RESEARCH

PRIORITY AREAS

BIODIVERSITY

COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION

INDUSTRY DRIVEN STUDIES

SCIENCE TO CONSERVATION

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Project Title: Assessment of Plastic Debris and of Micro-Plastics in Different Specimen (Fish, Sediment. Water, benthic Organisms) in Selected Aquatic Environments in Mindanao and Exploration of Relative Stress biomarkers

Project Leader: Rey Y. Capangpangan, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: NRCP

Duration: 2022-2023


  • Project Title: In Silico Nanotoxicology Evaluation of Engineered Nanomaterials: Bridging the Data Gap on Experimental

Approaches for Toxicity Appraisal with Implications to Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Nano-safety

Project Leader: Rey Y. Capangpangan, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: DOST-PCIEERD

Duration: 2022-2023


  • Project Title: Application of eDNA Metabarcoding in Faunal Biodiversity Assessment of Indo-Pacific Mangroves Vulnerable to Climate Change: Philippine Node

Project Leader: Venus E. Leopardas, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: DOST-PCAARRD

Duration: 2022-2025


  • Project Title: Taxonomic Identification of Earthworms from Selected Sites in the Philippines

Project Leader: Nonillon M. Aspe, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: In-house funded project

Duration: 2022


  • Project Title: A Wireless Online Water Quality Monitoring System (DO and Temperature) using LoRa and IoT Technology

Project Leader: Wendell S. Galeos

Funding Agency: In-house funded project

Duration: 2022


  • Project Title: Assessment of Macroplastic Litter and Pesticide Contamination along the Stream of Talabaan Watershed, Naawan, Misamis Oriental:Macroplastic Assessment

Project Leader: Anabelle Dece A. Espadero, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: In-house funded project

Duration: 2022

COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS


  • Project Title: CYANanobot: Miniaturized Boat-Assisted Data Acquisition for Automated Cyanide Monitoring in Wastewater Using Optical Nano-Sensor

Project Leader: Rey Y. Capangpangan, Ph.D.

Funding Agency:

Duration: 2021-2022


  • Project Title: Valorization of Mining Wastes by Green Nano-hydromettalurgy: Application of Green-mediated Leaching Process and Innovative Magnetic Nano-separations for the Recovery of (Precious) Metals

Project Leader: Rey Y. Capangpangan, Ph.D.

Funding Agency:

Duration: 2021-2022


  • Project Title: Ecosystem Approach to Naawan Coastal Management

Project Leader: Venus E. Leopardas, Ph.D.

Funding Agency:

Duration: 2019-2021


  • Project Title: Flora and Fauna species inventory of Talabaan Watershed, Naawan, Misamis Oriental

Project Leader: Nonillon M. Aspe, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: In-house funded research

Duration: 2021


  • Project Title: Comparative assessment of different indigenous earthworm species of Misamis Oriental organic fertilizer and potential vermimeal for the culture of rabit fish Siganus guttatus

Project Leader: Nonillon M. Aspe, Ph.D.

Funding Agency:

Duration: 2019-2020