Mark Brongcano

Mark completed the BS Applied Physics program with concentration in Materials Physics and graduated magna cum laude in 2024. He was supported by a DOST-SEI RA 7687 Scholarship and the Oblation Scholarship program. While in SanD, he studied the optical and electronic properties of corundum using first-principles simulations. His research is part of an effort to model the optical properties of gemstones. 

BS Thesis: 

Density functional theory study of electronic and optical properties of alpha-alumina in the generalized gradient approximation

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