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Engr. Romeo Capuno Jr. is UPLB DChE’s Featured Alumni (4th Quarter 2020)

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Engr. Romeo E. Capuno Jr. is a licensed professional engineer and a motivated and goal-oriented global technical leader with over 20 years of total experience in manufacturing at a Fortune 500 company, consulting at a top 500 design firm and academia at top technical universities. He is a strategist and visionary leader at The Coca-Cola Company […]

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UPLB DChE Biofuels Research Team Published Biofuels Bibles

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With the belief that knowing spells the difference, the Biofuels Research Team released books, policy paper and ISI-based journal articles that provide handy reference to policy makers and industry players. The biofuels books entitled The Philippine Biofuels Industry: Defining the Strategic Directions published in 2015 and Sweet Sorghum as Feedstock: A Milestone for Bioethanol Fuel published in 2018, are culmination of series of studies on the production of biofuels from different feedstock sources. The books are products of joint effort between the university and the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research.

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DChE Graduates Join the 48th UPLB “Virtual” Commencement Exercises and the CEAT Virtual Testimonial Program 2020

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The fifteenth of August year 2020 will be known in history as the date of the first UPLB “Virtual” Commencement Exercises. Sixty-one graduates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering were announced during two events, 48th UPLB “Virtual” Commencement Exercises and the CEAT Virtual Testimonial Program 2020. Dr. Monet Concepcion Maguyon-Detras, department chair, delivered a short message to the graduates noting that this batch of graduates is unique, “this batch will always be remembered as the one who emerged victorious amidst the challenges to learning brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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UPLB ranks 2nd top performing school; 2019 CEAT valedictorian Chester Tantoco places 3rd in the November 2019 ChE Licensure Exam

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The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the much-awaited results of the November 2019 Chemical Engineering Licensure Exam last 27th of November, 2019, just barely two days after the board examinations. The overall national performance was 71.41%. UP Los Baños (86.67% passing rate) placed 2nd in the school rankings with 50 or more examinees, after UP Diliman.

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Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) Biochar Study from DChE Wins 3rd Runner Up in the 2019 RSCE

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The Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE) is a venue for practitioners, both in the fields of research and industry, to discuss new technologies and trends with the aim of sustainable development. This year, the 26th Regional Symposium on Chemical Engineering (RSCE 2019) was held on October 30-31, 2019, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The two-day event organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya was supported by various local and international organizations. Armed with the theme “Role of Chemical Engineering in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0”, the symposium featured 202 oral presentations and 37 poster presentations in the field of Chemical Engineering. The symposium was kicked off with plenary sessions with topics ranging from the palm oil industry, nanostructured materials, membranes, and flow modeling.

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Dr. Butch G. Bataller Receives the 2019 CEAT Distinguished Chemical Engineering Young Alumni Award

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The awarding ceremony of Dr. Bataller as 2019 CEAT Distinguished Chemical Engineering Young Alumnus happened at the CEAT Lecture Hall last October 10, 2019. (From left to right: UPLB CEAT AA Inc. President Pantaleon LL. Tabanao, Dr. Butch G. Bataller, and CEAT Dean Dr. Arnold R. Elepaño) Posted: October 30, 2019 Each year, the College

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DChE Graduates Present Posters During the Kapisanang Kimika ng Pilipinas (KKP) 48th Annual Convention

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The Kapisanang Kimika ng Pilipinas (KKP) held its 48th Annual Convention with the theme “Mainstreaming Chemistry in the Life and Health Sciences” at the Kamayan at Palaisdaan Resort, Bay, Laguna last September 5-6, 2019. The two-day event kicked off with a welcome remark from Dr. Mae Joanne B. Aguila, President of KKP and Associate Professor at the Institute of Chemistry. Various plenary lectures including topics on clinical diagnostics, treatment of hazardous laboratory wastes, scale up of organic agriculture, etc. were presented. Young scientist forums were also held discussing topics on molecular cloning, crop establishment, etc.

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