SOSE faculty members receive Outstanding Scientific Paper award
Four current and one former School of Science and Engineering (SOSE) faculty members were recognized by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) during the 36th NAST Annual Scientific Meeting on July 10. Mathematics Department Professor Ma. Louise Antonette De Las Peñas, PhD and Instructor Enrico Paolo Bugarin were given an Outstanding Scientific Paper award for their research entitled “On Bravais Colorings associated with Periodic and Non-periodic Crystals.” Likewise, Chemistry Department Associate Professor Erwin Enriquez, PhD, Assistant Professor Gilbert Yu, EngD and former Chemistry Department Instructor Jerry Dy were also given an Outstanding Scientific Paper award for their study called “Opacity of P(MMA-MMA)-PMMA Composite Latex System with Varying MAA Concentration.” According to NAST, the Outstanding Scientific Paper award is given to research papers based on “the quality of their content, contribution to science and technology, clarity of presentation and thoroughness of documentation.” Vince M. Estrada
SOSS dean bags Outstanding Book Award for Maalwang Buhay
School of Social Sciences (SOSS) Dean Filomeno Aguilar Jr., who has a doctorate in development sociology, was lauded with an Outstanding Book Award for 2014 in the 36th National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Annual Scientific Meeting held on July 10. Titled Maalwang Buhay: Family, Overseas Migration and Cultures of Relatedness in Barangay Paraiso, his book presented how overseas migration affected the dynamics of family life, culture and kinship relations in Barangay Paraiso, an upland village in the province of Batangas. Published in 2009, the book is the culmination of an ethnographic study headed by Aguilar that was commissioned by former University President Bienvenido Nebres, SJ in 2007. The NAST meeting gathered scholars throughout the country for the presentation of scientific research works and to come up with policy recommendations for both the government and the private sector. Joff D. Bantayan
Ateneo takes part in first ever Philippine University Investment Club
The Ateneo hosted the launching of the first Philippine University Investment Club (PUIC) on June 14 at the Ching Tan Hall of the John Gokongwei School of Management building. The PUIC is a foreign exchange trade and investment training program spearheaded by online trading company MetisEtrade. The training was attended by representatives from the student organizations of the five top universities in the Philippines—the Ateneo’s Junior Fellowship for Financial Literacy, De La Salle University-Manila’s Economics Organization, San Beda College-Mendiola’s Junior Financial Management Association, University of Asia and the Pacific’s Business Economics Association and Enterprise Management Association, and the University of the Philippines-Diliman’s Economics Student Council. The program tapped these universities with the objective of finding and training possible future fund managers in the industry of foreign exchange, precious metals and commodities fund management. The investment club will conduct weekly training sessions until the first week of August, with other participating universities taking turns in hosting the program each week. Christian D. Cejalvo
