Three graduates of the School of Chemical Egineering and Chemistry of Mapua Institute of Technology entered and received awards in the rerecently held Ramon Magsaysay Future Engineers/Technologists  Awards last December 5, 2016

Jacqueline De Vera, a Biological Engineering graduate of Mapua, won the top award with her research entitled "Self-cleaning surface control of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) grafted-onto pH-sensitive Zwitterionic Poly(GMA-SBMA-DMAEMA) Copolymer". Her study sought to solve the problem of biofouling on biomaterials by modifying the surface characteristics of a membrane to give it a self-cleaning property. This can be particularly useful in medical devices and body implants.

Two other alumni of Mapua received special citations for their presentations. Victor Lau, Jr. and Gregory Mendoza, both graduates of Chemical Engineering, earned awards for their respective studies on membranes as well.

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