NIP REPORT January 2006- May 2007 - The UP College of Science ...

January 2006 –May 2007 NIP Report.
Executive Summary
This report covers the activities of the National Institute of Physics (NIP) from January 2006 to
May 2007. From January 2006- May 2006 Dr. Saloma served the remaining portion of his second three
year term as NIP Director. During that period he was assisted by Dr. Arnel Salvador, as Deputy Director
of Research and Extension, by Dr. Ronald Banzon, as Deputy Director for Academic Affairs and by Dr.
Luis Buot, as Deputy Director for Resources and Facilities. On June 2006 Dr. Arnel Salvador was
appointed by the UP BOR to serve as NIP Director for the next three years covering June 2006-May 31
2009. During the period June 2006 to May 2007, Dr. Roland Sarmago was appointed as Deputy Director
for Research and Extension, Dr. Wilson Garcia as Deputy Director for Resources and Facilities, and Dr.
Maricor Soriano as Deputy Director for Academic Affairs.
Academic highlights:
The academic functions of NIP include the teaching of physics service courses for non physics
majors (Physics 71, 72, 73 and their corresponding laboratory classes), physics subjects under the UP
General Education Program (Physics 10), and the overseeing of its degree programs namely the BS
Physics and BS Applied Physics, the MA in Physics Education, the MS in Physics program and the Ph.D
in Physics program.
For the academic year 2006-2007 the number of students enrolled in the service courses for the 1 st
semester, 2 nd semester and summer were 1247, 1359 and 79 respectively. The corresponding number of
students enrolled in the laboratory classes for the 1st semester, 2 nd semester and summer were 1096, 1253
and 178. The number of students who enrolled in Physics 10 for the 1st and 2 nd semester of the AY 2006-
2007 were 305 and 308 respectively. The number of students enrolled in the undergraduate program as of
2 nd semester AY 2006-2007 was 243. The number of students enrolled in the MS Physics program and
Ph.D Physics for the same period were 74 and 26 respectively.
In the April 2006 College of Science graduation rites a total of 25 and 14 students received their
BS Physics and BS Applied Physics degrees respectively. There where 8 honor graduates from NIP with
Mr. Francis Paraan (BS Applied Physics, Materials Science) graduating summa cum laude. Eleven
students received their MS Physics degree while two students received their Ph.D in Physics degree.
In the April 2007 College of Science graduation rites, the total number of students who graduated
in Physics were: 15 in B.S. Applied Physics, 14 in B.S. Physics, 11 in M.S. Physics and 8 in Ph.D.
Physics. There where 4 students who graduated with honors. Ms Fudolig graduated Summa cum laude
and was valedictorian of UP Diliman graduating class of 2007. Dr. Cemine received the Edgardo D
Gomez Award while the Dr. Juanico was the College of Science Most Outstanding PhD graduate .
Research Highlights:
The NIP’s research functions are carried out through the six research laboratories that it manages.
Each laboratory is headed by a coordinator, has several senior level faculty as its members and is staffed
by undergraduate and graduates students who are doing their thesis .The bulk of the operating cost for
these laboratories are shouldered by external grants such as those provided by the agencies of the
Department of Science and Technology, particularly PCASTRD, and private companies. Support is also
provided by internal grants such as those coming from the UP Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
and Development (OVCRD), UP Systems Research Grants and the budget allotted by UP to NIP. In 2006
NIP faculty members were also able to secure funding from the UP Emerging Technology Grant as well
as UP Diliman Open Grant. The total amount of funding for projects that were obtained by NIP faculty
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