Taught graduate subjects on Thermodynamics of Materials, Advance Metallurgical Thermodynamics, Degradation of Materials, Graduate Seminar in Environmental Engineering (EnE), Laboratory Courses on Thermal Analysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy
Taught undergraduate subjects on Thermodynamics of Materials, Kinetics of Materials, Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Composite Materials, Failure and Degradation of Metals, Forensic Engineering in Materials, Laboratory Course on Composite Materials
Successfully advised thirty-one (31) master of science (MS) and doctor of philosophy (PhD) students in their thesis and dissertation requirements for their graduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) or Environmental Engineering (EnE)
Rendered extension services to industry and government which were requiring knowledge and competencies in materials synthesis, characterization and testing, and failure analysis
Initiated the institutionalization of the Materials R&D and Consulting Facility (MRCF) of UP DMMME
Spearheaded the efforts for the ISO accreditation of the MRCF for ISO 9001:2015 and/or ISO/IEC 17025
DMMME Research and Extension Committee Head, August 2020 – present. spearhead efforts to expand the involvement of Department faculty and staff in relevant research and extension services.
DMMME Alumni Relations Committee Head, 2015 – February 2018, Member, 2018 – present. Nominated alumni awardees for the UPAE 2016 and UPAE 2017 alumni awards for Professional and National Achievements
Associate Editor, Philippine Engineering Journal. 2015 – present.
Awarded as Most Outstanding Engineering Instructor for A.Y. 2000-2001
1st woman Chairman of the Department
Ex-officio membership in the College Academic Personnel Committee (CAPC) and Executive Board of the College of Engineering
Ex-officio Board Member of the Society of Metallurgical Engineers of the Philippines (SMEP) and Institute of Materials Engineers of the Philippines (IMEP)
Ex-officio co-track head of the the ERDT R&D program for the Semiconductor and Electronics track
Initiated the establishment of the organizational structure of the Department that focuses on inclusive governance where all faculty members and staff, students, as well as alumni members take part in defining directions, targets, and priorities of the Department
Facilitated the establishment of the Department alumni association called the Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering Alumni Association (3MEAA)
Initiated the establishment of the Institute of Materials Engineers of the Philippines (IMEP)
Implemented the construction of the Department building and transfer of the Department from Melchor Hall to the its own building
Increased student and faculty population to more than double its number before 2006
Lead the Department as it hosted the 4th AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference for Natural Resources and Materials in October 2011
Project Title: Establishing Processing Conditions of waste plastic laminates for the fabrication of wood plastic laminates for handling, furniture, and construction applications
Project Funding: P500,000.00
Project Title: Phytoremediation of Mine Tailing and Heavy Metal Contaminated Coco-peat and Nanofiber Membrane from Smallscale Gold Mining Using Native Fern Species
Collaborating Institution: Ateneo de Manila University, Prof. Teresita Perez, Ph.D.; Tokyo Institute of Technology, Prof. Kiyohiko NAKASAKI, Ph.D.; Yangon University, Prof. Cho Cho Oo
Project Funding: $9,000.00
Funding Source: AUN/SEED-Net JICA
Project Title: National R&D Program for Natural Rubber and Rubber Manufacturing Project 3: Enhancing and Increasing Local Content in Rubber for Motorcycle Tire Application
Project Funding: P77,718,962.00
Funding Source: DOST-Grant-in-Aid
Program Title: Minerals Extraction with Responsibility for Sustainability (MinERS)
Collaborating Agencies: Environmental Engineering Program and Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research of the UPD College of Engineering
No. of Component Projects: Five (5)
Project Title: Nanofiber Membrane Adsorption as Third Level Wastewater treatment method for Small-scale Mining Operations
Project Funding: P9,005,290.60
Funding Source: DOST Grant-in-Aid
Project Title: Effect of Microstructure on the Thermal Conductivity of Nanocomposite Materials
Project Funding: P300,000.00
Funding Source: UP Diliman
Project Title: Effect of Polymer Blending on the Biodegradability of Chitin-Cellulose Polymers
Collaborating Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Prof. Masatoshi KUBOUCHI
Project Funding: $5,000.00
Funding Source: AUN/SEED-Net JICA
Program Title: Cleaner Mining Technologies
Collaborating Agencies: Environmental Engineering Program and Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research of UPD College of Engineering; Environmental Science of Ateneo de Manila University; and, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Iligan Institute of Technology, Mindanao State University
No. of Collaborative Projects: Eight (8)
Project Title: Development of nanofiber membrane with modified nanoclay for wastewater treatment
Project Funding: PhP 7.26M
Funding Source: DOST Grant-in-Aid
Project Title: Development of Philippine Montmorillonite purification technique for nanocomposite application
Project Funding: PhP 8.7M
Funding Source: DOST Grant-in-Aid
Project Title: Nanomaterials from indigenous sources for the semiconductor industry
Project Funding: PhP 7.76M
Funding Source: DOST Grant-in-Aid
Project Title: Fabrication of woven abaca fiber-reinforced composite Material
Project Funding: P300,000.00
Funding Source: UP Diliman
Project Title: Synthesis of Modified Activated Carbon from Waste Construction Wood Materials for Wastewater treatment
Project Funding: $2,000.00
Funding Source: AUN/SEED-Net JICA