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Dr. Movillon is a UP Professor Emeritus, a PRC Licensed Professional Sugar Technologist (No. 88); U.P. Professor 12 (SG 29/8) of the Department of Chemical Engineering, CEAT-UPLB. She earned her B.S. in Sugar Technology degree in 1973; worked as Research Asst. of Dr. Ramon L. Samaniego, Sept. 1, 1973-June 30, 1975 in the Sugar Tech Program (then jointly administered by CA and CAS); and   UPLB faculty member since July 1975.

She pursued her MS and PhD degrees, while teaching Sugar Tech. courses; serving as College Secretary, conducting research, e.g. NRCP-funded “Trichoderma protein production from sugarcane bagasse, pith and trash” (subsequently published and won the Best Technical Paper Award in the 1975 PHILSUTECH Convention). She also served as Assoc. Editor, then Editor of Crystallizer (The Technical Magazine for the Sugar Industry) until 1986. She transferred to CEAT during its foundation on Feb. 24, 1983, along with the Sugar Tech Program’s faculty, staff members and other resources, to form the Department of Chemical Engineering. She earned her graduate degrees: MS in Agronomy in 1977 (Major: Crop Physiology; Minor: Biochemistry), with a graduate thesis on “In vivo Inhibition of Sugarcane Invertase”; and PhD in Agronomy (Sugarcane Production) in 1986 ; with 2 Cognates: a) Production Economics; &, b) Marketing), with dissertation on “Economic Efficiency of 75 Sugarcane Farms in Canlubang Mill District, Philippines”.

She had continuing post-graduate training in several raw sugar factories and refineries (4X); & 8-month sugarcane JICA training in Okinawa, Japan; conducted chemical engineering research studies as a DOST-JSPS Exchange Scientist (4X) in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan (one month each:1992-1999). She has authored 1 laboratory manual; authored /co-authored   43 refereed papers (30 ISI; 13 non-ISI), 4 lecture syllabi, 42 papers in proceedings, 42 technical posters, 7 papers in technical bulletins, 4 policy papers, 17 papers in non-refereed journals, and about 12 unpublished reference materials; delivered five (5) professorial chair lectures; presented several technical papers in local and international conferences, workshops & seminars;  co-authored  the book on “The Philippine  Biofuels Industry:  Defining the Strategic Directions” with Dr. R.F.  Rañola,  and  Dr. R.B. Demafelis;  and  “Chapter 20. The Carbon Footprint of Sugar Production in Eastern Batangas, Philippines” in the book entitled The Carbon Footprint Handbook.  Most of her publications  were results of her involvement in about 28 research projects as  project leader, study leader and  consultant, at any one time; and collaborations in several thesis advising (major adviser/panel member) of about 16 MS/PhD, and more than 700 BS students  during the last 48 years.

Research Interests: Sugar Technology (Sugarcane Production; Sugar Engineering; Cane By-Products   Utilization and Sucrochemistry; Sugar Laws & Economics; Waste Management); and Biofuels production (Bioethanol & Biodiesel)