Research Center for Emerging Pollutants - RCEP

𝗗𝗦𝗦𝗖 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Davao del Sur State College (DSSC) has formalized two (2) new partnerships through the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Enhancing Laboratory Capability for Advanced Research and Scientific Services Workshop, held today at the DSSC Mini-Theatre. The agreements were signed with the Ateneo de Davao University-Chemistry Department and the Philippine Science High School Davao Region Campus.

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𝗗𝗦𝗦𝗖 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

The three-day Skills Training in Advanced Analytical Instrumentation was successfully conducted by the Davao del Sur State College Research Center for Emerging Pollutants (RCEP) on November 6–8, 2025, at the University of San Agustin, Iloilo City.

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🔬𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 (𝐒𝐄𝐌), 𝐆𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐒), 𝐋𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐋𝐂𝐌𝐒), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐍𝐌𝐑)

By: 𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋: 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬: 𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂’𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
In partnership with: 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧, 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲
Sponsored by: 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 – 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓-𝐏𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐃)

📍𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟑: 𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐂𝐌𝐒 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓)

The final day of the training brought participants into the world of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LCMS)—powerful techniques for detecting, separating, and quantifying chemical compounds. Participants learned practical skills in sample handling, method optimization, and data interpretation, applying these tools to real-world research contexts. This concluding session showcased the participants’ readiness to apply advanced analytical techniques in addressing environmental, agricultural, and community challenges. The three-day training successfully enhanced DSSC’s capacity to pursue innovative, data-driven research that supports sustainable rural development.

🔬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 (𝐒𝐄𝐌), 𝐆𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐒), 𝐋𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐋𝐂𝐌𝐒), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐍𝐌𝐑)

By: 𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋: 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬: 𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂’𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
In partnership with: 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧, 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲
Sponsored by: 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 – 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓-𝐏𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐃)

📍𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐: 𝐍𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐍𝐌𝐑) 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓)

The second day of the training program focused on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy—one of the most advanced techniques in molecular characterization.
Participants gained valuable experience in instrument operation, spectral acquisition, and data interpretation, guided by experts from the University of San Agustin. The session deepened their understanding of NMR’s applications in analyzing chemical structures relevant to environmental and agricultural research.
Through this training, participants strengthened their analytical competencies, equipping them to contribute meaningfully to evidence-based and sustainable scientific studies.

🔬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 (𝐒𝐄𝐌), 𝐆𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐆𝐂𝐌𝐒), 𝐋𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐋𝐂𝐌𝐒), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐍𝐌𝐑)

By: 𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋: 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬: 𝐃𝐒𝐒𝐂’𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
In partnership with: 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧, 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲
Sponsored by: 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 – 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓-𝐏𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐃)

📍𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏: 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 (𝐒𝐄𝐌) 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓)

Day 1 of the three-day Skills Training in Advanced Analytical Instrumentation commenced with an in-depth, hands-on session on the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Faculty participants from Davao del Sur State College explored the core principles of electron microscopy—focusing on sample preparation and image analysis. Through guided instruction and laboratory practice, they discovered how SEM technology can reveal intricate surface structures essential for research in materials science, agriculture, and environmental studies.
This session marks a vital step toward building technical expertise that empowers local researchers to drive rural innovation and scientific discovery.

𝗗𝗦𝗦𝗖 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The Davao del Sur State College (DSSC), through its Research Centre for Emerging Pollutants (RCEP) and the College of Mathematics, Arts and Sciences, effectively conducted a the RIEETOOL: Fostering Emerging Scientific Talent in Rural Areas—DSSC’s Mission to Discover Natural Solutions a Training in Scientific Innovation on October 20–21, 2025, at Avenue One Functional Hall and the DSSC Board Room.

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