There are a number of Filipino chemists that are famous for their contribution towards science. Ten of these chemists are John Paul Vergara, Anacleto del Rosario, Maria Orosa, Baldomero Oliveria, Amando Kapauan, Fabian Dayrit, Ma. Assunta Cuyegkeng, Julian Banzon, Paulo Campos and Ramon Barba.
• John Paul Vergara - a renowned professor and scientist who has received a number of awards including Scholarly Performance in Graduate Study.
• Anacleto del Rosario - a leading chemist in the Phillipines best known for making a pure form of alcohol from a nipa palm and for extracting castor oil.
• Maria Orosa - a chemist and food technologist, Orosa experimented with food and discovered the Soyalac, a 'magic' food that helped save the lives of thousands of prisoners of war.
• Baldomero Oliveria - most famous for his discovery of the cone snail toxins. This was a very important discovery for neuroscience and it led to the breakthrough discovery of ions. He was also the first to discover E-coli.
• Amando Kapauan - one of the first to study the problem of mercury in the environment and designed equipment to analyze its presence in soil and water.
• Fabian Dayrit - the current president of the Integrated Chemists of the Philippines.
• Ma. Assunta Cuyegkeng - a member of several editorial boards of chemistry journals, Cuyegkeng is a multi-awarded teacher with an outstanding reputation.
• Julian Banzon - researched methods of producing alternative fuels and experimented with the production of ethyl esters from sugarcane and coconut.
• Paulo Campos - a specialist in nuclear medicine who has written over 75 scientific papers.
• Ramon Barba - best known for his advancements with crop flowering promotion, particularly his experiments in mango farming.
For a full list of Filipino chemists, scientists and inventors and their contributions towards science visit http://inventors.about.com/od/filipinoscientists/Filipino_Inventors_and_Filipino_Scientists.htm.
• John Paul Vergara - a renowned professor and scientist who has received a number of awards including Scholarly Performance in Graduate Study.
• Anacleto del Rosario - a leading chemist in the Phillipines best known for making a pure form of alcohol from a nipa palm and for extracting castor oil.
• Maria Orosa - a chemist and food technologist, Orosa experimented with food and discovered the Soyalac, a 'magic' food that helped save the lives of thousands of prisoners of war.
• Baldomero Oliveria - most famous for his discovery of the cone snail toxins. This was a very important discovery for neuroscience and it led to the breakthrough discovery of ions. He was also the first to discover E-coli.
• Amando Kapauan - one of the first to study the problem of mercury in the environment and designed equipment to analyze its presence in soil and water.
• Fabian Dayrit - the current president of the Integrated Chemists of the Philippines.
• Ma. Assunta Cuyegkeng - a member of several editorial boards of chemistry journals, Cuyegkeng is a multi-awarded teacher with an outstanding reputation.
• Julian Banzon - researched methods of producing alternative fuels and experimented with the production of ethyl esters from sugarcane and coconut.
• Paulo Campos - a specialist in nuclear medicine who has written over 75 scientific papers.
• Ramon Barba - best known for his advancements with crop flowering promotion, particularly his experiments in mango farming.
For a full list of Filipino chemists, scientists and inventors and their contributions towards science visit http://inventors.about.com/od/filipinoscientists/Filipino_Inventors_and_Filipino_Scientists.htm.
