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Notable Filipino Scientists and Innovators

1. Several Filipino scientists were recognized for their contributions: Angel Alcala for research on Philippine amphibians and reptiles and marine conservation, Ramon Cabanos Barba for developing a way to induce mango flowering regardless of season, and Gavino Cajulao Trono Jr. for research on seaweed biodiversity. 2. Others included were Edgardo Gomez for leading the first assessment of coral reef damage, Alfredo Lagmay for research on natural hazards and disasters in the Philippines, and Reina Reyes for work confirming Einstein's Theory of Relativity. 3. Tetchi Cruz-Capellan, Aisa Mijeno, and several others were also recognized

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Notable Filipino Scientists and Innovators

1. Several Filipino scientists were recognized for their contributions: Angel Alcala for research on Philippine amphibians and reptiles and marine conservation, Ramon Cabanos Barba for developing a way to induce mango flowering regardless of season, and Gavino Cajulao Trono Jr. for research on seaweed biodiversity. 2. Others included were Edgardo Gomez for leading the first assessment of coral reef damage, Alfredo Lagmay for research on natural hazards and disasters in the Philippines, and Reina Reyes for work confirming Einstein's Theory of Relativity. 3. Tetchi Cruz-Capellan, Aisa Mijeno, and several others were also recognized

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[Link] C.

ALCALA

Alcala was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014 for his
research into Philippine amphibians and reptiles, as well as the conservation
of marine-protected areas.

[Link] CABANOS BARBA

Barba was named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014 for inventing
a way to induce flowering in mango trees regardless of season, boosting the
local mango industry. Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine
3. Tetchi Cruz-Capellan

Cruz-Capellan, the CEO of Philippine renewable energy provider SunAsia


Energy Inc. and founder of the Philippine Solar Power Alliance, hopes to grow
the solar power industry in the Philippines. She first became acquainted with
solar power as the country director of a rural electrification project funded
by the USAID.

[Link] D. Gomez Read

Gomez led the world’s first national-scale assessment of damage to coral


reefs, work which led to him being conferred the title of National Scientist of
the Philippines in 2014

5. Alfredo Mahar Lagmay


Lagmay, a professor at the National Institute of Geological Sciences,
University of the Philippines Diliman, received the 2015 Plinius Medal from
the European Geosciences Union for his research into natural hazards and
disasters in the Philippines, in particular volcanic hazards, earthquakes,
typhoons, landslides and floods. He is also executive director of the
Department of Science and Technology Nationwide Operational Assessment
of Hazards (NOAH), a flagship program for disaster risk reduction and
management in the Philippines.

[Link] Mijeno

Mijeno is a professor of engineering at De La Salle University—Lipa in the


Philippines. Together with her brother Ralph, she co-founded Sustainable
Alternative Lighting (SALt), a social enterprise that is developing an LED
lamp that runs on just table salt and water.

7. Reina Reyes
Reyes has been called “The Filipina who proved Einstein right” after her work
confirming Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity on a cosmic scale in 2010
during her Ph.D. studies in the United States. Reyes currently works as an
independent data scientist consulting for private companies.

8. Gavino Cajulao Trono Jr.

Trono was conferred the honor of National Scientist of the Philippines in


2014 for his research into tropical marine phycology with a focus on
seaweed biodiversity.

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