NIGSCON 2024: Event Proper
NIGSCON 2024 was successfully conducted at the National Institute of Geological Sciences Audio-Visual Room (NIGS AVR) on November 14-15, 2024. Below are some of the featured photos during the event proper.
Facilitated by the NIGSCON 2024 organizing committee, registration opened at 8:00 AM for the two-day research symposium.
Dr. Noelynna T. Ramos, the NIGS Director, gave her welcome address to formally start the event on November 14, 2024.
The Keynote Presentation of Dr. Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay, Director of the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute (UPRI) with the title"Devastating Lahars of KristinePH in the Coastal Areas of Taal Lake" marked the commencement of the research presentations on November 14, 2024.
On the second day, Dr. Laurice Jamero from the Manila Observatory opened the program with her Plenary Talk on the WCRP Academy.
A total of 42 research studies were presented. These included the keynote and plenary talks, NIGS Grant presentations, student and non-student oral presentations and poster presentations.
Photos: Presenters of NIGS Research Grant projects in NIGSCON 2024. The NIGS Grant presentations featured studies in tectonophysics and stratigraphy (TS), petrology, geochemistry and mineral resources (PGMR) , and surface processes and hazards (SPH).
Photos: Student presenters in NIGSCON 2024. Similar to the NIGS Grant presentations, student presentations include research in tectonophysics and stratigraphy (TS), petrology, geochemistry and mineral resources (PGMR), surface processes and hazards (SPH), and interdisciplinary geosciences (IG).
Photos: Presentations from DOST-PAGASA (upper right, lower left and lower right photos) and UP-NIGS comprise the non-student presentations.
Photos: Poster presenters were given two minutes to briefly explain their research during the Flash Talks session. Afterwards, the poster session commenced.
The conference was attended by NIGS professors, students and researchers, and geoscientists from the academe and the industry.
Before the event came into a close, awardees for the Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA) were recognized. Three oral presentations and three poster presentations were selected by the esteemed panel of judges comprised by Dr. Leo T. Armada, Dr. John Dale Dianala,and Dr. Gabriel Theophilus V. Valera. The awardees are:
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Oral presentation (1st place): Mr. Andrew Exequiel Tabilog
Oral presentation (2nd place): Mr. John Paul Mondala
Oral presentation (3rd place): Mr. Joshua Godwin Cuevas
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Poster presentation (1st place): Ms. Chae Ann Malipol
Poster presentation (2nd place): Ms. Bea Marie Medina
Poster presentation (3rd place): Ms. Patricia Shayne Rodriguez
Photos: OSPA awardees: Mr. Andrew Exequiel Tabilog (Upper left), Mr. Joshua Godwin Cuevas (Upper right), Ms. Chae Ann Malipol (Lower left), and Ms. Bea Marie Medina (Lower right).
Dr. Betchaida Payot, the Chair of the Organizing Committee, expressed her gratitude to everyone who has made the event possible in her closing remarks which formally closed the event proper.
During the night of the second day, dinner and cocktails were served, and a short program was held in celebration of the success of the 19th NIGS research symposium.
The NIGSCON 2024 would like to thank the following sponsors:
