Students from Philippine Science High School (PSHS) Main Campus won the Gold Award and Special Jury Award for their thesis entitled "Radiation Synthesized Moelcularly Imprinted Polymers Targeting Quercetin in Aqueous Solutions" at the Malaysian International Young Inventors' Olympiad 2014 held from April 16 to 20 at Penang, Malaysia. The thesis was authored by Jamika Ann Roque (2nd from left), Eraño Jose Osorio (3rd from left) and Russel Avery Roco (not in photo). The results of the study showed that molecularly imprinted polymers demonstrated better adsorption than non-imprinted polymers as tested with the plant pigment quercetin. The students' advisers are Ms. Ana Victoria Lloren of PSHS and Ms. Ma. Llorina Rañada, Science Research Specialist I of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) Chemistry Research Section (extreme left). Also in the photo are PNRI Director Dr. Alumanda Dela Rosa (2nd from right) and Chemistry Research Section Head Dr. Lucille Abad (extreme right). This research collaboration was made possible through the thesis/research advisorship program of the PNRI Nuclear Training Center.
