SOSE Week 2023: Showcasing Student Excellence in Science & Engineering

On May 2-5, 2023, the School of Science and Engineering (SOSE) held its annual SOSE Week, a grand celebration of the remarkable achievements and advancements within the School of Science and Engineering.

During the event's four-day duration, a series of activities took place, captivating participants and showcasing the cutting-edge research and innovation taking place within SOSE. The agenda included a diverse range of events, such as the Student Research Symposiums, Graduate Student Fellowship Session, Thesis Poster Presentation, Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) Info Session Workshop, Environmental Leadership Forum sponsored by SC Johnson, and the SVBB Awards for the Research with Highest IP Potential Presentation. One noteworthy highlight of the event was the compelling showcase by the SOSE Librarians. Throughout the entire month of May, an extensive collection of books and journal publications authored and recommended by the esteemed faculty and affiliated researchers of SOSE were displayed in the New Rizal Library. The displayed journal articles were meticulously handpicked from renowned sources like Scopus and the American Chemical Society. For those interested in accessing these valuable resources, all articles can be found at go.ateneo.edu/RLOffCampusAccess.

To culminate the event, the SOSE Week 2023 Awarding Ceremony recognized outstanding student research. Certificates were also awarded to the participants of the Student Research Symposium for both undergraduate and graduate level.

Poster Presentation

People’s Choice Awards

"Implementation of MATA: Modular Automobile Tracking Application in the Ateneo de Manila University"

Radyn Matthew H. Punla and Jerome Daniel P. Navarro

BS Electronics Engineering

"A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Patient Satisfaction with Prenatal Care Offered in Brgy. Putatan, Muntinlupa Cuty During the COVID-19 Pandemic"

Sarah Patricia L. Castro, Erianthe Renee G. Co, Bianca Isabel Z. Gomez, Sophia Janina D. Perfecto, Terence Gerard A. Teves, and Lyle Andrei Y. Uy

BS Health Sciences

Dean’s Choice Awards

"Assessment and Characterization of Microplastics in Fish, Sediments, and Water from Selected Aquatic Habitats and Common Consumer Food Items"

Hilary Anne M. Capistrano, Stephanie R. Jabar, and Gabrielle B. Palaypayon

BS Environmental Science

"An Audio Action Adventure Game for the Blind using Echolocation"

Reniel Gabriel R. Manaog, Gio Gabriel C. Reyes, and Roswold Jemuel C. Sanchez

BS CS-DGDD

SOSE Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Research Award

“Numerical simulations of the impact of SST magnitude on the simulated track and intensity of Tropical Storm Washi (2011)”

Clint Eldrick R. Petilla

BS APS-MSE

Special Citation: Outstanding Research in Emerging Fields and Technologies

“Free-standing Polyaniline-Reduced Graphene Oxide Thermoelectric Films via Electrochemical Synthesis”

Ana Margarita P. San Juan

BS CH-MSE

Special Citation: Outstanding Research in Environmental Sustainability

“Fabrication of Small-Scale Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Blades using a Bamboo/Epoxy Composite”

Lance Joseph W. Kosca

BS APS-MSE

SVBB Awards for the Research with Highest IP Potential 

"Gallium-Aluminum Composite for Water Splitting and On Demand Hydrogen Generation"

Mary Nichole M. Apiladas

BS CH-MSE

SOSE Outstanding Graduate Research Award

Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award

“Transitions in Bacterial Communities Involved in the Fermentation-based Production of Virgin Coconut Oil”

Zomesh A. Maini

PhD in Biology

“Bioplastic Diffraction Gratings Based on Chitosan Extracted from Crab Shell Waste”

Efren G. Gumayan

PhD in Physics

Special Citation

“Durability and morphological assessment of self compacting concrete incorporating rice husk ash”

Floyd Rey P. Plando

PhD in Physics

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Text: Enika Maninang

Photos: ARISE