The Institute of Chemistry is celebrating its 100 years of excellence in chemistry and chemical education this 2010. The first chemistry department was housed in a building in Padre Faura St.(where the UP College of Dentistry is now) in 1910.  A four-year course was then instituted for the BS Chemistry degree. And now, after 100 years IC will have two new buildings located at the National Science Complex, UP Diliman. IC starts its year long centennial celebration with the following calendar of activities:

• Professorial Chair Lectures

• IC Centennial Logo Contest

• First Aid Training to be conducted by KAMPO UNO, February 13, 2010

• KKP-DAS 1^st Graduate Research Seminar February 15, 2010, UP-Ayala Technohub Conference Room

• Fire Safety to be conducted by Quezon City Fire Department, February 27, 2010

• IC Centennial Memorabilia Sale

• IC Sportsfest

• Polymer P3 Workshop: Polymers for Packaging, Paints, and Pharmaceuticals. Workshop –seminar to be conducted by Balik Scientist alumnus Dr. Rigoberto Advincula

• Alumni Homecoming

• Opening of Photo Exhibit: 100^th year of the IC

• ISACHEM 2010: International Symposium on Advances in Chemistry and Materials.

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The Kapisanang Kimika ng Pilipinas - Division of Analytical Sciences (KKP-DAS) is inviting research paper contributions from graduate students of chemistry and allied fields (chemical engineering, environmental science and/or engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, materials engineering, etc.) for its first Graduate Research Symposium on February 15, 2010.  The symposium will be a venue for young and promising researchers to present and share their scientific investigations in the field of analytical sciences. This is the first ever gathering of graduate students from the various universities and colleges in the country.

The Institute of Chemistry is this year’s beneficiary of Merck Philippines Inc. “Ligtas Eskwela” program. In this connection, there will be a Safety Seminar for all students on December 7, 2009 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the CS Auditorium. All BS Chemistry students are required to attend this seminar. Graduate students are welcome to attend. Some surprises await the participants and a certificate of attendance will also be given.

The Kapisanang Kimika ng Pilipinas - Division of Analytical Sciences (KKP-DAS) is inviting research paper contributions from graduate students of chemistry and allied fields (chemical engineering, environmental science and/or engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, materials engineering, etc.) for its first Graduate Research Symposium on February 15, 2010.  The symposium will be a venue for young and promising researchers to present and share their scientific investigations in the field of analytical sciences. This is the first ever gathering of graduate students from the various universities and colleges in the country. 

Those who are interested to present paper (oral presentations only) for the KKP DAS
Graduate Research Symposium on Analytical Science 2010 are required to submit a
soft copy of an abstract (not more than one-page, A4 size, Microsoft Office
Word with Times News Roman Font, Size 12, single spaced) via email to the Secretariat
( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) not later than December 11, 2009.
Additional details will be posted here soon.

UPIC-ASL granted ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation

The Analytical Services Laboratory (ASL), the extension function arm of the Institute of Chemistry, UP Diliman was recently granted ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation  by the Philippine Accreditation Office of the  Dept. of Trade and Industry last July 31, 2009.

UP-Institute of Chemistry : Consistent Top Performing School in the Chemistry Board Exam

The UPIC-Diliman again showed its position this year as one of the top performing school in the 2009 Chemistry Board Exam. It consistently produces the greatest number of licensed chemists nationwide yearly in addition to placing many of its graduates in the top ten.  For 2009, Six (6)  UPIC-Diliman graduates are placed in the top ten.

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Two of our promising Ph.D. students in chemistry Mr.Allan Christopher Yago and Mr. Ian Harvey Arellano were selected as the country’s representatives to the 2nd HOPE Meeting which will be held on September 27 to October 2, 2009 in Hagone,Kaganawa Prefecture Japan. The meeting will be chaired by Dr. Ryoji Noyori who won the 2001 Nobel prize in Chemistry.

Congratulations! Miguel Carlos I. Gonzalez and Martin Ian P. Malgapo are the 2009 Baldomero Olivera Jr. and Lourdes Cruz Awardees.