Dr. Galay, an associate professor at the UP Los Baños College of Veterinary Medicine, currently works on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Dr. Galay has led several research projects dealing with molecular detection of various tick-borne pathogens in livestock and companion animals. His work has led to discoveries on animal parasitic diseases, a significant contribution to his area of research. He is awarded as one of the Outstanding Young Scientists of 2020.

Dr. Payot is an igneous petrologist and geochemist recognized for her scientific works that contributed to the understanding of the origin and formation of igneous rocks in different parts of the Philippines. She is awarded as one of the Outstanding Young Scientists of 2020.

Dr. Reyes is a renowned astrophysicist, data scientist, educator, a public speaker, and for confirming Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. One of her passion projects is Pinoy Scientists, a blog that features mostly young Filipino scientists across different fields and from across the world. The scientists talk briefly about their work and education — applied chemistry, material sciences — often accompanied with other footnotes: the sports they play, or the names of their dogs.