
Professor Emeriti

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joshua Kae Macugay
jbmacugay@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: composites, biomaterials, nanofibers, electrospinning

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

Terence Lucero Menor
tfmenor@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: green hydrometallurgical processes, solvometallurgy, reaction kinetics of heterogeneous systems, and surface science

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

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

Hanna Czarise Regidor
heregidor@up.edu.ph

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

Christian Arranz
cgarranz@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Mining Engineering, Mining Technology Management, Geomechanics

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
Professorial Lecturers

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

Adolfo Jesus Gopez
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

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

Rodalee Ofiaza

Nesley Saysay

Claude Gregory Sta. Clara

Jose Carlo Viguilla
Lecturers

Juan Fidel Calaywan
3delacruz@up.edu.ph
Research Interests: Mining, Metallurgy, Materials