Materials Science and Engineering Program UP Diliman

Announcement of Thesis Proposal of:
MR. GELO P. ZARAGOSA
Title: Single-Reagent Synthesis of Hyperbranched Gold Nanocorals Using Squaric Acid for SEIRA Detection of Organic Dye
at 3:00 PM, Monday, June 1, 2026,
Conference Room, 2F CSRC Bldg. College of Science UP Diliman
Zoom ID Meeting: 920 8912 5588
Password: nanocorals

Announcement of Thesis Defense of:
MR. JOHN RAE LOUIS ESCOSIO
Title: Dicarboxylic Amino Acid-Directed Synthesis of Thermoplasmonic Hierarchical Ag Nanostructures for Photothermal Water Evaporation
at 3:00 PM, Friday, May 29, 2026,
Conference Room, 2F CSRC Bldg. College of Science UP Diliman
Zoom ID Meeting: 989 6688 5780
Password: 57780862

Announcement of Dissertation Defense of:
MS. HANNAH SHAMINA O. COSIÑERO
Title: Crystallization of Low- and Intermediate- Silica Zeolites from Low-cost Materials for Oil-Water Separation
at 1:30 PM, Thursday, May 28, 2026,
Conference Room, 2F CSRC Bldg. College of Science UP Diliman
Zoom ID Meeting: 969 3074 0549
Password: zeolites

Announcement of Thesis Defense of:
MR. JAMES PATRICK S. GABRIEL
Title: Synthesis and Characterization of PANI/CeO2 Nanocomposites for Methylene Blue Degradation
at 9:00 AM, Friday, May 22, 2026,
1F, Lab 1 CSRC Bldg. College of Science UP Diliman
Zoom ID Meeting: 686 637 2338
Password: aPANIguy

Announcement of Candidacy Examination
MR. ALDRIN S. BENDAL
Title: Electrochromic Sensor Based on Conducting Polymer
at 1:00 PM, Friday, May 22, 2026
Computer Lab 1, GF CSRC Bldg, NSC UP Diliman
Meeting ID: 932 1185 8322
Passcode: 73257093

Announcement of Thesis Defense of:
MR. RON DARELL A. AVES

Title: Copper oxide nanowires synthesized via thermal oxidation for supercapacitor applications

at 1:00 PM, Thursday, May 21, 2026,
MSEP 202, 2F CSRC Bldg. College of Science UP Diliman

Zoom ID Meeting: 966 0638 9548
Password: supercap

Announcement of Thesis Defense of:
MS. PATRICIA MAE G. CARRILLO
Title: Fabrication and Charaterization of porous carbon thin film by pulsed laser deposition for potential filtration application

at 10:00 AM, Thursday, May 21, 2026,
1F, Lab 1 CSRC Bldg. College of Science UP Diliman

Zoom ID Meeting: 975 0687 5051
Password: 52126

Midyear 2026 Important Dates and Conduct of Final Defense

This serves to inform you of the following:

1. Requests to schedule thesis/dissertation defense must be submitted to the MSEP Office one (1) month before the date of defense.

2. The thesis/dissertation manuscript must be submitted to the thesis/dissertation reader three (3) months before the thesis/dissertation defense. This should give sufficient time for the reader to review the manuscript prior to endorsing for final defense.

3. The examiners are given one (1) month to read the thesis/dissertation. Thus, the defense date should be no earlier than one month after the examiners are given a copy of the thesis/dissertation. The manuscript should be submitted to the examiners one (1) month before the thesis/dissertation defense.

• May 5, 2026 Deadline of submission of completed thesis/dissertation manuscript to the reader**
• June 3, 2026 Deadline of endorsement by reader and adviser for final defense
• June 8, 2026 MSEP Graduate Committee Meeting
• June 23, 2026 Submission of manuscript to the Examiners
• July 3, 2026 Last day for submission of thesis/dissertation defense schedule to MSEP Office
• July 6, 2026 Last day for submission of thesis/dissertation defense schedule to CS Grad*
• July 25, 2026 Last day to defend thesis/dissertation

*Students who wish to defend their thesis/dissertation before July 25, 2026 must submit their request earlier than July 6, 2026 and must **submit their manuscripts to the reader earlier than May 5, 2026.

Thank you for your attention.

📢 Announcement
Graduate Colloquium of Ms. Hannah Shamina O. Cosinero
“Crystallization of Low- and Intermediate- Silica Zeolites from Low Cost Materials for Oil-Water Separation"
Date & Time: 1:30 PM, Thursday, May 7, 2026
Location: 2F CSRC Conference Room, Computational Science Research Center, College of Science
Zoom meeting ID: 971 6311 5460
Password: zeolites
We look forward to your participation and support!

ANNOUNCEMENT ON 2026 SCHOLARS RECOGNITION PROGRAM:

In response to the expected heat conditions on 22 April 2026, the College Executive Board (CEB) has agreed to MOVE THE SCHOLARS RECOGNITION PROGRAM to 5:00 PM.

Registration and assembly will be from 4:15 PM to 4:40 PM at the CSRC Main Entrance.