Putting a spotlight on Philippine Science is not an easy task. Currently, finding good research from the Philippines is like finding a needle in a haystack. But like any needle, such research works, albeit few, can prick!
Also, Science can do wonders to a nation. This is why every now and then, my blog will try to feature research that may have an impact on the Islands.
Seeing and hearing.
Oh by the way, I am a physicist on a short stint in Europe. I was in Leiden University, the Netherlands when I started this blog. Currently, I am with the Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain.
Thanks to modern technology, I am able to keep in touch with Filipino Scientists, both back home and other parts of the world.
Click here to know why I write science which comes from the Islands.
You can also follow me on twitter: @nath2
Email me: imphscience@gmail.com
Addendum
Some of my friends are wondering how I could get time writing for this blog. Actually, reading science articles is part of work so that is not a problem for me. I could read while taking my data or having lunch. The real bottle neck is writing. Honestly, writing is hard. So I only write on Fridays and Saturdays during nighttime or early morning. An article can be written in as short as 30 mins for things that I really know, or may take as long as 2 hours. If it’s taking longer than 2 hours, it means I can’t write about that research work during that time or I need time to read it again or I have attained the limits of my understanding.
Bookmarked!
Great read! Isasama ko na sa blogroll ko. :P
Thanks!
Interesting blog! Will be following this so I can blog on news in Philippine science as well! :)
Thanks John!
Hi Nath and All,
I would like to inform you of our organization called PAASE (Philippine-American Academy of Science & Engineering) and its website http://paase.org where you could learn a lot about what Pinoys and Pinoy expats (mostly in the US) are actively doing to help advance science and technology in hour homeland. Please visit http://paase.org and get to know us. Maraming salamat!
Baltazar D. Aguda
Hi Baltz,
Thanks for dropping by.
Of course I know about PAASE, and if I weren’t a postdoc here, I would have attended the recent meeting in UP Diliman.
Science in the country is not as dire as one thinks, although it could be improved a lot! I am an optimist and I know that in time we will be able to find our voice in the global science community.
That’s great, Nath! paase.org also has a Bulletin Board where anyone can post comments, suggestions, job ads, initiate a discussion, etc. More power on your science blog! -Baltz
Nath, I’d be including your blog to my links for reference since your blog is informative. That is, educational.
I’m sorry it took a while for me to visit your blog. I will be frequenting your site every now and then.
I’m glad that you’re working with Filipino Scientists. It’s a pride for me at least.
Thanks for putting a spotlight on my country’s science!
Maraming salamat Sony.
Walang anuman, Nath.