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FILIPINO SCIENTIST AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS:

RAMON CABANAS BARBA (born August 31, 1939, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte)

Filipino inventor and horticulturist best known for inventing a way to induce more flowers
in mango trees using ethrel and potassium nitrate. Barba was proclaimed a National Scientist of the
Philippines in June 2014. Dr. Barba was also recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men in
Agriculture in 1974, and was given the Horticultural Technology Award in June 1999. The impact and
importance of his discoveries, along with his selfmotivation to help others, led him to change how mangoes
and other crops are grown around the world, thus improving the livelihood for those who work in the
agriculture industry.

JOSEFINO CACAS COMISO (September 21, 2017)

Josefino Comiso is a senior research scientist at the Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory of the Goddard
Space Flight Center. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the University of the
Philippines, Masters Degree in Physics from Florida State University and Ph. D. in physics from the
University of California in Los Angeles. He held a post-doctoral position at the University of Virginia in
Charlottesville and worked as a senior consultant for Computer Sciences Corporation before joining
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. At Goddard, his research led to new insights into many important
processes in the polar regions including: (a) deep ocean convection and the influence of polynyas and
Odden on bottom water formation; (b) phytoplankton blooms and relationships with the sea ice cover
and (c) climate change signals as revealed by the changing sea ice cover and accelerated warming in the
Arctic region. He was the chief scientist in many NASA aircraft missions in the Arctic and Antarctic that
included a flight over a nuclear submarine near the North Pole that demonstrated the feasibility of
measuring sea ice thickness from space. He has been a member of satellite sensor teams and has
developed algorithms for the retrieval of sea ice concentration, surface temperature, and clouds. He has
been the recipient of several NASA awards including the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement
Medal, outstanding scientist awards by professional societies and institutions and has served as visiting
scientist in many international institutes. He is the author or co-author of 5 books,20 book chapters and
more than 130 refereed journal articles and is a coordinating lead author of the IPCC/WG1 AR5 (2014)
report on "Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis."

JOSE BEJAR CRUZ Jr.

Jose Cruz was born on September 17, 1932. He was elected as Academician (Corresponding Member) in 2003.
He finished B.S. Electrical Engineering at the University of the Philippines in 1953, M.S. Electrical Engineering at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1956 and Ph. D. Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1959. In
appreciation of his scientific and technological contributions to electrical engineering through the progress of
several methods for the understanding study of dynamic systems with respect to parameters variations; founding
of the idea comparison sensitivity matrix that captures the result of feedback on shifting the influence of parameter
distinction on system output errors in multi-variable feedback system; and the preservation of system optimality
for a range parameter standards even when the feedback control structure is set. He implement the Master of
Engineering programs in several association of engineering schools he helped to expand; the appointment of many
ESEP scholars in PhD. sandwich programs in the US and the agreement for short stay and observations to the US by
officials and scholars from the engineering faculty of different universities in the Philippines. With all that, Dr. Jose
Cruz has enormously contributed to the development of the quality of engineering education in the Philippines.

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LOURDES JANSUY CRUZ

Dr. Cruz was born on May 19, 1942. She is the receiver of the NAST Outstanding Young Scientist Award in
1981, the NRCP Achievement Award in Chemistry in 1982 and the Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service
Award (Biochemistry) in1986 because her accomplishment in science. Dr. Lourdes Cruz researches led in part
to the biochemical classification of more than 50 biologically dynamic peptides from Conus venom, and the
improvement of conotoxins as biochemical probes for testing the behavior of the brain. W-Conotoxin is now
one of the most extensively used apparatus for studying neuronal calcium channels, and u-conotoxin is the
reagent of option in neuroscience when muscular movement must be prohibited to inspect actions at the
synapse. Dr. Cruz has done important contributions to the biochemistry of toxic peptides from the venom of
Fish-Hunting Conus Marine Snails.

FABIAN MILLAR DAYRIT

Dr. Fabian “Toby” Dayrit is the son of Conrado Dayrit, a physician and pharmacologist, and Milagros Millar.
Early on, Dr. Dayrit knew he was going to pursue science studies for college. While his other siblings took
business –related courses, he took Chemistry at the Ateneo de Manila University. Dr. Dayrit’s work on these
medicinal plants helps the growth of phytochemistry in the Philippines. Aside from finding treatments for
illnesses, Dr. Dayrit attempts to prevent diseases by working in the field of environmental science.

RAFAEL DINEROS GUERRERO III

Dr. Rafael Guerrero was born on August 7, 1944. He was recognized because of his scientific and technical
contributions to the growth of Sex Reversal and Hatchery Techniques that help the commercial fabrication of
high yielding market-size tilapia in the Philippines and other nations.

ENRIQUE MAPUA OSTREA Jr.

Dr. Ostrea, a neonatologist, was elected as a corresponding member - given to those who live abroad but
have significantly impacted science and technology in the Philippines - for his contributions to the field of
pediatrics, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and neonatal drug addiction, including his pioneering work on the
detection of fetal exposure to drugs, tobacco, alcohol and environmental toxicants by analysis of meconium, a
newborn's first stools. Dr. Buddy continued to serve in different hospitals in the US until he became colleague
with Dr. Stryker who studied the effect of opium in pregnant monkeys. After the mother monkeys gave birth
to their youngs, Dr. Stryker gave Dr. Buddy the newborn monkeys to study the effect of opium accumulation in
infant monkeys. Dr. Buddy’s hypothesis was that the opium accumulated and has an effect in the newborn’s
brain, liver and kidney. He was not able to include the possibility of the accumulation in intestines and
stomach. He nearly forgot to include these parts in his experiment yet he accidentally found the opium in the
intestine. Better he was able to remember the statement: If the data does not agree with the hypothesis,
then the hypothesis is false.

LILIAN FORMALEJO PATENA

She is known for discovering the seedless breed of lime and pomelo. She is also the recepient of the
Women of Distinction for Science and Technology in1995.Also well knowned for doing research on
biotechnology.

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MARI-JO PANGANIBAN RUIZ

Outstanding educator and graph theorist.

GREGORY LIGOT TANGONAN

Known for his research in the field of communications technology. Has pioneered integrated
waveguide detectors, Bragg modulators in LiTaO3 and LiNbO3, and glass-based couplers for wavelength
multiplexing and coupling. He has been instrumental in developing applications of optoelectronics in
radar, optical networking, and analog systems.

OTHER OUTSTANDING FILIPINO SCIENTISTS WHO ARE RECOGNIZED HERE AND

ABROAD FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN SCIENCE:

CAESAR A. SALOMA

Dr. Caesar A. Saloma is a professor of physics at the National Institute of Physics (NIP) in the University of
the Philippines Diliman (UPD). He was Dean of the College of Science (CS) at UPD from June 2006 until March
2011. He also served as NIP Director from June 2000 to May 2006 (two terms). Saloma was recognized for his
contributions to photonics and signal processing that were accomplished with colleagues and students at the
NIP. Saloma led the development of a method to generate high-contrast images of semiconductor sites via
one photon optical beam-induced current imaging and confocal reflectance microscopy. The project received
a US patent (No. 7,235,988) on June 26, 2007. He has published more than 100 papers in leading photonics,
applied physics and multidisciplinary journals in the US and Europe. His efforts resulted in the development of
novel and cost-effective/non-invasive method in optical signal recovery, retrieval and identifying microscopic
defects in integrated circuits (IC) enabling the accurate identification of circuit defects by producing a high-
contrast image map that distinguishes semiconductor, metal and dielectric sites from each other.

EDGARDO GOMEZ (born November 7, 1938)

A Filipino biologist who was conferred the rank of National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014. He is a
professor emeritus for marine biology at the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute. Gomez
saw the need to protect the Philippine archipelago's vast marine resources in particular that of coral reefs. He
led the world’s first national-scale assessment of damage to coral reefs leading to international conservation
initiatives such as the replanting of corals. He also pioneered giant clam (Tridacna gigas) breeding stationed
in Bolinao and other protective areas for coastal communities of the Philippines. Additionally, he took part in
creating the baseline map of the Philippine, and provided information to the Philippine government during
talks over the territorial disputes in the Spratly Islands. In 2007, he pioneered the study on ocean acidification
caused by increased levels of absorbed carbon dioxide in the ocean.Gomez was conferred the rank
of National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014 by Benigno Aquino III, the President of the Philippines. This
award, which comes with a lifetime pension, has been bestowed upon over thirty leading scientists. The
confirmation ceremony took place at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace where Gomez was awarded for
his research and conservation efforts in invertebrate biology and ecology on 12 August 2014.

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WILLIAM PADOLINA

Dr. William G. Padolina, professor and academician, is the current president of the National Academy of
Science and Technology (NAST). His professional career is truly a rich convergence of his roles as scientist,
teacher, researcher, administrator, and policy maker. His career began when he entered the BS Agricultural
Chemistry program from which he graduated, magna cum laude, from the University of the Philippines Los
Baños (UPLB), became a licensed chemist immediately after. He earned his Ph.D. in Botany/Phytochemistry
from University of Texas in a straight Ph.D. program as a Fulbright-Hays scholar and pursued postdoctoral
studies at the world famous carotenoid chemistry laboratories of Prof. Synnove Liaaen-Jensen, Norwegian
Institute of Technology (now the Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Trondheim, Norway. His
research interests include the chemistry of the coconut — production of novel derivatives of coconut fatty ac-
ids; medicinal plants chemistry – isolation, identification and biological testing of novel active constituents of
Philippine medicinal plants, particularly those with anti-allergy and anti-diabetic properties; acetone-butanol
production from molasses using Clostridium acetobutylicum, and biogas production from cellulosic wastes
like coconut coir dust and fiber and rice straw. Due to the various positions he has held, his research has
widened to those needed in policy making, hence his interest in Science Policy and Food Security.

ANGEL ALCALA

A scientist from the Philippines, Angel Alcala found a passion and love for marine life especially those in
the tropical waters of his country. With more than thirty years of experience as a marine biologist, he
contributed to his country’s marine development and ecology concerns. Angel Alcala is also involved in other
biological science fields such as herpetology, marine biogeography, and marine conservation biology. Angel
Alcala was born on the first of March in 1929. His mother was Crescenciana Chua, and his father was Porfirio
Alcala. The family lived in Caliling, a coastal village in Cauayan in the province of Negros Occidental in the
Philippines. Cauayan is known for its sandy beaches and pristine waters. This is where Angel Alcala’s
awareness and love for marine life began. His family lived in a humble and rural area, being supported by the
bounty of the sea. During his 30 years of experience as a biologist, Alcala made major contributions to marine
biology research efforts in the Philippines and authored over 160 scientific papers as well as books. Alcala was
the first Filipino scientist to engage in comprehensive studies concerning Philippine reptiles and amphibians.
He also made contributions for mammals and birds. From the 400 already known species of reptiles and
amphibians, 50 more species were identified due to his efforts. Because of his work, conservation programs in
the Philippines are now well established. In 1977 Acala set up the first artificial reef in the Philippines in
Dumaguette in 1977 when he worked for the Philippine government as Secretary of Environment and
National Resources. In 1994, he was given the Field Museum Founders’ Council Award of Merit for
contributions to environmental biology. He is a recipient of the Magsaysay Award for Public Service. In 2014,
he was named a National Scientist of the Philippines. Alcala is currently Trustee of Silliman University and is
also Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences.

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