23 trustees, advisers and members held a two-part strategic planning session on February 23 and 26, 2022. The workshop was facilitated by President Val Reyes. The participants formed breakout groups to come up with the top 3 challenges, main problem statement, proposed changes to the current vision/mission and strategic objectives Read more…
During the February 17, 2022 Board of Trustees meeting, UP Chemical Engineering alumni Denis Carpio (ChE ‘65) and UPERDFI Chairman Alex Sy (ChE, EE ‘71) took on the challenge of completing the funding requirement for the high performance computing project. With this, UPERDFI can secure matching funds from the Friends Read more…
US-based donor Jennifer Lynn Que-Sanchez Cua donated a Professorial Chair, and a Teaching and Research Award in Computer and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in honor of her beloved parents Ernesto and Evelyn Cua. Jenn studied BS Business Administration and Accountancy in UP Diliman before migrating to Canada to complete Read more…
Civil engineer Manuel R. Bulaong, Jr. donated two Teaching and Research Awards for AY 2022-2023, raising the tally to four TRAs in 2022. Mr. Bulaong is an MS CE Candidate and is the president of the MRB II Construction Corporation. He has been donating ten thesis support grants since 2018 Read more…
The UPERDFI Membership Committee headed by Dante Briones, carried out the nomination and invitation of 10 new members, to be formally welcomed by the Board at the February 16 Board meeting. The new members include ex-officio Trustee, 2022 UPAE President Patrick Anthony D. Pascual. The following members bring the membership Read more…
UPERDFI signed an agreement with Japan Foundation Manila to manage funds which the latter will donate to implement the We Project Design Challenge. The objective of the project is to promote inclusive designs for people with disabilities in the Philippines and in Japan. Activities were launched last October with UPSCALE, Read more…
Foxmont Capital Partners recently signed several agreements with UPERDFI to sponsor scholarship and thesis grants this semester and next for qualified applicants from the UP College of Engineering. Foxmont is an independent venture capital firm that invests in Filipino-focused or Filipino-founded early-stage technology startups. Foxmont and UPERDFI have been discussing Read more…
Our US-based member, Denis T. Carpio, ChE ‘65 and wife Martha, added a significant sum for the establishment of a high performance computing facility. Denis is retired after a long productive career in the International Finance Corporation. The Carpios were among the first responders and largest contributor to the COVID Read more…
Dr. Aura C. Matias, IE ‘82 donated the DIEOR Golden Jubilee Professorial Chair in Human Factors and Ergonomics, named in honor of the memory of her departed husband Renato Bernales Matias. Renato studied in UPCOE and shifted to the BS Architecture program in the UP College of Architecture. He later Read more…
UPERDFI Member Jerome H. Cainglet, ChE ‘89 established the Jerome and Mary Iralyn Cainglet Professorial Chair in Chemical Engineering. Jerome currently serves as the Vice President for Business Development and Head of Gas Business Unit at the First Gen Corporation, one of the leading providers of clean and renewable power Read more…