UST Department of Mathematics and Physics

Graduates of BS Applied Mathematics (Aaron Pagayunan, Reymart John Paragoyo, Clara Isabel Espino and Joanna Martinez) and faculty members (Vitus Paul de Jesus, Eduardo Dulay Jr, Dr. John Andrew Albay, Dr. Josephine Bernadette Benjamin, Dr. Arturo Patungan Jr, and Dr. Carlotta Decena) presented their research papers in the 8th International Conference on Quantitative Sciences and its Applications (ICOQSIA 2024) held at the EDC Hotel, Universiti Utara Malaysia last Sept 18, 2024.

Congratulations! Go USTE!

Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) welcomes University of Santo Tomas (UST) and Dan Taskent State University of Economics (TSUE).

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The Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) School of Quantative Sciences welcomes our department's officials and academic staff for a five-day visit in the university.

Part of the visit includes a dialogue for future collaborations and paper presentations in the 8th International Conference on Quantitative Sciences and its Applications (ICOQSIA 2024) at the EDC Hotel, Universiti Utara Malaysia.

CTTO (📸): Asst Prof Enrico Yambao

We, together with the College of Information and Computing Sciences, are pleased to inform that an AI expert, Mx. Ana Arriola - Kanada, will have a campus visit in our university on Sept. 21 (Sat).

Part of Mx. Ana's visit will be a dialogue with the BS Data Science and Analytics (DSA) students at 2:30 PM in the Science Online Learning Environment (SOLE), UST Main Building.

Mx. Ana will also serve as a speaker in the International Design Conference on Sept. 20 at the Globe Auditorium, Maybank Performing Arts Theater, BGC Arts Center, Taguig City. Students and faculty members are invited to attend this event. Participants may register through https://bit.ly/IDC2024Registration. Further details about the conference are available at https://www.facebook.com/DTI.DesignCenterPH

UST students and faculty members are invited to attend the International Design Conference on 20 September 2024, Friday from 9am to 6pm at the Globe Auditorium, Maybank Performing Arts Theater, BGC Arts Center, Taguig City. Participation to the conference is FREE.

Sign up for the event registration through: https://bit.ly/IDC2024Registration

📢 ANUNSIYO NG BAGONG PUBLIKASYON

Nailathala sa AIP Conference Proceedings ang bagong artikulo ng pananaliksik na akda nila Katuwang na Propesor Jay Erickson C. Tio, MMP, MBA at G. Xander Andre Magtibay “ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏɴ ʙᴇᴀᴍ ꜱɪᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ꜱᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛɪꜱꜱᴜᴇ-ᴍɪᴍɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴘʜᴀɴᴛᴏᴍꜱ ᴜꜱɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ɪᴏɴ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ (ᴘʜɪᴛꜱ)".

Nagbibigay pugay ang Departamento ng Matematika at Pisika kina Katuwang na Propesor Jay Erickson C. Tio, MMP, MBA at alumnus ng Batsilyer ng Agham sa Aplayd Pisika, medyor sa Instrumentasyon na si G. Xander Andre Magtibay para sa pagkakalathala nitong panibagong pananaliksik sa Pisika!

Time's ticking!

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! The deadline for early bird registration is fast approaching!

Congratulations to Asst. Prof. Arturo Patungan Jr., Ph.D. for being appointed as the Program Coordinator of the Data Science & Analytics effective August 1, 2024.

We wish Dr. Patungan all the best in his new appointment.

CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Josephine Bernadette Benjamin for being appointed as the Chair of the Department of Mathematics & Physics effective August 2024.

We wish Dr. Benjamin all the best in her new appointment.

We would also like to thank Asst. Prof. Enrico Yambao for his service as Chair of the department for more than a decade.

ATM: Assessment and Planning of the department for AY 2024-2025 at the Science Online Learning Environment (SOLE)

Congratulations Sir Gerald Galano!

The department is so proud of you. 🎓

The department congratulates Asst. Prof. Arturo J. Patungan, Jr. for successfully defending his dissertation for the degree, Doctor of Philosophy in Education, major in Mathematics Education at the University of the Philippines - Diliman.

We are very proud of you!!!

Congratulations to Asst. Prof. John Andrew Albay, PhD for being the third prize winner of the 2024 National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Talent Search for Young Scientists.

Dr. Albay presented his paper last April 19, 2024 at the Manila Prince Hotel together with the other finalists.

The department is very proud of you, Dr. Albay! 👏

SPVM in Manila!

Second Call for Contributed Papers to the 26th SPVM National Physics Conference - 2024 International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Nanotechnology - 2024 International Meeting on Complex Systems - 2024 International Conference on Particles and Radiation.

This year's conference will be held on October 17-19, 2024 at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila City, Philippines.
SPVM welcomes the submission of 1-page Abstracts for oral and poster presentations with the following topics of discussion:
General Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Medical and Radiation Physics, Materials Science, Computational Physics, Theoretical and Applied Physics, Soft Matter and Biophysics, Complex Systems, Instrumentation, Physics Education and Pedagogy.

Second Call Submission Deadline: June 30, 2024
Notification of Acceptance: July 08, 2024
You may submit your abstracts using the link below:
https://forms.gle/odRkrChzrSbdyHEg6

SPVM in Manila!

Second Call for Contributed Papers to the 26th SPVM National Physics Conference - 2024 International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Nanotechnology - 2024 International Meeting on Complex Systems - 2024 International Conference on Particles and Radiation.
This year's conference will be held on October 17-19, 2024 at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila City, Philippines.
SPVM welcomes the submission of 1-page Abstracts for oral and poster presentations with the following topics of discussion:
General Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Particle and High Energy Physics, Medical and Radiation Physics, Materials Science, Computational Physics, Theoretical and Applied Physics, Soft Matter and Biophysics, Complex Systems, Instrumentation, Physics Education and Pedagogy.
Second Call Submission Deadline: June 30, 2024
Notification of Acceptance: July 08, 2024
You may submit your abstracts using the link below:
https://forms.gle/odRkrChzrSbdyHEg6

Calling all Thomasian art enthusiasts!

The UST College of Science in partnership with the UST College of Fine Arts and Design is organizing a painting competition with the theme "Expression of Faith through excellence in Science and Art". This is part of our activities leading to the centennial celebrations of the College of Science by 2026.

Please scan the QR code for the guidelines.

All entries must be submitted between March 12 and 13, 2024.

Happening now:

The academic leaders of University of Santo Tomas, together with the industry partners, are having an Executive Roundtable Disucssion on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex (TARC).

📢 ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗅𝖾𝖽 "Dɪssɪᴘᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴀɴʏ - Bᴏᴅʏ sᴘɪɴ sᴛᴇᴀᴅʏ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴜʟᴛʀᴀᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs" 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 Aɴɴᴀʟs ᴏғ Pʜʏsɪᴄs 𝖻𝗒 Roland Christopher F. Caballar.

𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 Dʀ. Rᴏʟᴀɴᴅ Cʜʀɪsᴛᴏᴘʜᴇʀ F. Cᴀʙᴀʟʟᴀʀ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛!

Full paper may be accessed at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aop.2024.169609

📢 ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗅𝖾𝖽 " 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬" 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 Pʜɪʟɪᴘᴘɪɴᴇ Jᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟ ᴏғ Sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ 𝖻𝗒 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗌 Eric M. Inocencio, Alvie Asuncion-Astronomo, Charlotte Balderas, Rafael Miguel dela Cruz, Cheri Anne M. Di**le, Marianna Lourdes Marie L. Grande, and Roland Christopher F. Caballar.

𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 Dʀ. Rᴏʟᴀɴᴅ Cʜʀɪsᴛᴏᴘʜᴇʀ F. Cᴀʙᴀʟʟᴀʀ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜-𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛!

Full paper may be accessed at https://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/publication/special-issues/2nd-nuclear-s-t/125-vol-153-no-s1-nuclear-s-t/1991-response-evaluation-of-neutron-dose-meters-in-modified-neutron-fields

📢 ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗅𝖾𝖽 "𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐛𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞" 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝖻𝗒 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗌 Tilo H. Yang, Bor-Wei Liang, Hsiang-Chi Hu, Fu-Xiang Chen, Sheng-Zhu Ho, Wen-Hao Chang, Liu Yang, Han-Chieh Lo, Tzu-Hao Kuo, Jyun-Hong Chen, Po-Yen Lin, Kristan Bryan Simbulan, Zhao-Feng Luo, Alice Chinghsuan Chang, Yi-Hao Kuo, Yu-Seng Ku, Yi-Cheng Chen, You-Jia Huang, Yu-Chen Chang, Yu-Fan Chiang, Ting-Hua Lu, Min-Hung Lee, Kai-Shin Li, Menghao Wu, Yi-Chun Chen, Chun-Liang Lin & Yann-Wen Lan.

𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝐷𝑟. 𝐾𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝐵𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜-𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛!

Full paper may be accessed at
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41928-023-01073-0

CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Juliano Parena, Jr. for being appointed as the Director of the Campus Safety and Security Office effective November 1, 2023.

We wish Dr. Parena all the best in his new appointment.

🥳 The department is very proud of you! 🎉

Congratulations to Ms. Ydel Dominique Villariba of 3AP (3rd Year BS Applied Physics) for winning 1st prize in the 2023 Hack-a-thom last Nov 24, 2023 at the Benavides Auditorium.

The Tomasinno Center hosted the 2023 Hack-a-thom that focuses on Sustainable Development Goals - Health, Environment. Ms. Villaba’s entry, called 'Aerlyte', is a revolutionary exergaming application designed for the well-being of the elderly, seamlessly blends entertainment with health by utilizing cutting-edge technology to connect with three essential sensors—an innovative trifecta that enables a personalized and immersive fitness experience, fostering a new era of active aging for a healthier and happier senior community.

The Department of Mathematics and Physics is very proud of you, Ydel!

📸 TomasinoWeb

📢 ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗅𝖾𝖽 "𝚂𝚎𝚕𝚏-𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚍𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝙲𝚅𝙳-𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝙼𝚘𝚂𝟸/𝙶𝚊𝙽 𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜" 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗉𝗎𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖭𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝖻𝗒 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗌 𝖡𝗈𝗋-𝖶𝖾𝗂 𝖫𝗂𝖺𝗇𝗀, 𝖶𝖾𝗇-𝖧𝖺𝗈 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀, 𝖢𝗁𝗎𝗇-𝖲𝗁𝖾𝗇𝗀 𝖧𝗎𝖺𝗇𝗀,𝖼 𝖸𝗈𝗎-𝖩𝗂𝖺 𝖧𝗎𝖺𝗇𝗀, 𝖩𝗒𝗎𝗇-𝖧𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖢𝗁𝖾𝗇, 𝖪𝖺𝗂-𝖲𝗁𝗂𝗇 𝖫𝗂, 𝖪𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇 𝖡𝗋𝗒𝖺𝗇 𝖲𝗂𝗆𝖻𝗎𝗅𝖺𝗇, 𝖧𝖺𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗏𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝖪𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗋, 𝖢𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀-𝖸𝗎𝖺𝗇 𝖲𝗎, 𝖢𝗁𝗂𝖾𝗁-𝖧𝗌𝗂𝗎𝗇𝗀 𝖪𝗎𝖺𝗇𝖼 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖸𝖺𝗇𝗇-𝖶𝖾𝗇 𝖫𝖺𝗇.

𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝐷𝑟. 𝐾𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝐵𝑟𝑦𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜-𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛!

Full paper may be accessed at https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR03877G

The UST Department of Mathematics and Physics, in collaboration with the UST Mathematical Society, is inviting you to the 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, with the theme, 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. The lecture will be held on Saturday, November 25, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (local time in Manila).

This event is for free. You may scan the QR code or use the link below for the online registration:
https://forms.gle/CLRcsKbY2prwnEKF6

Board by: Gyslaine Pacal