Science, Technology and Society

Activity 5:

Enumerate 20 Filipino scientists and their outstanding contributions in Science

1. Lucille Abad 

Senior science research specialist and chief of the Chemistry Research Section, Philippine
Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI). She developed a plant vitamin – an effective plant growth
promoter using irradiated seaweeds. This research has also been recognized by the Japan-
based Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia.

2. Phillip Alviola

Curator at the Museum of Natural History, University of the Philippines (UP) Los

Baños.  Alviola helped develop methods to monitor biodiversity in protected areas. He's been
studying mammals, the diversity of cave-dwelling bats, and bat viruses, which earned him the
moniker "Bat Man."

3. Nathaniel Hermosa II

Associate professor at the National Institute of Physics, UP Diliman. Physicist Hermosa's

breakthrough research "twisted" light and "slowed" it down.

4. Mario Antonio Jiz II

Senior science research specialist, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). Jiz
significantly contributed to the study of schistosomiasis and the development of a vaccine
against this disease. Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease caused by parasitic worms.

5. Lanndon Ocampo

Associate professor, Cebu Technological University. Ocampo developed guidelines for

strategic sustainable practices in manufacturing companies. He significantly contributed to
how industries could help address climate change.

6. Jeffrey Perez

Supervising science research specialist, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

(Phivolcs). "Faultfinder" Perez contributed largely to the better understanding of fault lines
and earthquakes in the Philippines.

7. Rogel Mari Sese

Program leader,  National Space Development Program. Sese is an astrophysicist and an

advocate of space research and development. He is spearheading what could be the
Philippines' space research agency.
8. Aletta Concepcion Yñiguez

Assistant professor at the Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman. Yñiguez's studies

contributed significantly to improving the Philippine sardine industry and managing red tide.