Written by: Mary Andrew Dalogdog
Metallurgical Engineers from the UST Graduate School presented their research projects in a plenary session entitled "Metallurgy: Minerals Project Presentation" held via Zoom last August 8, 2020.
The event was attended by graduate and undergraduate Chemical Engineering students, some Engineering faculty members, and key people from the Curtin University - Western Australia School of Mines (CU - WASM) and Australia Awards.
Officially starting the session was an opening remarks delivered by Prof. Maria Natalia R. Dimaano, Ph.D., Program Lead of the Graduate School Engineering Programs Cluster.
Prof. Michael Anthony C. Vasco, Ph.D., Dean of the UST Graduate School, and His Excellency Steven J. Robinson AO, Australian Ambassador of the Philippines, gave a welcoming and congratulatory message, respectively.
Afterwards, the following engineers presented their projects: Engr. Princess R. Parubrub, M.Eng.Sc. on "Separation and Purification of Scandium from Oxalic Leach Solutions of Nickel Laterite Process Residue"; Engr. Maria Joriza C. Bondoc, M.Eng.Sc. on "Technospheric Mining of Cobalt from Nonferrous Slag" and; Engr. Julius Christian Conrad A. Puentes, M.Eng.Sc. on "Rare Earths Recovery from Monazite Ore using Oxalic Acid with Multi-stage Rare Earths Oxalate and Hydrogen Peroxide Leaching."
A question and answer portion was conducted through an open forum for the attendees of the session. Ma'am Milali Javellana, DPM, Program Director of the Australia Awards and Alumni Engagement Program - Philippines, gave her final congratulatory remarks.
The session concluded with a closing remarks delivered by Mr. Richard D. Alorro, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer at Curtin University - Western Australian School of Mines. Engr. Aldrin Lorrenz A Chan, M.Sc hosted the event.
Parubrub, Bondoc, and Puentes completed their Master of Engineering Science (Metallurgy) degrees at the CU - WASM under the "1+1" Dual Degree Program. Moreover, Bondoc and Puentes also attained the highest weighted average in the said program for the School Year 2019-2020.
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