PNRI Director Wins Gregorio Y. Zara Award at 2019 PhilAAST Convention
PNRI Director Dr. Carlo Arcilla (3rd from left) was recently awarded the Gregorio Y. Zara Award for Basic Research by the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST) during the 68th PhilAAST Annual Conventionon September 11, 2019 at the Hotel Jen Manila, Pasay City.
The award was given in recognition for his significant contributions in the field of geological sciences and for sharing his expertise that helped resolve sensitive issues on mineral resource development, water management and peaceful applications of nuclear energy in the Philippines.
An award-winning geology professor, Dr. Arcilla was previously the Director of the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, from 2007 to 2015. He served as amicus curiae to the Philippine Supreme Court for the first Writ of Kalikasan cases involving the Makati pipeline disaster in 2010, and was also called as an expert witness for the Philippines in the International Court of Arbitration in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Arcilla was appointed as PNRI Director in 2017. He is also involved in nuclear-related research for more than a decade, particularly in studies on nuclear waste disposal.
