Clara Lim-Sylianco

Education:

 B.S. in Chemistry, Silliman University, 1949

 M.S. in Chemistry, University of the Philippines, 1953
 Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry, University of Iowa, 1957
Awards and Recognitions:

 National Scientist Award (1994)

 Fellow of the Royal Society (1958)
 UP Endowment Professorial Chair in Chemistry (1974-1977)
 Gregorio Y. Zara Award (1977)
Significant Contributions:

 She has numerous discoveries in environmental mutagens that earned her

laboratory at the University of the Philippines the designation of being an
international center for the detection of mutagens by the Research Planning in
Biological Sciences, Washington D.C. in 1986. Mutagens are agents that can cause
genetic mutation.
Baldomero Olivera
Education:

 B.S. in Chemistry, University of the Philippines, 1960

 Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 1966
Awards and Recognitions:

 Harvard University 2007 “Scientist of the Year”

 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor
 Elected Member of the Institute of Medicine, American Philosophical Society, and
U.S. National Academy of Sciences
 Editorial board member of various prestigious international journals
Significant Contributions:

 He has amazing discoveries in the neuropharmacology of various peptides isolated

from the venom of cone (Conus) snails which are carnivorous, predatory marine
snails which thrive in tropical and subtropical habitats. Some of these peptides are
now developed as drugs for the treatment of pain, epilepsy, and other disorders of
the nervous system.
Luz Oliveros Belardo
Education:

 Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, University of the Philippines, 1929

 Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of the Philippines, 1933
 Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 1957
Awards and Recognitions:

 National Scientist Award (1987)

 Distinguished Leadership Award in Chemistry, USA (1985)
 Professional Regulation Commission Award in Pharmacy (1983)
 National Research Council of the Philippines Award in Phytochemistry (1984)
 Lunsford-Richardson Award in Pharmacy, USA (1956)
 Waseda University Plaque of Recognition, Japan (1981)
Significant Contributions:

 From his research studies on the phytochemical properties of Philippine plants, Dr.
Luz Belardo produced thirty-three extractions of essential oils used as scents,
flavoring, and herbal medicines.
Lourdes Cruz
Education:

 B.S. in Chemistry, University of the Philippines, 1962

 M.S. in Biochemistry, University of Iowa, 1966
 Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of Iowa, 1968
Awards and Recognitions:

 National Scientist Award (2008)

 NRCP Achievement Award in Chemistry (1982)
 Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service Award (Biochemistry) 1986
 NAST Outstanding Young Scientist Award (1981)
Significant Contributions:

 Dr. Cruz has significant discoveries in the biochemistry of conotoxins or the toxins
found in the venom of marine Conus snails. She characterized the biochemical
properties of various peptides isolated from the snail venom and published her
findings in prestigious international journals. Dr. Cruz has helped develop
conotoxins for the purpose biochemical probes in studying brain activities. She has
published more than one hundred articles in biochemistry journals worldwide.
Francisco Santos
Education:
 A.B., University of the Philippines, 1914
 M.S., University of the Philippines, 1919
 Ph.D. in Agricultural Chemistry, Yale University, 1922
Awards and Recognitions:

 Distinguished Service Medal for outstanding contribution in the field of nutrition

among Filipinos (1955)
 Andres Soriano award in chemistry (1956)
 University of the Philippines Alumni award (1979)
Significant Contributions:

 Dr. Santos studies the nutritional value and chemical composition of local foods in
the Philippines. His findings were used to help detect and solve problems with
Filipino diets. Moreover, his research was used to improve the diet of those locals
living in impoverished areas of the Philippines.
Alfredo Santos
Education:

 B.S. in Pharmacy, University of the Philippines

 Doctorate in Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas
 Doctorate in Philosophy, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat Munster, 1929
Awards and Recognitions:

 National Scientist Award (1978)

 PhilAAS Outstanding Scientist Award (1973)
 Outstanding Pharmacist Researcher of the Philippine Pharmaceutical Association
(1953)
 Pres. Magsaysay’s Distinguished Service Star (1954)
Significant Contributions:

 Dr. Santos isolated and elucidated phaeantharine and other alkaloids from
Philippine medicinal plants. These alkaloids are used in the production of drugs that
treat different diseases. His goal was to alleviate the high prices of drugs by
reducing the use of imported raw materials for dug production.
Amando Kapauan
Education:

 B.S. in Chemistry, University of the Philippines, 1952

 Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1959
Significant Contributions:
 Dr. Kapauan is best known for his study on the effect of heavy metals particularly
mercury in water, soil, and fish. He also invented and improved chemical
instrumentation. He also designed and built electrochemical systems which have
been publised in international journals like Analytical Chemistry, the leading journal
of analytical chemistry worldwide.
Julian Banzon
Education:

 B.S. in Chemistry, University of the Philippines, 1930

 Ph.D. in Biophysical Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1940
Awards and Recognitions:

 Philsugin Award from the Crop Society of the Philippines (1976)

 Chemist of the Year Award from the Professional Regulation Commission (1978)
 Distinguished Service Award from Integrated Chemist of the Philippines, Inc. (1980)
Significant Contributions:

 Dr. Banzon is known for his researched methods of producing alternative fuels. He
experimented with the production of ethyl esters fuels from coconut and sugarcane,
and invented a means of extracting residual coconut oil by a chemical process
rather than a physical process.
Ernesto Del Rosario
Education:

 Ph.D. in Chemistry
Awards and Recognitions:

 TOYM Awardee for Natural Science (1977)

 An award from DOST-National Academy of Science and Technology for his
outstanding research achievements in biotechnology and applied physical chemistry
.
Significant Contributions:

 Dr. Del Rosario invented methods of alcohol production from starchy and cellulosic
materials, one method of continuous-flow alcohol fermentation process, and a
method of yeast production from waste coconut water.
John Dalton- Born in 1766, Sir John Dalton made a great contribution to the field of
chemistry with his discovery of atoms, development of John Dalton’s atomic theory, and
the findings related to color blindness. He was the one who defined atom as a
fundamental unit of matter which can neither be created nor destroyed. He also
mentioned that atoms of one element differ from atoms of other elements.
Marie Curie- The name of Marie Curie seems to be synonymous with chemistry and
that is not without any reason. Born as a Polish in 1867, she later acquired French
citizenship. Curie is renowned for her discoveries in the field of radioactivity. She was
the one who discovered the radioactive elements radium and polonium and was
awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the same. She had earlier been awarded the
Nobel Prize for her work in the field of physics in the year 1903.
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev- No chemistry book is completed with a periodic table as
an annexure. A Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev charted the first periodic
table, which has since been modified by successive chemists. Mendeleev already knew
that there was scope for improvement which is why he designed in a way that there was
scope to fit in new or yet-to-be found elements. Originally there were 68 elements in
increasing order of the atomic weight and similar properties in the Mendeleev periodic
table.
Amedeo Avogadro- Avogardo was born in Italy in the year 1776 and is well known for
proposing the Avogadro’s Law stating that “equal volumes of gases contain the equal
number of molecules when the given temperature and pressure are same for all the
gases.” The number of molecules also called Avogadro’s number is 6.023 x 1023.
Joseph Louis Gay–Lussac– A French chemist and physicist born in 1778, he gave the
Gay-Lussacs Law regarding gases which says “At constant mass and pressure values,
the volume of a gas increases linearly with temperature.”[ad#728-90 after post]
Jons Jacob Berzelius– The technique of chemical formula notations which has been
helping millions of chemistry students understand the subject easily was given by
Swedish chemist Jons Jacob Berzelius. He also proposed the law of constant
proportions, which was used to prove that inorganic substances are made of elements
that are in constant proportion by weight.
Michael Faraday– Students of electrochemistry and electromagnetism would not forget
Michael Faraday, an English chemist and physicist born in 1779. He was also
instrumental in discovering the aromatic compound benzene.
Henri Louis Le Chatelier– A French chemist born in 1850, he proposed the principle
for chemical equilibrium, known as the Le Chatelier’s principle.
Svante Arrhenius- Born in 1859, Svante Arrhenius was the one who proposed the
Arrhenius equation. He also proposed that salt dissociates into ions when in a solution
even in the absence of an electric current.
Ernest Rutherford- Popular as the father of nuclear physics, Ernest Rutherford was a
British-New Zealand chemist and physicist. He was the one who discovered the concept
of half life in radioactive substances. He received the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1908
for his work. Later, he postulated planetary model or Rutherford model for structure of
an atom. He also tried splitting of an atom and its nucleus.
Dorothy Mary Hodgkin- Born in 1910, Dorothy Mary Hodgkin was a British chemist
who used X-ray crystallography to define the structures of biomolecules. She won the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work in protein crystallography.