University of the Philippines College of Science
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman - Dalubhasaan ng Agham | |
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| Type | University of the Philippines College (officially Degree-Granting Unit) |
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| Established | October 26, 1983 |
| Dean | Giovanni A. Tapang, Ph.D. |
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Academic staff | 147 Ph.D. (Sem 1, 2010-11) |
| Students | 1,312 (Undergraduate) 1,170 (Graduate and Post-Graduate) |
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| Website | www |
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The U.P. College of Science is one of the several colleges (or degree-granting units) of the University of the Philippines Diliman, the flagship campus of the University of the Philippines System.
The college is not only one of the largest, but also a foremost pacesetter of academic excellence in the university due its recognition as the national center of excellence in academics and research in the field of natural sciences and mathematics, and has the largest concentration of Ph.D. holders in its faculty in the whole country.
The college is composed of eight institutes, two inter-programs and three affiliated units.
Organization
| Deans of the College of Science University of the Philippines Diliman | |
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| Dr. Roger Posadas | 1983–1993 |
| Dr. Danilo Yanga | 1993–1999 |
| Dr. Rhodora Azanza | 1999–2006 |
| Dr. Caesar Saloma | June 2006–March 2011 |
| Dr. Jose Maria P. Balmaceda | May 2011-October 2017 |
| Dr. Perry S. Ong | October 2017-March 2019 |
| Dr. Giovanni A. Tapang | July 2019 – present |
Institutes
- National Institute of Geological Science (NIGS)
- National Institute of Physics (NIP)
- National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (NIMBB)
- Institute of Biology (IB)
- Institute of Chemistry (IC)
- Institute of Mathematics (IM)
- Marine Science Institute (MSI)
- Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM)
Academic Department and Interdepartmental programs
- Science and Society Program (SSP)
- Materials Science and Engineering Program (MSEP)
Affiliate Units
- Natural Sciences Research Institute (NSRI)
- Computational Science Research Center (CSRC)
- UPD College of Science Library (CSLib)
Student Publication
Scientia
Scientia (Latin for science) is the official student publication of the college. It is the only student college publication which has its own office located at the basement of the CSLib Building.
National Centers of Excellence
As of 2016, the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines has identified 23 centers of excellence (COEs) in U.P. Diliman, eight (8) of which can be found in the College of Science. (See all UP Diliman Centers of Excellence/Development).
The COEs in the college are Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Marine Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (MBB) and Physics.
Images
Amphitheatre seats
Welcome sign
Entrance
Pathway
CSRC.jpg.webp)
Road between the Institutes of Chemistry (IC) and Physics (NIP)--an_endangered_and_endemic_tree_02.jpg.webp)
Endangered Philippine teak at the Marine Science Institute (MSI)
External links
