Faculty

Professor Emeriti

Alberto Amorsolo

avamorsolo@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Thin Films, Shape Memory Alloy Synthesis, Failure Analysis

Manolo Mena

manolo.mena@coe.upd.edu.ph | mgmena@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: thermodynamics and kinetics of metals and materials, extractive metallurgy, electrometallurgy and corrosion, semiconductor electronic materials and packaging

Meliton Ordillas

Professors

Mary Donnabelle Balela

mlbalela1@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Electrocatalysis, Adsorption

Rinlee Butch Cervera

rmcervera@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Energy Storage and Conversion Materials and Devices; Lithium ion batteries, Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells (Fuel Cells and Electrolysis Cells); Waste-to Energy; Recovery and recycling of spent batteries (sustainable materials); Advanced energy

Leslie Joy Diaz

lldiaz@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Valorization of Indigenous Primary and Secondary Materials; Composite Materials; Green Materials; Biomaterials

Associate Professors

Eden May Dela Peña

ebdelapena@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: surface coatings technology, extraction technology, wastewater treatment research, corrosion, electrochemistry, and biomaterials

Richard Espiritu

rdvespiritu@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Experimental and computational research on sustainable polymer materials for carbon capture, hydrogen production and electrochemical energy systems

Eduardo Magdaluyo

edmagdaluyo1@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: materials synthesis, product design and fabrication of engineering materials for energy, biomedical, construction and environmental applications

Candy Mercado

ccmercado1@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: photoelectrochemistry; light absorbing (inorganic and molecular) 1D, 2D, hierarchical nanostructures; piezoelectric sensor materials; bioactive micro-meso-nanocomposites

Maricar Rosete

mmrosete@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: superconductors, suspensions, thin films, electrophoretic deposition

Djoan Kate Tungpalan

dttungpalan@up.edu.ph

Magdaleno Vasquez Jr.

mrvasquez2@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Plasma, Ion Sources, Thin Films, Surface Modification

Assistant Professors

Christian Arranz

cgarranz@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Mining Engineering, Mining Technology Management, Geomechanics
Assistant Chair

Karlo Leandro Baladad

kdbaladad@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Responsible Extraction Technologies, Resource Recycling

Jan Lowell Buquiz

jpbuquiz1@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: lead alloy corrosion, microstructure development, metalworking, failure analysis

Rogel Jan B. Butalid

rbbutalid@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Thin Films, Photocatalysis, Piezoelectricity, Fuel Cells, Energy, Device Microfabrication

Bryan Patrick Carrasco

bmcarrasco@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Hydrometallurgy, Solvometallurgy, Microbially-Induced Metals and Minerals Recovery, Extraction and Purification of Scandium

Mark Jeffry De Leon

mddeleon4@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: design and fabrication of low-cost atmospheric pressure plasma systems for use in materials surface modification

Stan Kristian Ejera

sgejera@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: physical and adaptive metallurgy, failure analysis, quality management, and industry standards

Franco Danilo Luistro

fcluistro1@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy

James Albert Narvaez

rmraguindin1@up.edu.ph

Aileen Grace Ongkiko

amongkiko@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Soft materials for biotechnology and biomedical applications

Mitch-Irene Kate Oyales

mgoyales@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Rubber Engineering, Bioplastics, Nanocomposites
Chair

Ricky Kristan Raguindin

rmraguindin1@up.edu.ph

Ivy Ann Razonado

icrazonado@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Composites

Hanna Czarise Regidor

heregidor@up.edu.ph

John Rossmon M. Resuello

jmresuello@up.edu.ph

Terrence Louis A. Rosal

tarosal@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy

Kathrina Lois Taaca

kmtaaca@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Biomaterials, synchrotron spectroscopy, plasma treatment, polymers, composites

Instructors

Mark Verndick Cabading

macabading1@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Physical and Adaptive Metallurgy, Lithium ion batteries, Lithium-Air batteries, Recovery and recycling of spent batteries, Sustainability and circular economy, Surface coatings

Francesca Valerie Cabanlig

ftcabanlig@up.edu.ph

Tiffany Louise Lao

tblao@up.edu.ph
Research interests: Bioplastics, Bio-Agro Waste Valorization, Polymer Nanocomposites

Rusloyd Lariba

rslariba@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Water Quality Analysis, Geostatistics, Geovisualization

Ismael Luis Tiongson

iltiongson@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Mine Safety, Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability, Machine Learning

Aaron Dave Tomas

attomas@up.edu.ph

Professorial Lecturers

Eligia Clemente

edclemente@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Environmental management, mining and mineral processing issues, waste management

Adolfo Jesus Gopez

Herman Mendoza

herman.mendoza@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: materials processing, minerals engineering, alternative technologies in gold extraction

Gabriel Pamintuan

Senior Lecturers

Nesley Saysay

Claude Gregory Sta. Clara

Teaching Associates

Kenneth Banua

Annsherina Milleret Cruz

Khim Anne Gabuco

Edgie Natividad

Lecturers

Liebert Nyle Villarba

Janice Azares Wayan

Updated as of: 28 May 2025