UP and Holcim Philippines signed a Memorandum of Agreement on September 2 to cement its partnership in developing and offering the CE 197 course in Sustainable Construction for 4th year standing students. This course is designed to enable students in using engineering principles in developing innovative strategies to positively influence human life, the environment, and the sustainability impact Read more…
The U.P. Engineering Research and Foundation, Inc. (UPERDFI) congratulates Focus Global Inc. (FGI) the very best in celebrating its 30th anniversary milestone! The company, which handles high-end home and kitchen brands was founded by our member Steve Sy with wife Loli. FGI’s continuing initiatives to bring the best home furnishings Read more…
UPERDFI signed a Collaborative Agreement with Accenture, Inc. aimed at promoting industry-academe cooperation, supporting startups, and improving innovation and technology transfer. The activities will be undertaken through UPSCALE, the innovation hub of UP Diliman, which UPERDFI partnered with for its innovation initiatives. Accenture donated PhP 9.2 Million to support UPSCALE Read more…
The UP College of Engineering Public Policy Lecture on Alleviating Traffic Congestion was held on August 20, 2021. This was co-presented by the National Engineering Center, in cooperation with UPERDFI and UPAE. The keynote speaker, Civil Engineering Professor Dr. Ricardo Sigua presented various alternatives to decongest major urban roads in Read more…
The Board of Trustees held its 171st regular meeting on August 18, 2021 via Zoom. Members were invited to observe and participate. During the meeting, committee chairpersons and project team leaders presented their reports and plans to the Board. The Board formally ratified the following – 1) High Performance Computing Read more…
Brian Tan (CE ‘01) established the David Y. Tan UPERDFI Golden Jubilee Professorial Chair in Geotechnical Engineering. Brian is a third generation civil engineer from UP Diliman, his grandfather being deceased UPERDFI member Antonio G. Tan (CE ‘37), and his father David Y. Tan (CE ‘73 summa cum laude). Brian Read more…
Telmarc Corporation, whose Chairman and CEO is our member Ed Paynor, is featured in the UP News website. It reports the results of a collaborative research project with EEEI faculty and students led by Prof. Roel Ocampo that started in 2016. In celebration of the Centennial of the Dept of Read more…
Diamond Finance Corporation CEO Michael Gonzalez established the Felix M. Gonzalez UPERDFI Golden Jubilee Professorial Chair in Materials Engineering (with special focus on construction materials) in honor of his father, a civil engineer. Michael serves as Resource Generation Committee Chairman. He has been supporting numerous engineering students who are in-need Read more…
PetroEnergy Resources Corporation President/CEO Mila Villavicencio Reyes signed up to support a professorial chair in energy research for a six-year period starting 2021. This will be open to faculty who are doing research in this wide-ranging subject, which has become a key item in addressing climate change and tapping alternative Read more…
UPERDFI President Val Reyes convened the meeting with the Council of Advisers on August 11, 2021 via Zoom. In attendance were (5) Advisers Dr. Mags Albarracin, Sec. Sonny Viray, Sec. Nina Alabastro, former ERDFI chairs Emil Tumbocon and Pete Maniego and former ERDFI Trustee Sec. Jun Uriarte who came as Read more…