Akita University and Kyushu University professors visit UPD NIGS and the Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering Lunch meeting with professors from Akita University, Kyushu University and faculty and staff from UP-NIGS and UP-DMMME. On February 28, 2024, Dr. Akira Imai from Kyushu University, Dr. Pearlyn Manalo,... Academic Activities All posts
Geology 200 (Undergraduate Thesis) students conduct fieldwork in Northern and Central Luzon Undergraduate students (left to right) Mr. Aguas, Ms. Del Mundo, Ms. Africa, and Mr. Olata setting up the RTK and investigating emergent coral reef and beachrocks Senior undergraduate students and res... Academic Activities All posts
Taiwanese Geoscience Talks 2024 Taiwanese professors are joined by the NIGS faculty and students who attended their talks. A group of professors from three universities, namely National Chung Cheng University, National Cheng Kung Un... Academic Activities All posts
Mapping earthquake damage and landslides using radar satellite observations Remote sensing specialist Dr. Eleanor Ainscoe visited NIGS to give a lecture on "Mapping earthquake damage and landslides using radar satellite observations" at the NIGS Audio-Visual Room last 24th No... All posts NIGS Lecture Series
Mineral-microbe-fluid interactions at the Lost City hydrothermal field The 50th NIGS Lecture Series featured Dr. Karmina Aquino's talk entitled “Mineral-microbe-fluid interactions at the Lost City hydrothermal field." This talk was the first installment of the lecture se... All posts NIGS Lecture Series
Coastal hazards, tsunamis, volcanic risk research by NTU-Earth Observatory of Singapore academics Last October 27, 2023, the NIGS Lecture Series featured three (3) renowned researchers from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) - Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS). Adam Switzer, a Professor... All posts NIGS Lecture Series
Tracking ENSO Variability Using Annually Banded Coral from Northern Luzon, Philippines On December 14, 2023, Dr. Kevin L. Garas presented a talk entitled “Tracking ENSO Variability Using Annually Banded Coral from Northern Luzon, Philippines” at the NIGS Audio-Visual Room at 4:00 PM. Th... All posts NIGS Lecture Series
NIGS graduate students bag presentation awards at the GEOCON 2023 NIGS graduate students received recognition for their outstanding oral and poster presentations at the GeoCon 2023 that was held in Novotel Hotel, Quezon City last December 5-6, 2023. Best Oral Presen... All posts Awards & Recognitions
Talk: Marine magnetics in complex basins – what we learned from the Caribbean Dr. Jérôme Dyment from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France visited the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) on October 2, 2023. He presented a talk titled “Marine Magnetics ... Academic Activities All posts
Geology 215 (Advanced Field Mapping) class fieldwork and IEC in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) The Geology 215 graduate students with Dr. Armada, Dr. Dimalanta, Dr. Ramos, Mr. Pasco, and Ms. Ruth Dona-al (Geologist from MGB-CAR) in the rock exposure of Lubuagan Formation (left). The output (geo... Academic Activities All posts
Project: Marine and Onshore Geophysical Investigations of the Manila Subduction Zone (MOGI) Dr. Carla B. Dimalanta conducted geologic fieldwork as well as gravity and magnetic surveys last July 31 - August 16, 2023 in Kalinga and portions of Apayao and Mountain Province. The surveys are part... All posts Research
MS student wins Best Poster Presentation at the 11th ASTHRDP Graduate Scholars' Conference 2023 Mr. John Michael Ausejo, a third-year MS Geology student, is among the winners of best paper presentations at the recently concluded 11th ASTHRDP Graduate Scholars' Conference 2023 with the theme, “DO... All posts Awards & Recognitions