Engineer Maricris Vines is the epitome of leadership and excellence in her field of expertise. She has 18 years of industry experience in the sugar and beverage manufacturing industry since obtaining her B.S. Chemical Engineering degree from UPLB.
With the cooperation of all the stakeholders (university/college administrators, faculty, students, alumni, and employers) the UPLB BS Chemical Engineering Program achieved its ASEAN University Network (AUN) certification.
Despite the strong typhoon “Quinta,” which hit the country last October 26, 2020, the ASEAN University Network Quality Assessment (AUN-QA) was kickstarted with an opening program held via Zoom. The ASEAN University Network (AUN) promotes quality assurance in higher education institutions of the ASEAN region. AUN evaluates participating institutions to ensure that they are at par with the international standards and that these institutions produce robust, industry-ready graduates.
Engr. Romeo E. Capuno Jr. is a licensed professional engineer and a motivated and goal-oriented global technical leader with over 20 years of total experience in manufacturing at a Fortune 500 company, consulting at a top 500 design firm and academia at top technical universities. He is a strategist and visionary leader at The Coca-Cola Company …
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With the belief that knowing spells the difference, the Biofuels Research Team released books, policy paper and ISI-based journal articles that provide handy reference to policy makers and industry players. The biofuels books entitled The Philippine Biofuels Industry: Defining the Strategic Directions published in 2015 and Sweet Sorghum as Feedstock: A Milestone for Bioethanol Fuel published in 2018, are culmination of series of studies on the production of biofuels from different feedstock sources. The books are products of joint effort between the university and the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research.
The fifteenth of August year 2020 will be known in history as the date of the first UPLB “Virtual” Commencement Exercises. Sixty-one graduates for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering were announced during two events, 48th UPLB “Virtual” Commencement Exercises and the CEAT Virtual Testimonial Program 2020. Dr. Monet Concepcion Maguyon-Detras, department chair, delivered a short message to the graduates noting that this batch of graduates is unique, “this batch will always be remembered as the one who emerged victorious amidst the challenges to learning brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The Department of Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines Los Banos, congratulates its graduates for the 2nd Semester, Academic Year 2019-2020.
DChE Alumni, you are all invited to DChE’s 35th Anniversary. It’s a one-week long celebration from March 2-7, 2020. Dinner-for-a-Cause and Alumni Homecoming will be on March 7 (venue is TBA). Save the date!
Recipients of the Department of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Thesis Grant passed the recent Chemical Engineering board exam. The exam was held in Manila from November 23 to 25, 2019.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the much-awaited results of the November 2019 Chemical Engineering Licensure Exam last 27th of November, 2019, just barely two days after the board examinations. The overall national performance was 71.41%. UP Los Baños (86.67% passing rate) placed 2nd in the school rankings with 50 or more examinees, after UP Diliman.
