faculty & staff
aP. Denise Ester O. Santiago is an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering. She teaches major subjects such as Transport Phenomena, Transfer Operations I & II and Unit Operations Laboratory I &II. Her main research areas are related to biofuels from microalgae. She received her MS in Environmental and Biotechnology Engineering from Myongji University, South Korea.
Research Interests: Materials Engineering, Food Engineering, Biomass Utilization to High Value Products
Google Scholar URL: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=BEiimrcAAAAJ
Academic History
BS Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2006
MS in Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Myongji University, 2010
PhD in Chemical Engineering, University if the Philippines Diliman, ongoing
selected publications
Refereed Journals
- Matanguihan AED, Demafelis RBD, Goss MM, Nacorda JOO, Torreta NK, Sanchez DES, Cuneta LF, Eleazar EMP, Dizon LSH. (2020). Design, Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Open Raceway Pomds for the Cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck in the Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science. 149(2): 383-392. ISSN 0031-7683.
- Gatdula KM, Demafelis RB, Movillon JL, Sanchez DES, Hourani KA, Magadia RV Jr. 2018. Energetics and Environmental Assessment of a Commercial Scale Bioethanol Processing Plant using Sargassum Philippine Journal of Crop Science (PJCS), 43 (Special Issue): 9-20.
- Santiago DEO, Pajarito BB, Aparre MJA, Biolena KJE, and Condez YCW. (2016) Ambient Blooming Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Vulcanized Natural Rubber Loaded with Non-ionic Surfactants. Diffusion Foundations, Trans Tech Publications 9: 90-99.
- Santiago DEO, Pajarito BB, Mangaccat WFF, Tigue MRM and Tipton MT. (2016) Effect of Bentonite Modification on Hardness and Mechanical Properties of Natural Rubber Nanocomposites. AIP Conference Proceedings 1736, 020047.
- Santiago DEO and Pajarito BB. (2016) Parametric Study of Silica Precipitation from Geothermal Brine. Key Engineering Materials, Trans Tech Publication 705: 121-125.
Courses Taught
ChE 41– Chemical Process Industries
ChE 149 – Transport Phenomena
ChE 153 – Transfer Operations I
ChE 154 – Transfer Operations II
ChE 155 – Unit Operations Laboratory I
ChE 156 – Unit Operations Laboratory II
ChE 200 – Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Thesis
CHE 243 – Advanced Transport Phenomena