Function and Responsibilities:

PhD student in Section 3.5 Interface Geochemistry

Career:

Education:

2016 - 2020: MSc Geology: Environmental Geology (Excellence in Graduate Studies), University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines

        Thesis: "Chromium occurrence in nickel laterites and it implications to surrounding surface waters"

        Supervisors:    Prof. Dr. Carlo A. Arcilla,    Prof. Dr. Tsubasa Otake

2012 - 2016: BSc Geology (Magna cum laude), University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines

         Thesis/Field Report: "Geology of the Rizal, Laguna, and Quezon portions of the Southern Sierra Madre Range, Philippines"

         Supervisors:   Prof. Dr. Carlo A. Arcilla,   Prof. Dr. Betchaida D. Payot

Awards:

2020 (Present): Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Research Grant - Doctoral Programme

2019: University of the Philippines Geology Merit Award (Graduate Category)

2019: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Innovative Asia Short-Term Program Grant

2019: National Institute of the Geological Sciences Research Grant 

2018: University of the Philippines Office of International Linkages Travel Grant

2018: National Institute of the Geological Sciences Research Dissemination Grant 

2018: National Institute of the Geological Sciences Research Grant 

2017: Hokkaido University Internship Program 

2016: Top 2, Board Licensure Examination for Geologists, Professional Regulation Commission, Philippines

2016: Joker P. Arroyo Award for Outstanding B.S. Graduate in Geology, University of the Philippines Diliman

2016: University of the Philippines Geology Merit Award (Undergraduate Category)

2013-2016: Philex Mining Scholarship Grant, University of the Philippines Diliman

2013: Dr. Jose Ma. Feliciano Scholarship Grant, University of the Philippines Diliman