UST registered a 75.76% passing rate in the licensure exams administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

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The PHILAAST program described Benjamin in this way: “Dr. Benjamin develops various frameworks for designing integrated biorefineries (IBR) using Philippines agricultural residues (e.g., rice and corn-derived). IBRs are biomass-processing plants that produce multiple products in the form of biofuels, power, and chemicals. The development of IBRs in the country is a circular economy (CE) and sustainability approach. His work provides a reference for creating an IBR using local feedstock, thereby valorizing agricultural residues. The utilization of agricultural waste in the country is vital as this could improve energy security by producing biofuels and bioenergy products. Other benefits include increasing farmers’ revenue and reducing poverty incidence due to job creation, an ideal scenario in developing countries. The results from his study are used as input to the Policy Brief Series being prepared by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) entitled Achieving Energy Sustainability Through Integrated Biorefineries.”

A research fellow at the Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, among Benjamin’s major research works and activities are:

• Developed P-graph approaches to optimize crisis operations in an industrial complex in order to minimize manufacturing losses as well as determined critical components of integrated bioenergy systems (IBS)
• A Monte Carlo simulation approach to assess the vulnerability of bioenergy parks to variable capacity disruptions
• A criticality index for component plants to measure the relative impact of a plant’s failure within a bioenergy park using Input-Output (I-O) analysis
• A multi-disruption risk index using an integrated I-O and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)-based method. This network risk index measures the bioenergy park’s robustness to an array of probabilistic plant disruption scenarios.
• A disruption resilience framework to analyze the recovery of disrupted component plants and determine the overall resilience of a bioenergy park using Dynamic Inoperability Input-Output Modeling (DIIM)

In 2019, he was an awardee in the 3rd ASEAN Science Diplomats Assembly. He was also the recipient of the National Research Council of the Philippines Research Grant for his project “Development of a P-graph based model for designing Philippine agricultural waste-based integrated biorefinery”.

This award is one of the annual awards of PhilAAST, an association comprised of scientists and technologists. PhilAAST was founded in 1951 and its main objective is to promote the value of science in our community.

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The decorated Thomasian chemical engineer who specializes in energy engineering, specifically on biochar, renewable energy, and thermal energy storage, is a multi-awarded researcher who was named the “Most Outstanding Professional in Chemical Engineering” during the 2022 Professional Regulation Commission Awards.

In 2021, she was named by the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineer as an Outstanding Chemical Engineer for Research and Development. She also received the 2011 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Applied Research from the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PHILAAST) and is a recipient of the Achievement Award from the National Research Council of the Philippines.

Dimaano is also a faculty member of the Graduate School, where she serves as Program Lead for Engineering.

Among the previous recipients of Dangal ng Lipi were former UST Rectors Rev. fr. Herminio Dagohoy, O.P., PhD and Rev. fr. Ernesto Arceo, O.P., PhD; Prof. Clarita Carillo, PhD; Prof. Armando F. de Jesus, PhD; Prof. Allan B. de Guzman, PhD.

The awarding ceremonies was spearheaded by Dangal ng Bulacan Foundation, Inc.

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Medicine, biology as top programs in terms of research publications and outputs

Research productivity especially in the fields of Medicine and Biology was recognized by EduRank 2023 for being the highest among the specializations offered by UST. At 586 publications and 15,545 citations, Medicine-related studies ranked highest, followed by BIology, the Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Psychology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Business, Botany, and Ecology, among others.

100 notable alumni including national heroes and leaders

EduRank also included in its list 100 notable alumni, headlined by National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal, and past Presidents Manuel L. Quezon, Sergio Osmeña, Sr., Jose P. Laurel, and Diosdado Macapagal. The roster also included business tycoon and philantrophist Tony Tan Caktiong, DBA (hons) (Chairman Emeritus and Founder of Jollbee Foods Corporation), the late Metrobank Founder George S.K. Ty, PhD (hons)., the late SGV Co. co-founder washington SyCip (Accounting), as well as National Artists Francisco Sionil Jose (Literature), Bienvenido Lumbera (Literature), Cirilo Bautista (Literature), and Francisco Mañosa (Architecture).

Sports stalwarts like Ernest John Obiena (Electronics Engineering student), Alyssa Valdez (Junior High School), Dylan Ababou, and Jervy Cruz also made the list, along with filmmakers Brillante Mendoza and Ronnie del Carmen. The list included prominent Filipinos dating all the way back to the 19th century who have made a name for themselves in various fields of endeavor.

EduRank, according to its website and ranking method, uses a database of 44,909,300 scientific publications and 1,237,541,960 citations across 246 research topics. Research performance accounts for 45 percent, while non-academic performance accounts for 45 percent. Alumni score comprises the remaining ten percent.

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Pascua earned a rating of 84.50%, while UST logged a passing rate of 61.60%, higher than the national passing rate of 51.25%.

������Ƶ’s BS Chemical Engineering program enjoys international accreditations from ABET and ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance, as well as the Center of Excellence distinction from the Commission on Higher Education. It likewise has full accreditation from the Philippine Technological Council and Level III accreditation from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities.

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The meeting was hosted by the University of Santo Tomas (UST) through the academic and research units in the engineering and sciences.

PAASE is a non-profit professional organization of distinguished Filipino engineers and scientists who have been recognized in scholarly and research-related activities. The organization held the 42nd APAMS with the theme “Engaging Next Generation Science and Engineering.”

Written by: Aryzza Antonette Aperocho

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Dimaano, who specializes in energy engineering, specifically on biochar, renewable energy, and thermal energy storage, is a multi-awarded researcher who last year was recognized as the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineer’s Outstanding Chemical Engineer for Research and Development. She likewise received the 2011 Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Applied Research from the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PHILAAST) and is a recipient of the Achievement Award from the National Research Council of the Philippines.

Dimaano is a faculty member of the Graduate School, where she served as program lead for Engineering. She was likewise at one point the Internationalization Coordinator, during which time she was able to assist in the launch of the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, major in Metallurgical Engineering, a dual-degree program by UST and the Curtin University, Australia.

Dimaano is the latest PRC MOP Awardee for Chemical Engineering of UST. Last year, former Faculty of Engineering Dean Philipina A. Marcelo, PhD was feted with the same recognition.

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In the notification letter addressed to the Grand Chancellor, Very Rev. fr. Gerard Francisco P. Timoner III, O.P., SThL-MA, the recognition is given for the programs’ “valuable contributions in uplifting and sustaining quality and excellence in higher education in their respective programs, disciplines, and areas of responsibility.” The letter was signed by CHED Executive Director IV Atty. Cinderella Filipina S. Benitez-Jaro.

������Ƶ’s 13 Centers of Excellence are as follows: Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Elementary Education, Hotel and Restaurant Management (now Hospitality Management), Medical Technology, Medicine, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Psychology, Teacher Education (Elementary and Secondary Education), and Tourism/Travel Management.

UST ranked third among universities with the most number of Centers of Excellence. A total of nine Philippine HEIs were given the award by CHED, led by Chairman J. Prospero de Vera IV. Receiving the recognition on behalf of UST were Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Cheryl R. Peralta, DrPH and Secretary-General fr. Louie R. Coronel, O.P., EHL.

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The OChEA was established to confer national recognition to the achievements and contributions of outstanding Chemical Engineers who, through their efforts and interventions, brought about hope and change which have significantly benefited the community and the country.

Dimaano, who serves as the Program Lead for Engineering at the UST Graduate School, was awarded the OChEA under the category of Research and Development. For 2021, the other two awardees were Del Carmen Mayor Proserfina Coro from Surigao Del Norte and Mapua University Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Prof. Bonifacio Doma, Jr., Ph.D., for Government and Education, respectively.

A recipient of the 2011 Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST) Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Applied Research, and the 2009 National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) Achievement Award for Engineering and Industrial Research, Dimaano is also a researcher for the UST Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences (RCNAS).

Dimaano is an ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology Fellow, and a Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) Fellow. Her research interests include materials characterization, thermal energy storage for cooling application, phase change materials, and renewable energy including biodiesel fuel using indigenous oil-bearing seeds, as well as addressing environmental protection through biochar and composites derived from the seed husks from the biodiesel production.

After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree from UST in 1980, she obtained her Master of Science in Chemical Engineering degree from the University of the Philippines – Diliman in 1995, and her Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering degree from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2003.

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The examinations were administered in Manila and provincial testing centers.

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