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Sex: Male
Education:
- UPLB, BS Agriculture, 1961
- UPLB, MS Plant Pathology, 1966
- UPLB, PhD, 1976
Field of Specialization:
Agronomy, Plant Pathology
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Having devoted over 6 decades of his life to teaching, research and extension services, Dr. Francisco Fronda contributed immensely to the development of poultry industry not only in the Philippines but in Asia region as well. In recognition of his pioneering contributions, he was cited as the "Father of Poultry Science in the Philippines" by the Philippine Association of Animal Science, 1980; and "Father of Thai Poultry Industry" honor presented by Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess of Thailand, 1982. Dr. Fronda has no less than 500 scientific articles of great value in the development of poultry and livestock industry. He also authored a textbook in Poultry Science Production for students in agriculture and co-authored a series of books entitled " Let Us Raise Series" for secondary and elementary pupils.
Sex: Male
Education:
- Univ. of the Philippines, B.Agriculture, 1919
- Cornell University, M.S., 1920
- Cornell University, Ph.D., 1922
Field of Specialization:
Poultry
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Sex: Female
Education:
- University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 2007
- University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Master Science in Biological Science, 1989
- Mariano Marcos State University, Batac, Ilocos Norte, Bachelor Science in Biology (cum laude), 1985
Field of Specialization:
Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology
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Dr. Samuel S. Franco is recognized for his important contributions in the field of Agricultural Process Engineering, Renewable Energy Technologies and Ceramic Materials Processing. He has various study visits and trainings in Agricultural Production Systems, Industrial Manufacturing and Energy Technologies in Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the United States of America. Engr. Franco has been awarded as Outstanding Agricultural Engineer in Agricultural Process Engineering and Energy by the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE). His research works have received awards and citations from the Commission on Higher Education, Department of Agriculture and the Department of Science and Technology. He has a patent about heat pump dryer granted by the Intellectual Property Office (Philippines). The present major research and extension engagements of Engr. Franco are (1) Sweet Sorghum for Food and Energy; (2) Garlic Postharvest Technology; (3) Biomass Gasification; (4) Crop Drying and Processing Technology; (5) Ceramic Raw Materials Processing and Characterization.
Sex: Male
Education:
- The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK, NE1 7RU, MS in Agricultural Engineering (Non-Conventional Energy and Agricultural Process Engineering), 1987
- University of the Philippines at Los Ba?os, College, Laguna, Philippines, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, 1994
- Mariano Marcos State University, Batac, Ilocos Norte, Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering (System Design and Thermal Processes and Pyrometry), 1996
- British Government Technical Cooperation Program, xx, Training on Agricultural Machinery Design, 1987
Field of Specialization:
Agricultural Engineering
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Dr. Juan R. Francisco was a Professor of Indology at the Asian Studies Program, Asian Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. He is a Filipino Indologist who discovered the Maranao version of the Ramayana that is native to the Philippines. He then translated it into English.
Sex: Male
Education:
- University of Madras, Chennai, India, Doctor of Philosophy in Sanskrit
Field of Specialization:
Anthropology, Indology, Sanskrit