Philippine Engineering Magazine

The final judging of the six finalists in the UP BEST* Tech Tournament 2010 was successfully done last Monday, May 31. 

*Bright engineering, science & technology-based solutions to pressing socio-economic problems in the Philippines such as floods, landslides, windstorms, earthquakes or other environmental hazards

Design of a System, Structure or Device for Disaster Risk Management

The six finalists are as follows:

(1) An Integrated Methodology for an Effective Solution to the Flood Problem of Metro Manila particularly the Pasig-Marikina River Basin

(2) Modular Extensive Green Roof-Rainwater Harvesting System for Flood Risk Management in the Philippines

(3) Automated Weather Monitoring System

(4) System for Managing Risk thru Technology (SMART): City

(5) BAYANeHAN Disaster Management System

(6) SLiDAR Landslide Detection and Ranging “Sensing Slides, Saving Lives”

Criteria for judging include (a) creativity/design innovation - 50%; (b) usefulness, value of the research – 30%; (c) project presentation – 20%. The above projects were thoroughly questioned and commented by the judges. The panel of judges is multidiscplinary which composed of scientistists, engineers, and sociologists that represent academe, private and public sectors of the community. The panel of judges is composed of the following:

Dr. Caesar A. Saloma – Dean, UP College of Science

Dr. Zosimo E. LEe – Dean, UP College of Social Science and Philosophy

Dr. Leonardo Q. Liongson – Professor, UP Institute of Civil Engineering

Dr. Emmanuel M. Luna – Professor, UP College of Social Work and Community Development

Engr. Valentin A. Reyes – UPAE President 2001, Senior Associate, APAC Operations, JMJ Associates

The programme concluded with the announcement of Best Three Projects wherein the fourth to sixth project listed above were recognized. Awarding of winners will be announced on June 13 during the University of the Philippines Alumni Engineers (UPAE) Homecoming. Engineer Valentin Reyes closed with a statement that all participants are winners because of their courage in stepping out of their comfort zones to think of projects that could help improve disaster risk management in the country. Mabuhay ang sambayanang Pilipino na makikinabang sa mga proyekto!

Start Time: Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 9:00am
End Time: Friday, May 28, 2010 at 12:30pm
Location: College of Engineering Theater Melchol Hall, UP Diliman Quezon City

>> About the Seminar

The Philippines can be made greener and cleaner if we can use more biofuels and bioenergy produced from plant sources instead of using fossil fuels. In many parts of the world including US and Brazil, fuels and energy produced from plant sources have successfully replaced some of the fossil fuels. Geographically, the Philippines is located where solar energy is highly affluent, and the productivity of plant resources can be raised to the top level of the world. Blessed with natural resources, it is quite timely to discuss what should be done if we are going to take a leading role in biofuels and energy production for a greener and cleaner world. Besides technological development, a concerted effort from academy, industry and government is required for this initiative. This workshop is planned to exchange information, perspectives and concerns among people involved in biofuels/bioenergy research and implementation. The workshop will deliver a very concise summary of technology related to the production of biofuels/bioenergy. It will also deliver industrial experiences and governmental policy related to the topic. Open discussions among attendees from academy, industry, government, and interested citizens will be facilitated.

>> About the Lecturer

Dr. Chang-Ho Park
Visiting Professor
Department of
Chemical Engineering
UP Diliman

Brief CV:
Chang-Ho Park (B. Chem. E., Seoul National University, Ph.D. from Purdue University) is a visiting professor to the department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Philippines Diliman. He is a Senior Professor of Chemical Engineering at Kyung Hee University, South Korea. He was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota, and has an industrial experience at GS Caltex Oil Refinery, Co., Ltd. Professor Park is a renowned biochemical engineer listed in Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2009 and 2010), and served as a vice president of Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (2009). His research interests are biofuels (butanol, ethanol, and biodiesel) and energy production from renewable resources, environmental biotechnology related to the treatment of waste water and polluted air, and extraction and identification of active compounds from medicinal plants.

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The registration is FREE.
A Certificate of Participation will be given to the participants.
Please confirm your attendance on or before May 21, 2010 to updche.biotech@gmail.com.

For inquiries, please call the UP Diliman Department of Chemical Engineering at (+632) 929 6640 or (+632) 981 8500 local 3114
(look for Diw, Tin or Mercy).

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This is FREE OF CHARGE! Engineers, scientists and students are welcome to attend this premiere seminar of the IEEE. Please see attached poster for your reference.

Key Topics:  Renewable energy, humanitarian technologies, wireless communication, distance learning, robotics.

IEEE Poster

4th Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) Conference with the theme “Charting the R&D Programs of the Country” was held in the Grand Ballroom of Hotel Sofitel Manila last February 19, 2010. There were several foreign invited guests and speakers to share their knowledge in R&D, technology, engineering, energy and environment. Here is the list of speakers and their topic:

• Dr. Yozo Fujino, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan

“Research through New Global Centers of Excellence at University of Tokyo”

• Dr. Gavriel Salvendy, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

“Lessons Learned from Research and Practice on the Human Side of Industrial Engineering”

• Dr. Joel L. Cuello, Professor of Biosystems Engineering, University of Arizona

“Engineering Education in the 21st Century; Toward an Innovation-Driven and Sustainability-Centered Design”

• Dr. David Ian Bishop, Professor of Geomatics, University of Melbourne, Australia

“Researching GIS and Spatial Visualization within the Australian Cooperative Research Centre Program”

• Dr. Chang-Ho Park, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, South Korea

“Biotechnology for Energy and Environment: New Opportunities”

• Dr. Nina Ossanna, Director, Business Development and Strategic Planning, BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona

“Embedding Technology Development within the Research Institution”

The 4th ERDT Conference  proved to be successful again in bringing together a microcosm of scientists, engineers, technologists, academicians, researchers, and students. May all those present during the conference enriched themselves with multidisciplinary knowledge, encouraged to do excellent researches, and empowered to contribute in pushing forth higher level of science and technology as well as research and development for the Philippines.

For those who truly know and understand the goals and purpose of ERDT, this is indeed an AMBITIOUS project. Yet the impressive number of researches produced by ERDT and expected to be completed soon establishes that this project is perfectly POSSIBLE.

Sharing and stressing Dr. Rowena Cristina Guevara’s statement :

“Truly, the ERDT is gaining ground. Last year, the ERDT benchmarked technology business incubators in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and the US. Thus, this year’s conference theme, “Charting the R&D Roadmap of the Philippines,” is timely as the country moves toward attaining global competitiveness backed by a technology-driven economy, and a steady growing pool of researchers, scientists, and engineers (RSEs).”

Dear engineers, technologists, scientists, students, and professors, the upcoming 4th ERDT Conference is on February 19, 2010 at Hotel Sofitel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Manila.

The conference is free of any charge and is exclusive only to ERDT scholars.

This is only an advance notice, the invitations will follow.

ERDT (Engineering Research and Development for Technology)