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UP ICE welcomes new faculty members (1st Sem AY2023-2024)

UP ICE warmly welcomes Engr. Gil Cruz, Engr. Justin Joseph Valdez and Engr. Franz Santos as new members of our faculty starting this 1st Sem AY2023-2024! The three of them are joining our Water Resources and Coastal Engineering Group (WRCEG). The Institute of Civil Engineering faculty, the largest in the UPD College of Engineering, is […]

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UPD Postgraduate team receives awards in IDEERS 2023 competition

UP ICE congratulates the UP DIliman IDEERS 2023 Postgraduate team for bagging the following awards in the recently concluded 2023 Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS) Competition: – Structural Design Award– Aesthetic Award– Design Concept Exhibition Award– Best Presentation The postgraduate team is composed of UP ICE Teaching Associates and graduate students

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Paragon International University, Cambodia visits UP ICE for benchmarking activity

Faculty members, including the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering of Paragon International University, Cambodia, Mr. Lida Sorn, is visiting UP Diliman this week for a benchmarking activity. UP ICE is hosting them from September 25 to 29, 2023. UP ICE director, Dr. Jose Regin Regidor, together with other UP ICE administrators and group

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UPD IDEERS 2023 Delegates

The UP Institute of Civil Engineering wishes our undergraduate and graduate students the best in their participation to the “Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research Tools in Schools (IDEERS)“, an International Shaking Table Competition (22-23 Sep 2023) hosted by the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) in Taipei, Taiwan. The testing of their

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DMCI Homes donates 2000 kN UTM, laptops and lab furniture to UP ICE

A turnover ceremony was held on 28 July 2023 for the donation of DMCI Homes of a 2000-kN Universal Testing Machine, laptop computers, and laboratory furniture which aims to enhance the performance of construction materials tests and experiments at UP ICE. Present in the event are Engr. Alfredo Austria, DMCI president, and Engr. Alfonso Aliga

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UP ICE faculty and alumni participate at the 2023 PICE Midyear National Convention and Technical Conference

The Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc. (PICE) successfully held its 2023 PICE Midyear National Convention and Technical Conference on 9-10 June 2023 at SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City and via hybrid meeting application. With the theme “Innovations in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Civil Engineering Challenges”, the convention gathered 5000+ onsite and

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Pasco and Tibayan, UP ICE Staff members, received awards in 2023 Araw ng Parangal para sa mga Kawani

Congratulations to all the awardees of the 2023 Araw ng Parangal para sa mga Kawani of the UPD College of Engineering, most especially to our committed and dedicated staff members! Nestor G. Pasco – Loyalty Award (25 years)Marissa L. Tibayan – Maagap Award The 2023 Araw ng Parangal para sa mga Kawani was held on 13 June 2023,

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Publication Alert: Asst. Prof. Macuha publishes a paper on vulnerabilty analysis of public school building towards flood resiliency

Asst. Prof. Richmark Macuha recently published his research paper titled “Evaluating the Physical Vulnerability of Public School Buildings against Flooding in Metro Manila, Philippines” in the ASEAN Engineering Journal (AEJ): Vol. 13, No. 2 June 2023 issue. The paper discusses the vulnerable elements or attributes, the extent of damages incurred during flood events, the damage

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Publication Alert: Project ExPerlite publishes a paper on the utilization of expanded perlite as fine aggregate for Type M structural lightweight mortar

A paper by researchers and faculty members of UP ICE entitled “Physical and Morphological Investigation of the Utilization of Expanded Perlite as Fine Aggregate for Type M Structural Lightweight Mortar” has been recently published in the ASEAN Engineering Journal (AEJ): Vol. 13, No. 2 June 2023 issue. The authors are: Clarence Guanzon, Jesha Faye Librea,

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Edwin Regidor, CoMSLab technician, retires after 46 years of service to UP

UP ICE would like to greet our laboratory technician, Mr. Edwin “Nonoy” C. Regidor, a happy birthday and happy retirement! Thank you for your 46 years of hard work and service to the University of the Philippines and for setting a great example for us all. Kuya Nonoy worked in UP ERDFI from 1977-1983 before

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