I graduated Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, cum laude at the Universit... y of the Philippines Los Baños, and also Master of Sciences in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. I’ve been teaching general chemistry, university chemistry, environmental chemistry, organic chemistry, pollution chemistry, pesticide chemistry, biochemistry, courses at the Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) for 14 years. My favorite branch of chemistry is inorganic chemistry, which is essentially needed in studying astrochemistry. I love astronomy, too, and has been fascinated with such field. The chemistry of the universe has also been touched in environmental chemistry. I have published 36 chemistry-related research papers in international and national journals and conference proceedings. My research projects focused on organic chemistry, environmental chemistry, physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, pesticide chemistry, weed chemistry, allelopathy, natural products chemistry and nanotechnology. I have been involved in revising four chemistry laboratory manuals and wrote a worktext on chemistry of agricultural chemicals. I was awarded the 2018 Outstanding Researcher (Junior Category), College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2016 Outstanding Junior Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, and Best Paper Award, Weed Science Society of the Philippines (WSSP) Category in the 44th Pest Management Council of the Philippines Annual Conference. I am a lifetime member of Kapisanang Kimika ng Pilipinas, member of UPLB Natural Products Research, UPLB Chemical AA (alumni association). I also became a member of Integrated Chemists of the Philippines.read more