As DOST Secretary from 1995-1999, Padolina, campaigned for the country’s global competitiveness via technology management, actively pushing for partnerships between government, the private sector, and the academe to utilize the power of the Internet, a revolutionary concept at that time, and make the Philippines at par with the rest of the word. He was instrumental in the increase of Internet awareness in the government sector as well as the growth of e-commerce in the country.

Dr. Lasco, a multi-awarded scientist, was a cowinner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former US Vice President Al Gore and thousands of scientists in the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC).

Dr. Magdalena Cantoria specialized in pharmaceutical sciences, particularly on structure, physiology and biochemistry of drug plants, and in philippine botanical drugs in the Philippine pharmacopeia.

Dr. Henry Ramos is an expert in experimental plasma physics.