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by: Larriza Joy B. Carmelotes | ENG’G MVT VS EDUC MVT Defending champions Engineering Men’s Volleyball Team (MVT) crushed the Education MVT with a double-digit straight set, 25-13, 25-12, in the opening of the Thomasian Goodwill Games 2018 at the Quadricentennial Pavilion. Eng’g MVT lead the first set with a seven-point advantage, 14-7, followed by four consecutive service aces and a kill by John Olaivar, marking a 12-point deficit, 20-8. Josh Del Rosario ends the game with an ace, 25-13. Error-filled Educ MVT surrendered to Eng’g MVT in the second set suffering a 13-point loss, 25-12. “Yung double-digit advantage pana-panahon lang naman siguro. Rebuilding sila [Education MVT] this year, while, sa amin nagma-mature ng konti.” Head coach Rald Ricafort said. The Eng’g MVT’s next game will be against Junior High School MVT on Wednesday, September 19 at the P. Noval Court. ENG’G WVT VS EDUC WVT The Eng’g Women’s Volleyball Team (WVT) shoots down the Education WVT, 25-17, 25-19, in the Thomasian Goodwill Games 2018 at the P. Noval Court. The Eng’g WVT started strong marking a 10-point difference, 22-12. Educ WVT responded with three consecutive points, however, failed to secure the first set, 25-17. The Roque Ruano-squad cruised their way to victory leading the second set 16-8. Educ WVT managed to narrow down the difference capping the game, 25-19. The Eng’g WVT is set to face the Medicine WVT on Thursday, September 20.

Written by: Michael A. Dunuan | The Department of Civil Engineering’s Team C-35 received the Certificate of Earthquake Resistant Structure and placed 21st out of 49 international teams in the recently concluded Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS) 2018 last September 14 to 15, 2018. UST-CE students, namely, Benedict Lualhati, Stacey Henry Nuqui, Jayvee Tungol, and Rei Gene Villarosa, under the supervision of Engr. Ryan Ramirez, represented the university in the said competition in Taiwan. The team garnered 87.6454 efficiency ratio and passed the stimulated earthquake with a peak ground acceleration (PGA) of 800 gals during the last round. IDEERS is a competition that promotes earthquake engineering and challenges students to design and create small-scale models of buildings that can withstand strong stimulated earthquakes.

"As the UST EEC President, what are your thoughts on the 4-peat streak 100% passing rate of the Electrical Engineering Board Exam?" "As the EEC President, sobrang nakaka-proud sila not only as a student leader but also as a student of the Electrical Engineering department, and at the same time sobrang nakaka-pressure din kase kami na yung next na batch na magbo-board exams, so ayun. All in all, sobrang napakasaya ng department dahil isa nanaman siyang milestone na na-achieve ng department and also, ayun, motivation din siya for the students to strive harder para ma-maintain namin yung streak." Interview by: Lyanne Vital Photo by: Kevin Yee

Written by: Kevin Glenn Yee | Karl Tubera, running for Secretary of the Engineering Student Council under the flag of LAKAS - Thomasians Unified towards Genuine, Optimistic and Nurtured Governance (LAKAS -TUGON), faced and answered the students’ inquiries in the Miting de Avance held last Friday, September 7, at Room 54. Being the lone candidate running in the special elections, Karl Tubera, stood in front of the audience unchallenged. With no other candidates to debate with, the Miting de Avance’s format was changed into an open forum discussion. Tubera started by laying out his platforms, Ukit: The Engineering Academic Week 2018, Gear Up: PRC Accreditation and Project: Explore the Engineering Experience (E-CUBE). After his introduction, the UST Engineering COMELEC opened the discussion forum. When asked about the conflicts of PROJECT: E-CUBE, the planned UST ESC Newsletter, with the Thomasian Engineer’s, being that the latter is already handling the majority of the proposed sections of the E-CUBE for the past years, namely, SINGHAP (Literature), MULAT (Newswriting) and HALIGI (Humans of Roque Ruaño), Tubera responded that he did not foresee during his planning the conflicts between his project and that of the student’s official publication of the Faculty of Engineering. He added that since it is still just a concept, changes can be made in the future. Tubera was then asked what he can offer to boost the academic excellence of the studentry aside from seminars and workshop, which he replied with a project of his during the proposed academic week that the achievements of those in the Hall of Fame, found in the Engineering Lobby, be posted in the center of the said lobby to give inspirations to the students. In regards with his stand about the removal of abstain in the voting choices, Tubera agrees that it should be removed. The discussion ended with the question why the students should vote for him. “If you want me to help you improve the creativity side of a Thomasian engineer, if you want to help me value the knowledge of that of a Thomasian engineer, then you should vote for me po.” The special elections will be held on September 10 to 14 for the 4th and 5th year students only. The Miting de Avance was organized by the UST Engineering COMELEC.

A group of Chemical Engineering students were accepted to Chulalongkorn University (CU), Bangkok, Thailand for their 55-day immersion program in the Center for Excellence in Particle Technology (CEPT) from June 8 to August 1, 2018. The UST team composed of Angela Nicole Morabe, Lovella Kate Sabile, and Rhoan Irish Dimakiling, all 5th year students, were under the supervision of Engr. Florencio Delos Reyes, RCh, M.Sc. from UST ChE department and Assoc. Prof. Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, D.Eng from CU. The team’s research “Synthesis and characterization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) derived from citronella oil (Cymbopogon nardus) via catalytic chemical vapor deposition assisted with ferrocence” is focused on the challenge of converting a potential precursor into carbon nanotubes for high-valued applications. The team is continuously working with CU on their manuscript and requirements for the upcoming 7th Joint Conference on Renewable Energy and Nanotechnology (JCREN 2018) which will be held on December 1 to 3, 2018 at Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan. R.C.Gan

by: Revelation Gan and Jason Patacsil | The UST Electrical Engineering (EE) Department hailed as top performing school marking a 100-percent passing rate with 73 out of 73 board exam takers. A 1.33-percent spike from last year’s rate of 98.68-percent with 77 out of 78 examinees making it to the cut. Nino Boy Armario Dacer of Bicol University-Legazpi topped the board examination with the score of 93.05% The University of Saint Louis-Tugegarao shared the top spot with 52 out of 52 passers, followed by University of Batangas and Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Sto. Tomas ranking second and third with 98.31-percent and 96.15-percent, respectively. The national passing rate is 66.74% with 3,135 out of 4,697 examinees, a higher notch from last year's 62.94%, 2,807 out of 4,460 last takers.

FOUR students from the Electronics Engineering Department grabbed the top three places in the PLDT Summer Camp 2018 held at the Innolab Mandaluyong, last July 24, 2018. Marinelle Esteban bagged the overall championship with her project 'Long-Distance Voice Activated Home Automation System'. Kiko Del Rosario landed second with his project 'Digitized Systematic Project Management Tool'. While, Angelika Ong and Pauline Sotta won third place with their project 'QOS & Customer Experience Metrics: Android Application Prototype'. Esteban, together with a student from Ateneo de Manila University and from the University of the Philippines, came up with an idea that can be productized by PLDT. The project aims to provide voice activated home automation system that does not require the use of internet. She stated that the 'Internet of Things' is already a reality and one of the most prevalent applications are smart phones. “We want to make it accessible in a setting of an ordinary Filipino home and to maximize the use of existing PLDT products and services especially its landline,” Esteban shared. The summer camp, which lasts from June 13 to 27, 2018, was a special internship offered by PLDT to students from different universities. This included special activities such as trainings, seminars, and community development activities that engaged and gave students a glimpse of the corporate world. Additionally, each students were assigned to respective departments of PLDT and within 240 hours they must come up with their own unique and innovative ideas that applies the things they learned in their respective majors. The highlight of the summer camp is the 'Project Expo' and 'Revalida' where the students were given an opportunity to exhibit their innovative projects to PLDT employees and top executives. The chosen top three presented their project to the Chairman of PLDT, Manuel V. Pangilinan. Esteban shared her experiences from the camp, “Meeting new people from the actual field and sharing views and perspectives with them will be my best and memorable experience.” She also emphasized that the people they met gave them some hint on what it is like to work and how vast their opportunities can be. Camille Mosqueda and John Anthony Yumul

THREE engineering seniors represented the University of Santo Tomas in the School of Engineering (SENG) Summer Camp for Elite Students 2018 held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) last July 15 to 21, 2018 . It was participated by students around the world to collaborate and learn new advances in technology. Giorgo Armand Robal from the Civil Engineering Department, Jay Patrick Nieles and Xiorence Cai both from the Electronics Engineering Department were chosen to be part of the summer camp. The event featured a combination of leadership training sessions, research talks, lab tours, industry visit, interactive activities as well as off-campus sightseeing. “In the process of applying [for the summer camp], the committee was not only looking for top students in their academics but also those who participate in extracurricular activities,” said Xiorence Cai. “Honestly, I was excited to go to HKUST, but at the same time I was also afraid to interact with people. Knowing that you are going to meet top students from other schools was nerve wrecking,” Cai added. The event had 68 participants from 24 different schools across 13 countries in the world. The camp also featured HKUST as a school for those who want to pursue postgraduate studies. Currently, HKUST is top 37 in the global ranking while its SENG was name top 15 amongst the world top 500 engineering and technology universities by Qs ranking published in 2017. “I think the summer camp changed my perspective about research and postgraduate studies. What I saw there was that their research made significant impacts to the world and some of those are obviously seen today […] I learned that HKUST has so much to offer for postgraduate studies and that it’s a great doorway to reach your dreams”, shared Patrick Nieles. “We must learn to inspire and motivate one another to pursue excellence instead of pursuing excellence for our own achievements while disregarding the people around us. Competition is a good way to motivate someone, but it will never be the key for success,” Xiorence Cai shared when asked about the significant learnings in the camp. Michellene Camcam, Camille Mosqueda and John Anthony Yumul

August may be Civil Engineering department’s month. Three teams from the University of Santo Tomas won two different bridge building competition, two of which were declared champions. Abnara Bridge Builders consist of Enrico Luis Abcede, Jett Nacari and John Andrei Ramos won Best in Load Prediction and the champion for the Bridge Building Competition held at De La Salle University, last August 4. While, two teams were able to snatch an award in the ‘EGREGIUS: Bridge Building Competition’ held at University of the East - Caloocan last August 25. Espana-based team Enrico Luis, Abcede, Jescelle Clavo, Jett Nacario, Jayvee Tungol and Rei Gene Villarosa, were hailed champions. Followed by Angelica Dimalanta, Giselle Domantay, Alyssa Domingo, Darlene Labuene and Angelyn Padre from Technological Institute of the Philippines-Quezon City. Nicole Anne Acosta, Aldwin Ivan Ampania, Rhonor Rae Arasula, Jugielyn Gracia and John Victor Lopez also from UST placed 2nd Runner-up. Despite winning the said competition, the teams also encountered major setbacks. “On-the-spot kasi lahat binigay yung mechanics kaya doon nalang rin kami nakapag-finalize ng plan as a group.” said Rei Villarosa in an exclusive interview with Thomasian Engineer. Both teams acknowledged the impromptu decision-making as one of the challenges but were still able to overcome it. When asked about their inspiration in joining the competition, “We were just inspired to do and achieve greater things aside from academics,” Acosta said. “[...] Siguro nag-motivate talaga sa amin to give our best during the competition was the fact that we're representing the CE Department of UST,” Villarosa added. Michellene Camcam and Jennica Chen

Nakatingin ako sa baybayin. Ang daliri ay binabagtas ang basang buhangin. Gustong hanapin pagkakakilanlan ng pinagmulan. Baka sakaling mabuo muli ang watak-watak na lipunan. Natapos na ng daliri ang pagbabaybay. Hinalikan muli ng alon ang buhangin. Nabura ang Baybayin, sa dagat ay sumabay. Iuukit ko ito muli hanggang sa dulo ng aking hininga, ngunit sa aking pagkawala, may magpapatuloy pa ba ng aking gawa? - Sulat ni: Kevin Yee

by: Larriza Joy B. Carmelotes | The University of Santo Tomas ranked fourth top performing school in the August 2018 Mechanical Engineering licensure exam. For this year, UST registered a passing rate of 87.18 percent with 102 passers out of 117 examinees, a 1.06 percent drop from last year’s passing rate of 88.24 percent with 105 passers out of 119 examinees. The Malayan Colleges of Laguna grabbed the top spot garnering 94.74 percent with 54 out of 57 examinees making the cut, while, Technological University of the Philippines-Manila and Southern Luzon State University-Lucban ranked second and third, marking 88.08 and 87.41 percent, respectively.

Isinulat ni: John Anthony M. Yumul | NAGKAROON ng misa para sa Departamento ng Elektrikal Engineering para sa nalalapit nilang pagsusulit. Ang misa ay pinamunuan Ni Fr. Boy Luanzon O.P. at ginanap sa Santissimo Rosario Parish. "Sa pagsusulit nito madalas napapalapit tayo sa Diyos, nagdadasal upang maipasa ito. Hindi lang tayo sa dasal kakapit pero gawin parin ang best natin" sabi ni Fr. Boy. Pagkatapos ng misa nagkaroon ng panalangin para sa mga kukuha ng pagsusulit. Ang nalalapit na pagsusulit ay nakatakda ng Setyembre 1 at 2.