The UP Engineering R & D Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the UP College of Engineering and the UP Alumni Engineers, held the second installment of the High Impact R&D through High Performance Computing Webinar Series on October 10. After a rousing welcome by the host, UPERDFI VP Dante Briones, Read more…
Innovation Committee Chairman Chicho Mantaring, Pres Ferdz de la Cruz and ED Tito Aliga discussed going-forward ideas with newly-returning PhDs from the Dept of Chemical Engineering. In the September 25 meeting, Dr. Bryan Alamani, Dr. Jhud Aberilla, Dr. Karl Pilario and Dr. Ramuel Tamargo talked about how they intend to Read more…
The Energy Systems Modelling Project Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), UPERDFI and the project team, met on October 2 to finalize the report. ESM Project Leader Dr. Michael Pedrasa presented the draft report which will be finalized to incorporate the agreements made during the meeting. The schedule of presentations to concerned Read more…
The pandemic has forced UP to shift to remote learning, and for this, students need to be equipped with the appropriate devices with efficient connectivity. UPERDFI threw its full support to the UPCOE Laptop Donation Drive, in parallel with efforts by the UP Alumni Engineers and other alumni organizations. The Read more…
Led by Singapore-based Grace Ke of the James Dyson Foundation, in discussions with AD Juvy Balbarona and UPERDFI member Prof Rhod Gonzalez, JDF released the funds for five Thesis Support Grants and five idea development papers for AY 2020-21. The availability of the grants have been advertised by UPCOE. The Read more…
Following the detailed discussions with DCS professor Dr. Pros Naval, proponent of FISH-I, the InnovComm had meetings with EEEI professor Dr. Nestor Tiglao of Adapsense (Smart Surface) and College of Science Dean Dr. Giovanni Tapang of VISSER. These three were among the five potential Unicorns presented during the October 2018 Read more…
After seeking feedback from COVID-19 Donors who entrusted the UPERDFI Board of Trustees to decide, the BOT meeting on August 19 approved the repurposing of P1.2 Million unappropriated funds for the procurement of laptops. These are meant for Engineering students who need help, and faculty whose personal devices are under-capacity Read more…
In an online meeting on September 14, Charmaine Paz, Maxim’s University Talent Coordinator, confirmed the addition of 2 slots on a 4-year scholarship for incoming Freshmen. They have one now, an entering Sophomore. Maxim has been sponsoring scholars since AY 2013-14. Their plant site with 2,000 employees is in Gen. Read more…
After several iterations spanning months, the formal kick-off of the scholarship program was made in an online meeting on September 14. It was attended by signatories UPERDFI President Ferdz de la Cruz and UPCOE AD Juvy Balbarona, and Huawei HR executives, led by Ms. Jade Cao, Human Resources Director. The Read more…
In the special Webinar co-organized by the Philippine Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PSSMGE) and the UP Institute of Civil Engineering on September 10, the organization announced the establishment of the Dr. Salvador F. Reyes Professorial Chair in Geotechnical Engineering! The event celebrated the 90th birthday of Doc Read more…