👤Guest Speaker:

Lea Dasallas, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Canterbury

In this episode, Dr. Dasallas discusses her research on developing a multiscale flood model using variable grid sizes for the Marikina-Pasig River Basin.

Research Spotlight:

Dasallas, L., An, H., & Lee, S. (2022). Developing an integrated multiscale rainfall-runoff and inundation model: Application to an extreme rainfall event in Marikina-Pasig River Basin, Philippines. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 39, 100995.

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👤Guest Speaker:

Regina Martha Lumongsod, M.Sc.

PhD Candidate

Kangwon National University

In this episode, Ms. Lumongsod explains the factors that can contribute to karstification.

Research Spotlight:

Lumongsod, R.M.G., Ramos, N.T. & Dimalanta, C.B. Mapping the karstification potential of central Cebu, Philippines using GIS. Environ Earth Sci 81, 449 (2022).

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Guest Speaker:

Orlando A. Calcetas, PhD

Senior Science Research Specialist

Department of Agriculture

DA-RCPC-IVA-CALABARZON

In this episode, Dr. Calcetas shares how he discovered a new species of leaf beetle in the Philippines and named it Podontia rustiai.

Research spotlight:

Calcetas O, Staines C. 2024. New Species of the Genus Podontia Dalman (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) in the Philippines and Redescription of Podontia flava Baly from Sarawak [Research Note]. Philipp J Sci 153(3): 903–909.

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Guest Speaker:

Gabriel Hildawa

Research Assistant

Br. Alfred Shields FSC Ocean Research Center

De La Salle University

In this episode, Mr. Hildawa shares how he transformed his research on using coral color to measure coral health in Calatagan, Batangas from a college thesis to a full paper published in the Philippine Journal of Science.

Research spotlight: Hildawa G et al. 2024. Coral Health and Benthic Composition of Reefs in an MPA and Open-access Site in Western Calatagan, Batangas. Philipp J Sci 153(3): 865–876.

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👤Guest Speaker:

Dominique Mediodia, M.Sc.

Assistant Professor

College of Fisheries and Ocean SciencesUniversity of the Philippines Visayas

Mr. Dominique Mendiodia shares his experiences in studying fish fossils (Paleoichthyology) in the Philippines.

⌛Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest

01:57 What got me interested into science

07:13 Why I chose fisheries for college

11:51 Journey to paleoichthyology: from modern to fossil fish

22:18 Research focus: Cenozoic fish fossils in the Philippines

35:13 Scholarship opportunities in Taiwan

43:42 Challenges in doing research

50:25 When did you realize your results are sufficient for publication?

57:00 Advice to aspiring researchers

Research Spotlight: Mendiodia, D., Castro, A., Tablizo, M., Policarpio, D., Calvelo, J., Baguio, J.P., Borja II, A., Lin, C., Fernando, A. 2024. Paleoichthyology in the Philippines: A review of Cenozoic fish fossils with insights on its current status and future opportunities. Geobios. ‌

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Guest Speaker: Jolly Joyce Sulapas, M.Sc. Junior Managing Researcher / Project Coordinator UP Resilience Institute Ms. Sulapas discusses why the cities of Manila, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, and Legazpi are sinking.

⌛Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest

02:02 How I got into science

07:16 Research focus: ground subsidence in major Philippine metropolitan cities

14:27 Research funding and challenges in doing research

32:33 Advice to aspiring researchers

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Research spotlight:

Sulapas JS, Ybañez AB, Milcah K, Marie J, Mahar A. 2024. Ground subsidence in major Philippine metropolitan cities from 2014 to 2020. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 133:104107–104107.

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Guest Speakers: Joseph Basconcillo, PhD Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) Dr. Basconcillo sheds light on the increase in occurrence of Christmas typhoons in the Philippines in recent years.

⌛Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the podcast and guest

03:14 What got me into science

06:11 Things you need to know about the climate map of the Philippines

14:05 How I became a climatologist and joined DOST-PAGASA

17:46 Research focus: Christmas typhoons in the Western North Pacific

40:52 Research funding, publication fees, challenges, and future plans

57:10 Advice to aspiring researchers

1:00:16 Join the Philippine Meteorological Society

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Research spotlight:

Basconcillo J, Moon I-J. 2021. Recent increase in the occurrences of Christmas typhoons in the Western North Pacific. Scientific Reports. 11(1).

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Guest Speakers:

Lala Calle, Dana Manogan, Paolo Co, Mary Rose Gabuyo, Bryan Casauay

Research assistants from the University of the Philippines - Marine Science Institute share their experiences of doing research studies in the Pag-asa Island Research Station in the West Philippine Sea.

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