Angel C.
Alcala (born March 1, 1929) is a Filipino biologist who was
named a National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014. Alcala is known for
his fieldwork to build sanctuaries and to promote biodiversity in the
aquatic ecosystems of the Philippines. He is currently Chairman of the
Board of Advisers at the Angelo King Center for Research and
Environmental Management located in Silliman University.[1]
Responsible for publishing more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and
books, his biological contributions to the environment and ecosystems have made him a
renowned hero for natural sciences in the Philippines
Arturo Pineda Alcaraz (March 21, 1916[1] – March 10, 2001[2]) was a
Filipino volcanologist known for his work on geothermal energy. He received
the 1982 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service.
Eduardo Quisumbíng y Argüelles (Filipino: Eduardo
Argüelles Quisumbing; November 11, 1895, Santa Cruz, Laguna – August
23, 1986) was a Filipino biologist, a leading authority of plants in the
Philippines.
Julian Arca Banzon (March 25, 1908 – September 13, 1988) was a Filipino biochemist and a
National Scientist of the Philippines.[1] Banzon is credited for his research in
alternative fuel. He researched on the production of ethyl ester fuels from
sugarcane and coconuts and devised a method of extracting residual coconut
oil through chemical means.
Lourdes J. Cruz is a Filipino biochemist whose
research has contributed to the understanding of the biochemistry of
toxic peptides from the venom of fish-hunting Conus marine snails. The
characterization of over 50 biologically active peptides from the snail's
venom had been made possible, in part, by her studies.
She has also contributed to the development of conotoxins as tools for
examining the activity of the human brain. For instance, w-conotoxin (widely used for studying
neutral calcium channels) and m-conotoxin (used when muscular activity must be controlled to
examine events at the synapse).
Paulo C. Campos (July 7, 1921 – June 2, 2007) was a Filipino physician and educator noted for
his promotion of wider community health care and his achievements in the field of nuclear
medicine for which he was dubbed as "The Father of Nuclear
Medicine in the Philippines".[1] The first president of the National
Academy of Science and Technology, he was conferred the rank and
title of National Scientist of the Philippines in 1988
Gregorio Y. Zara (8 March 1902 – 15 October 1978) was a Filipino
engineer and physicist. He was the inventor of the
first two-way videophone.
Felix Maramba is the scientist who created a coconut oil-fueled power
generator and is also credited with developing one of the
world's most profitable biogas systems.
Carmen Velasquez (August 7, 1913-October 16,
1994) is a National Scientist in the Philippines
known for her pioneer studies of tropical fish
parasitology in the Philippines.
Fe Villanueva del Mundo, OLD ONS OGH, (born Fé Primitiva del Mundo
y Villanueva; 27 November 1911 – 6 August 2011)[1]
was a Filipina pediatrician, the founder of the first pediatric hospital in the
Philippines. Her pioneering work in pediatrics in the Philippines while in active
medical practice spanned eight decades
