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University of the Philippines College of Science

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Established
  
October 26, 1983

Phone
  
+63 2 924 2485

Number of students
  
1,650

Website
  
UP College of Science

Founded
  
26 October 1983

Academic staff
  
147

University of the Philippines College of Science

Type
  
University of the Philippines College (officially Degree-Granting Unit)

Associate Deans
  
Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla Ph. D (Academic Affairs) Giovanni A. Tapang, Ph. D (Student and Public Affairs) Laura T. David, Ph. D (Research and Extension) Christine C. Hernandez, Ph. D (College Secretary)

Location
  
National Science Complex, UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Science Library and Administration Building (Admin)

Address
  
P. Velasquez Street, Diliman, Quezon City, 1101 Metro Manila, Philippines

Dean
  
Jose Maria P. Balmaceda, Ph. D

Similar
  
University of the Philippin, University of the Philippin, University of the Philippin, University of the Philippin, University of the Philippin

The U.P. College of Science is one of the several colleges (or degree-granting units) of the University of the Philippines. It is located in the UP Diliman Campus, which is the flagship campus of the University of the Philippines System.

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The College is not only the largest, but also a foremost pacesetter of academic excellence in the University due its recognition as the national center of excellence in academics and research in the field of natural sciences and mathematics, and boasts of the largest concentration of Ph.D. holders in its faculty in the whole country.

The College is composed of eight (8) institutes, two inter-programs and three affiliated units.

Institutes

  • National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS)
  • National Institute of Physics, UP Diliman (NIP)
  • National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology-Diliman (NIMBB)
  • Institute of Biology (IB)
  • Institute of Chemistry (IC)
  • Institute of Mathematics (I-MATH)
  • Marine Science Institute (MSI)
  • Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM)
  • Academic Department and Inter-programs

  • Science and Society Program (SSP)
  • Materials Science and Engineering Program (MSEP)
  • Affiliate Units

  • Natural Sciences Research Institute (NSRI)
  • Computational Science Research Center (CSRC)
  • UPD College of Science Library (CSLib)
  • Scientia

    Scientia (Latin for science) is the official student publication of the College. It is the only student college publication which has its own office located at the basement of the CSLAB Building.

    Access

    Access is the newsletter published by the College of Science Student Council (CSSC). For the past two academic years prior to this year, the publication is incorporated into Scientia.

    National Centers of Excellence

    As of 2016, the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines has identified 23 centers of excellence (COEs) in U.P. Diliman, eight (8) of which can be found in the College of Science. (See all UP Diliman Centers of Excellence/Development).

    The COEs in the College are Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Marine Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (MBB) and Physics.

    References

    University of the Philippines College of Science Wikipedia