The goal of the activity was to clean, organize, and ready the department’s learning areas, ensuring a conducive environment for academic activities.

Over 50 students took part in the initiative, showcasing their collective effort and commitment to maintaining their academic spaces. To support their participation, snacks and meals were provided throughout the day.

The College Do Day emphasized student collaboration, responsibility, and pride in maintaining the quality of the Chemical Engineering Department’s learning environment.

Marawi City – January 6, 2025 — Enrollment for the second semester of the academic year 2024–2025 officially commenced on January 6, 2025. In line with this, the Chemical Engineering Students’ Society (ChESS) began collecting its organization contribution fee at the entrance of the Chemical Engineering Department.

The collected contributions will support various projects and activities planned by the organization for the semester. ChESS officers were present throughout the enrollment period to facilitate a smooth and transparent collection process.

To maintain financial accountability, all payments were acknowledged with official receipts. Daily collections were documented using the ChESS Collection Report Form. The Minister of Audit also conducted thorough auditing to ensure the accuracy of reports and that the recorded amounts matched the actual collections.

The process reflects ChESS’s commitment to transparency and efficient financial management as it continues to serve the Chemical Engineering student body.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗖. 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼 with his colleagues and students, 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗟. 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗼 𝗕. 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗝𝗿., have successfully acetylated cellulose from isolated water hyacinth and examined the effects of reaction time and solvent ratio.

Their work has been successfully published in the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering.

The study has been brought by externally funded projects of the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝗡𝗥𝗖𝗣).

The study can be accessed through this link:

https://iopscience.iop.org/.../1757-899X/1318/1/012021

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering is a Scopus indexed and peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the Institute of Physics (IOP). It is a reputable organization known for publishing high-quality scientific literatures featuring proceedings from conferences in the field of materials science, engineering and related interdisciplinary areas.

The Chemical Engineering Department of MSU - Marawi has recently been able to publish two research papers in the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering.

The study entitled, "𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲-𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 (𝗦𝗨𝗣) 𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗼-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲" is among the two published studies. It explores the usage of SUPs as fillers in polyurethane matrix and examines its size and loading effects on the bio-based high-density polyurethane composite.

It is co-authored by the department's undergraduate students, 𝗝𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠. 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗠. 𝗦𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻 and was brought by external funding, specifically by 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗜𝗻𝗰.

This study can be accessed through this link: https://iopscience.iop.org/.../1757-899X/1318/1/012022

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering is a Scopus indexed and peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the Institute of Physics (IOP). It is a reputable organization known for publishing high-quality scientific literatures featuring proceedings from conferences in the field of materials science, engineering and related interdisciplinary areas.

In 2024, the 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗦𝗨-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶 with its student body arm, the 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀' 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 (𝗖𝗵𝗘𝗦𝗦), 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 an 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 with the primary objective of 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 the aptitude skill of the SASE takers from Marawi City National High School (MCNHS).

The activity was conducted on October 26 for the opening program and pre-test, November 16 for the tutorial session and November 28, 2024 for the post-test and culmination activity.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 handled the Letter Series and Logical Reasoning, 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗟𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗻 taught Number Series and Comparison while 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 discussed Missing Number, Analogy and shared techniques that are very helpful when dealing with aptitude test questions.

The program was attended by no less than 50 students from MCNHS and was warmly welcomed by the school's administrator marking the beginning of more collaboration in the future.

On August 22, the Chemical Engineering Department hosted its annual orientation, which featured a thorough discussion on the updated retention policy and the formal induction of this academic year's ChESS officers. The event also included the unveiling of the new ChESS logo, a symbol of our commitment to innovation and unity. This significant update will soon be shared with the public, reflecting the fresh spirit of our department.

As we embark on this new academic year, we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to making the event both insightful and memorable. May this year be filled with opportunities for growth, discovery, and success for every student. Here’s to a fruitful and rewarding academic journey ahead!