Jan obtained his MS Physics degree in 2017 while on study leave from the <a href="http://www.tca.edu.ph/">Tarlac Agricultural University</a> (TAU). His studies were supported by a DOST-ASTHRDP scholarship. For his Master's research he performed numerical evaluations of the elasticity tensors of several binary metal alloys by molecular dynamics simulations. Jan has since resumed his duties as a faculty member of TAU.