DLSU Physics Department

Accomplishment Report

Two consecutive years: SUMMA, MAGNA Two consecutive years: SUMMA, MAGNA Two consecutive years: SUMMA, MAGNA Two consecutive years: SUMMA, MAGNA

Cum Laude’s, 1 Cum Laude, 1 Student Cum Laude’s, 1 Cum Laude, 1 Student Cum Laude’s, 1 Cum Laude, 1 Student Cum Laude’s, 1 Cum Laude, 1 Student

Leadership Award. NMAT Passing is 100%Leadership Award. NMAT Passing is 100%Leadership Award. NMAT Passing is 100%Leadership Award. NMAT Passing is 100%

Renewal of our Department’s Board of Renewal of our Department’s Board of Renewal of our Department’s Board of Renewal of our Department’s Board of Adviser: Prof. Hideaki KasaiAdviser: Prof. Hideaki KasaiAdviser: Prof. Hideaki KasaiAdviser: Prof. Hideaki Kasai

Physics Donation

Physics Alumni Homecoming

(During AUN)

Physics Alumni Homecoming (2012)

ABB Activity

HONORING our Faculty

(Dr. Malu Enriquez)and Staff (Fidel Barila)

(ABB Activity)

Education� Fulfilled requirements for PAASCU Accreditation

� Course Syllabus (GE/Physics Major subjects

� Physics Laboratory

� Fulfilled recommendation of AUN� Instrumentation Laboratory � Instrumentation Laboratory

� CMD LAB, Phys. Ed. Lab

� Strengthen Alumni relations – feed back from graduates

PLC Activities� "Graphene: Relativity from a Pencil Tip, (Optoelectronic Properties of Carbon-Based

� "What is the 'God' Particle?" on Tuesday, July 10, at 4:30 pm in SJ-504 by Dr. Robert Roleda

Based Nanostructures)" by Dr. Richard Hartman, Physics Dept., Friday, July 27, at 2:40, in SJ-406.

PLC Activity� Dare Mighty ThingsAtmospheric Science: A Cool Option for Physicists

by Dr. Ronald Macatangay

� Dr. Ben Teehankee gave a workshop on Capitalism for our BS Physics Finance program

� Dr. Cecil Galvez and Bro. Joseph Scheiter

Dr. Ronald Macatangay

on August 22, 2012 (Wednesday)

9:40-11:40 amRm. 406, Saint Joseph Building

Bro. Joseph Scheitergave a workshop on Computers Based Laboratory Activities for LBYENVP and LBYPH11

Energy Summit 2013

(ABB)

Energy Summit 2011

Student Initiative Activities

Student Activities“Watts Out” “Watts Out” “Watts Out” “Watts Out” –––– in in in in cooperation with ADBcooperation with ADBcooperation with ADBcooperation with ADB

Innovative Activities for Innovative Activities for Innovative Activities for Innovative Activities for recruitmentrecruitmentrecruitmentrecruitment

Student ActivitiesInnovative activities for Innovative activities for Innovative activities for Innovative activities for recruitmentrecruitmentrecruitmentrecruitment Highlighting Physics Highlighting Physics Highlighting Physics Highlighting Physics

Student Activities

Exposure TripExposure TripExposure TripExposure Trip Environmental AwarenessEnvironmental AwarenessEnvironmental AwarenessEnvironmental Awareness

Student Activities� PHYSOC hold the SMPP Quiz Contest where DLSU place 2nd

� ASTRONOMY QUIZ CONTEST – Physics students were finalist

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

��Monitor Monitor WeatherWeather and and Do Do Weather Forecasts Weather Forecasts

�� For For All Filipinos All Filipinos

�� ProvideProvide Accurate Weather Forecasts and Accurate Weather Forecasts and andandWarningsWarnings

�� Ensure Ensure safesafe and and environmentally environmentally soundsound sociosocio--economic activities of the economic activities of the soundsound sociosocio--economic activities of the economic activities of the placeplace

�� DataData

�� Global Forecasting System (Global Forecasting System (GFSGFS))

�� National Centers for EnvironmentalNational Centers for Environmental

�� Prediction (Prediction (NCEPNCEP) )

�� National Oceanic and Atmospheric National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Administration (NOAANOAA) )

DLSU DISTRICT SCHOOLS� De La Salle Andres Soriano

Memorial College

� De La Salle Araneta

University

� De La Salle Canlubang

� De La Salle-College of Saint

Benilde

� De La Salle University-

Dasmariñas

� De La Salle University

� Jaime Hilario Integrated

School-La Salle

� La Salle AcademyBenilde

� De La Salle Health Sciences

Institute

� De La Salle John Bosco

College

� De La Salle Lipa

� De La Salle-Santiago Zobel

School

� La Salle Academy

� La Salle College Antipolo

� La Salle Green Hills

� La Salle University-

Ozamiz

� St. Joseph School-La Salle

� University of St. La Salle

University of St. La Salle Bacolod

La Salle Academy Iligan

DLS Zobel and Don Bosco Makati

Benigno Aldana National HS

AKLAN REGIONAL SCIENCE HS

SIGWA SITESSIGWA SITESSIGWA SITESSIGWA SITESSIGWA SITESSIGWA SITESSIGWA SITESSIGWA SITES

••10 DLS, 13 Regions, 5 Mega Cities, 127 Cities = 10 DLS, 13 Regions, 5 Mega Cities, 127 Cities = 155 SIGWAs 155 SIGWAs

Community Engagement

GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY FROM POPULOUS AREA

USING PIEZOELECTRICITY

Bilason, Loudette E. Bilason, Loudette E.

Garcia, April Grace M.

Recheta, Shanelle Grace B.

Gen. Pio del Pilar National High School

(Finalist in the LIKHA Awards)

Community Engagement

SALIKNETA� Physics Laboratory Manuals were given to SALIKNETA

� Ms. Gwen Castillon gave a Physics Demonstration on Induction

Research

Research

Research

Research

“DLSU International Research Symposium on Materials Science”on December 6, 2012

(Thursday)

National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

”Application of Spectromicroscopy on Nanostructured Materials”- Dr. Chien-Cheng Kuo

”Development of First-Principles Based (Thursday)830 AM to 500 PM

at Y-509, Don Enrique Yuchengco Hall

”Development of First-Principles Based Multi-Model Methods to Design Novel Materials for Energy Applications” -Dr. Jer-Lai Kuo

”Tunable Topological Electronic Structures in Sb (111) bilayers: A First-Principles Study” - Dr. Feng-Chuan Chuang

”Selectivity of Palladium-Cobalt Surface Alloy towards Oxygen Reduction Reaction” - Dr. KaitoTakahashi

Research� "Smart Nanoparticle based

Materials for use in Nanotechnology" by Dr. Peter Kingshott, Visiting Professor from Swinburne Univ. of Technology, Australia, this Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 4:20 in SJ-406.

� National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

� Prof. Li-Wei Tu - About NYSUS and the Optoelectrical Materials and Devices Lab

� Prof. Quark Chen - "Living in the Edge Makes a Good Physicist“

406.Edge Makes a Good Physicist“

� Prof. Der-jun Jang - Semiconductor and Ultrafast Laser

� Prof. Feng-Chuan Chang -Computational Materials Design Lab and NYSUS Academic Exchange

� MOA between DLSU and NSYSUS

Research� Dr. Jong-Soo RhyeeEnergy materials & Quantum physics Lab. Dept. of Applied Physics, Kyung Hee

� "The Air that Beats in Our Hearts" by Dr. Raouf Naguib(Visiting Professor) from Coventry University Physics, Kyung Hee

UniversityCoventry University Wednesday, Feb. 27, 4:20, in room SJ-504

Research� Samahang Pisika ngPilipinas Congress – Dr. Romeric Pobre (CHED panel in Physics), Board of Director

� Philippine Physics Society – Bro. J. Schieter, Dr. S. Palisoc, Dr. M. Natividad, E. Bornilla, B. Tuason, K. KawDirector

� DLSU Dasmarinas, October 2012

Tuason, K. Kaw

� Ateneo de Davao, April 3, 2013

Research� Interdisciplinary Research

� Dr. GNC Santos – with Biology

� Dr. M. David, Dr. Nelson Arboleda – with CCS/COE

� Dr. E. Vallar, Dr. C. Galvez – with Biology

� Dr. M. Enriquez – with Biology� Dr. M. Enriquez – with Biology

� Dr. R. Pobre – with CoE

� New PhD grant� Dr. R. Hartmann, Dr. J. Trono, Dr. A. Villagracia

Research� External Grants

� Dr. GNC Santos DOST/PCIEERD

� Dr. E. Vallar CHED, DOST/PCIEERD

� Publication� Elsevier: Drug Delivery

� Cited in NATURE Materials

� SCOPUS/SCIVERSEDOST/PCIEERD � SCOPUS/SCIVERSE

Gaps We Need to Fill In� Plan for the K-12 impact on physics GE courses� Student recruitment – BS Physics program

� Finance/Economics, Material Science, Medical Instrumentation

� Equipment for Medical Instrumentation – CT Scan, MRI, Physio Lab� Practicum partners – Pre-Med and Medical Instrumentation (Hospitals) , Materials

Science (Semiconductor Companies), Finance/Economics (Investment Firms)� Faculty needs to be aggressive in applying for research proposals (DOST/PCIEERD),

International Grants, URCOInternational Grants, URCO� We need training for LPF (Lasallian Pedagogical Framework), Review of Physics major

courses Syllabi � Identify physics major subjects with Service Learning component� Development of Physics Laboratory in DLSU STC. Started transferring the Astronomy

Equipment and Physics Equipment for GE courses.� Civil and Electrical works for FE-SEM. Moreover, will have to install ozone meter and

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