The Trustees, Advisers, Officers and Members convened for the regular BOT Meeting on November 18, via Zoom. The body discussed the status of the ongoing projects of UPERDFI and the updates from the committees. Chairman Alex Sy thanked our Trustees, Advisers and Members for having put extra effort in making Read more…
To honor his departed parents, Rene (IE ’75) is setting up the Antonio and Leticia Bello Professorial Chair in Industrial Engineering! Rene has donated generously to the ES 101 Book Project. The chair will be the 13th new chair for 2020, the third this AY 2020-21 in celebration of the Read more…
Following a productive first Dialogue on October 19, Innovation Committee leads Chicho Mantaring and Val Reyes facilitated the second workshop on December 7. More concerns and suggestions on how UPCOE faculty can take a more prominent part in converting faculty and student projects to actual initiatives that benefit society is Read more…
Held on December 5, the UP National Graduate School of Engineering (NGSE) awarded 12 PhD and 117 MS Engineering graduates who completed their requirements this AY 2020-21. Member Dr. Joel Marciano, EE ’94, Director General of the Philippine Space Authority, delivered the Inspirational Message. On December 6, 866 graduates received Read more…
President Elmir de la Cruz led the first ever virtual homecoming in the 73-year history of the UPAE on December 5. The event received kudos from alumni, especially those living abroad who joined, feeling the energy of the moment. Alumni continued chatting until 11:30PM! UPERDFI member Joey Ochave, ChE ’86, Read more…
In the project launch on December 5, Philippine Constructors Association (PCA) stalwarts Levy Espiritu, Dante Abando, Lilit Tumbocon and Roger Murga threw their full support to the American Concrete Institute Philippines (ACIP) Project to search for built structures that demonstrate the innovative uses of concrete. ACIP is headed by member Read more…
Member Mon Jocson was the featured discussant in the UP Industrial Engineering Alumni Association (UPIEAA) General Membership event on November 28. He described in detail the customer-interfacing and backroom initiatives of BPI, where the lockdown has accelerated the design and implementation of digitalization. UPIEAA members from all over the world Read more…
In a special lecture organized by the Institute of Civil Engineering on November 27, tagged ICExplains, Trustee and CE Professor Emeritus Guillermo Tabios III gave technical details related to the flooding of the two rivers, which brought devastation to the Isabela-Cagayan provinces, and to Marikina River communities. Glen cited the Read more…
On November 26, UPERDFI members Chicho Mantaring and Riza Mantaring were the featured presenters in the Fireside Chat organized by the Philippine American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE). Chicho, a retired R&D VP of IMI Philippines, an active member of the Electronic Industries Association of the Philippines, and a Read more…
On November 25, the joint UPCOE-UPERDFI Task Force met to plot the steps for the successful implementation of the multi-million project that will significantly enhance research productivity in the College. Motivated by the suggestion of donor Manuel V. Pangilinan that we should think not only of a 1,200-core HPC but Read more…