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 (On Study Leave)
Research Interests: Responsible Extraction Technologies, Resource Recycling

Jan Lowell Buquiz

jpbuquiz1@up.edu.ph (On Study Leave)
Research Interests: lead alloy corrosion, microstructure development, metalworking, failure analysis

Rogel Jan Butalid

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

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

jbnarvaez@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: piezoelectric materials and devices, piezo-phototronics, functional nanomaterials, and additive manufacturing

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 (On Study Leave)
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Composites

Hanna Czarise Regidor

heregidor@up.edu.ph (On Study Leave)

John Rossmon Resuello

jmresuello@up.edu.ph

Terrence Louis 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
Research Interests: Environmental Engineering in Mining, Water Quality Analysis and Remediation, Mining Systems, Mine Ventilation

Bryan Patrick Carrasco

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

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

Senior Lecturers

John Kenneth Cruz

jacruz1@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: materials for biomedical applications, water quality and remediation, and material applications to product design

Joy Marisol Maniaul

jfmaniaul1@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: precious metals recovery, hydrometallurgy and electronmetallurgy, mineral processing. green extraction technology and engineering design

Jill Manapat

jzmanapat@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Humanitarian Engineering and Air Quality