Faculty

Philipina A. Marcelo, PhD
Professor
Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Researcher, RCNAS

📧 pamarcelo@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Food Process Engineering
• Product Development / Product Innovation
• Membrane Separation
• International Agriculture and Rural Development
• Food Science

Mark Emile H. Punzalan
Instructor
Department Chair

📧 mhpunzalan@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Food Process Engineering
• Food Science
• Food Quality and Safety

Bernadette M. Duran, M.Eng.
Associate Professor
Supervisor, Chemistry Laboratory

📧 bmduran@ust.edu.ph

Research Interest

• College Teaching

Catherine M. Lapada, M.Sc.
Instructor
Supervisor, Chemical Engineering Laboratories

📧 cmlapada@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Environmental Engineering

Jay-Anne B. Aleno, Ph.D.
Instructor

📧 jbaleno@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Plasma Physics
• Natural Fibers

Beatriz A. Belmonte, M.Sc.
Instructor

📧 babelmonte@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Photocatalysis

Michael Francis D. Benjamin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Coordinator, Engineering International Relations and Programs
Researcher, RCNAS

📧 mdbenjamin@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Process Systems Engineering (Integration, Simulation, Optimization)
• Risk Analysis
• Industrial Ecology
• Sustainable Environmental and Energy Systems

Carl H. Bibat
Instructor

📧 chbibat@ust.edu.ph

• Environmental Engineering

Edsel B. Calica, M.Sc.
Instructor

📧 ebcalica@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Energy and Medical Applications

Jhulimar M. Celedonio
Instructor

📧 jmceledonio@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Adsorption
• CO₂ Capture and Storage

Aldrin Lorrenz A. Chan
Instructor

📧 aachan@ust.edu.ph

Research Interest

• Extractive Metallurgy

George Y. Chao, Jr., M.Eng.
Assistant Professor

📧 gychao@ust.edu.ph

Research interest

• Environmental science

Florencio D. de los Reyes, M.Sc.
Instructor

📧 fddelosreyes@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Materials Science and Engineering

Lyn Marie Z. de Juan, M.Sc.
Instructor

📧 lzdejuan@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Materials Science and Engineering

Maria Natalia R. Dimaano, D.Eng.
Professor
Program Lead/Chair, Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Researcher, RCNAS

📧 mrdimaano@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Energy Engineering
• Biofuels
• Materials Science and Engineering

Ayesha G. Duavis, M.Sc.
Instructor

📧 agduavis@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Desulfurization of Diesel
• Wastewater Treatment
• Renewable Energy

Trixie Ruth N. Dy, M.Sc.
Instructor

📧 tndy@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Biopolyol production for rigid polyurethane and polyurethane microcapsules
• Micro encapsulation of phase change materials

Carol M. Encarnado, M.Sc.
Assistant Professor

📧 cmencarnado@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Food Science and Technology

Alberto A. Laurito
Professor

📧 aalaurito@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests

• ChE Education
• Energy Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• eLearning Technology

Evelyn R. Laurito, Ph.D.
Professor

📧 erlaurito@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Environmental Engineering
• Solid Waste Management
• eLearning Technology

Rose Mardie P. Pacia
Instructor

📧 rppacia@ust.edu.ph

Research Interest

• Energy Engineering

Lola Domnina B. Pestano, Ph.D.
Professor 2
Researcher, RCNAS

📧 lbpestano@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Food sustainability
• Drying Technology of Phil. Agricultural Products
• Quality analysis of air-dried Phil. agricultural products
• Mathematical Modeling of the Drying Kinetics of different construction materials

Edna C. Quinto, PhD
Professor
Researcher, RCNAS

📧 ecquinto@ust.edu.ph

Research Interest:

• Chemical Sensors
• Development of a diagnostic sensor for differentiation of stone formers from non-stone formers based on urine samples
• Development of a Lead sensor for surface water
• An inline water hardness determination based on photoresistor sensor

Eriberto S. Rivera
Instructor
IGAARP  Associate

📧 esrivera@ust.edu.ph

Research Interest

• Dye Product Development
• Consumer Research

Noel S. Sabarillo
Instructor

📧 noel.sabarillo@gmail.com

Research interest

• Energy Engineering
• Biofuels
• Materials Science and Engineering

Rose Ann Z. Tamolang
Instructor

📧 rztamolang@ust.edu.ph

Research Interest

• Energy engineering

Cristina E. Tiangco, M.Sc.
Instructor

📧 cetiangco@ust.edu.ph

Research Interests:

• Chemical Sensors
• Biosensors