Congratulations to PNRI Graduate Student Research Grant Program grantee Mr. Gerald Dicen, an MS Environmental Science student from Ateneo de Manila University, for bagging the 1st Place Best Paper Award in the Senior Category during the 20th Philippine Society for Soil Science and Technology, Inc. (PSSST) Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference held from May 10-12, 2017 in Cebu City.
The paper entitled "Preservation of Organic Carbon in Mangrove Sediments by Reactive Iron" was the result of a collaborative effort between the Ateneo de Manila University - Environmental Science Department and the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute.
Mr. Roland Rallos, a Science Research Specialist of the PNRI Agriculture Research Section, served as one of Mr. Dicen's advisers and co-authors.
The PNRI GSRGP is a 15-month research grant program implemented by PNRI and funded by the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)
http://www.pnri.dost.gov.ph/ind…/pnri-research-grant-program
(Photos from ADMU School of Science and Engineering)
