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ASEP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITY

EXPERT SYMPOSIUM ON RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

June 22, 2018
Marquis Event Place (TBC) - BGC Taguig
The EU-supported Access to Sustainable Energy Programme (ASEP) and the Department of Energy (DOE) will host a technical symposium On June 22, 2018 at the Marquis Event Place, BGC, Taguig on the findings of 2 technical studies by ASEP experts: one to develop a national strategy to improve the operational efficiency of diesel power plants and the other on how to optimally hybridize some of these plants with solar PV. An overview presentation will explain the decision-making process that determines the proper role of diesel power and renewable energy options in offgrid electrification. The keynote address will be delivered by a NASA expert on energy impacts on global climate. Energy agencies, academe and the private sector will be invited.


The main speakers are:


Dr. Ernesto N. Terrado
Key Expert, EU Access to Sustainable Energy
Programme, DOE, Taguig




Mr. Lars Moeller
Managing Director, NRG-Asia and Chief Technical Officer
CSKCL, Bangkok




Dr. Philipp Blechinger
Team Leader Offgrid Systems
Reiner Lemoine Institut, Berlin




Keynote Speaker
Dr. Josefino Comiso
Senior Scientist (Emeritus)
NASA, Greenbelt, Maryland


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38th PAASE Annual Meeting and Symposium (APAMS)
                                     6-7 April 2018
The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA



BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
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Congratulations to the following PAASE members:

Dr. Jose B. Cruz Jr. for receiving the IEEE Technical Activities Board 2017 Hall of Honor Award last November 18, 2017.   He also served as ABET Program Evaluator for a Computer Engineering Program at a university in Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Elmer Dadios for serving as General Chair of the 2017 IEEE 9th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM 2017) held last Novemeber 29 - December 1, 2017.

Dr. Vincent R. Daria for serving as the Program Chair of the Global Nanophotonics 2017 (GNP2017) held last December 6-8, 2017.
Filipina Won the 2017 Breakthrough Junior Challenge 

Hillary Diane Andales, a twelfth-grader from Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas, Tacloban City, won the 2017 Breakthrough Junior Challenge held at NASA Ames Research Center, Silicon Valley, California USA last December 3, 2017.  The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global challenge which inspires students to submit 3-minute creative videos about science.  Her video entitled “Relativity & The Equivalence of Reference Frames” earned her a $250,000 scholarship grant, $50,000 for her science teacher that inspired her, and $100,000 for a modern laboratory for her school.  Click the links below to watch her entry and press con videos.



Dec. 14, 2017
50th Anniversary of the Discovery of Plate Tectonics
written by Dr. Joel Cuello
It was 50 years ago this year - with the publication in 1967 in the journal Nature of "The North Pacific: An Example of Tectonics on a Sphere", co authored by Dan McKenzie and Robert Parker - when the theory of plate tectonics formally came into being.
It is difficult to believe now that before 1967, scientists were in most part grappling the dark when it came to pointing out the causes of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

With the theory of plate tectonics, a unified framework that works has come into being.

The original article from Nature can be viewed by clicking here.

Also, click the link below to view the related article from BBC News.

Oct. 26, 2017
Congratulations to our members and associate members who received awards and recognition in their respective fields!  You may view the full list of awardees by clicking here.
36th ANNUAL PAASE MEETING AND SYMPOSIUM
July 14-15, 2017, The Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines

Converging Academe-Government-Industry Science and Technology Stakeholders to Accelerate Philippine Innovation
The 39th Annual PAASE Meeting and Symposium highlights the 2017-2022 Philippine Development Plan as well as the importance of Academe-Industry linkages and collaborations and the role of Government support to the linkages.  The recipients of the Koh Lectureship Awards elaborated their research activities and the role of the Government in sustaining their research as well as potential partnerships with Industries.  Research groups participated in various scientific sessions in Health, Agriculture, Energy, Environment, ICT and Entrepreneurship as well as presenters under PCARI and USAID Stride projects.  Parallel Sessions in Future S&T programs and Space Technology were also included.

For more details click the following links below:
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2017 Koh Lectureship Awards:

Dr. Sevilla Detera-Wadleigh - Science
Dr. Raymond Tan - Engineering
CATCH-ALL as a Tool in Apprehending Vehilces with Traffic Violations
The research team lead by Dr. Elmer Dadios has developed a way to apprehend traffic violators using without contact.  CATCH-ALL (Contactless Apprehension of Traffic Violators on a 24-Hour Basis and All-Vehicle Detection System) Software uses CCTVs installed around Manila, which will detect license plate of traffic violators and displays their violation in LED Boards.  Click here to download and watch Dr. Dadios' interview with CNN Philippines.

June 7, 2017
Discovery of the Evolutionary Steps of Kuphus polythalamia
Scientists studied the anatomical structure of the giant ship worm Kuphus polythalamia and discovered the presence of chemoautotrophic symbionts in its gills.  The presence of these symbionts consume hydrogen sulfide which which help extend the "wooden steps" theory.  Click here to read their article.

May 15, 2017
Dr. Raymond Tan receives the Lasallian Achievement Award
Dr. Raymond Tan received the FLSAAP-DLSAA Lasallian Achievement Award in Science and Technology Research and Management.  The Lasallian Achievement Award is given to alumni who showed excellence in promoting science and technology in the Philippines.
May 4, 2017
Dr. Rigoberto Advincula is the new editor-in-chief of MRS Communications
Dr. Rigoberto Advincula has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of the Materials Research Society's MRS Communications Journal. Watch his short interview here.

May 4, 2017
The irreversible momentum of clean enery
Former US President Barack Obama wrote a Policy Forum on the irreversible trend on the use of clean energy. He wrote that business sectors will still use cleaner energy sources such as solar in the future compared to fossil-based fuels.  He also stated that the use of clean energy will boost economic growth in America while reducing the total green house gas emissions. The paper is published in  Science.  Read the full article here.

Jan. 31, 2017
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