Mariel obtained her BS Applied Physics degree in 2007 as a DOST-SEI scholar. From 2008 to 2009, she was a Java developer for a software development company where she was tasked to upgrade the online vehicle systems of its corporate clients. Mariel later joined an international insurance group to develop Pega applications as a certified PegaRULES Process Commander (PRPC) Systems Architect. Since 2014 she has been employed by a computer technology company in Makati as a professional programmer analyst.
Kobe graduated from the BS Physics program in the first semester of AY 2022-2023. For his thesis research he worked on the interpretability problem in computer vision by applying the method of integrated gradients. He seeks to continue his interests by pursuing a career in data science.
Kevin finished the NIP BS Applied Physics program in 2015. In his senior year he served as a project aide for the research project OVPAA-BPhD-2012-05. For his undergraduate thesis research he investigated the phase transition in a classical Ising model using cluster algorithms implemented in parallel. Shortly after defending his thesis, Kevin signed up to work for a computer security company.
Ryan graduated from the BS Applied Physics program in 2004. He later obtained a Master of Management (Business Management) degree under the UP Extension Program in Olongapo (UPEPO) while working as a game animator for various online gaming companies. He then worked as a software engineer, developing enterprise applications for startup companies in Silicon Valley and the Boston area. Now based in Makati, Ryan is a video game developer and occasional book illustrator.
Eddy graduated from the BS Physics program in 2018 with a cum laude distinction. He is pursuing further graduate studies in Economics at the University of the Philippines Diliman School of Economics. His undergraduate thesis involved the simulation of the radiation-induced bystander effect via fractional Brownian motion.
King obtained his BS Physics degree in 2015 with the support of a DOST-SEI Merit Scholarship. He performed project management tasks for the OVPAA-funded project OVPAA-BPhD-2012-05 as a member of its research staff from 2013-2015. Soon after graduating, King analyzed satellite imagery and oceanographic field data for a joint UP Marine Science Institute/DOST-PCCAARD study on the productivity of the Benham Rise. He now runs a company that provides laboratories with biomedical supplies and equipment.
While at the university, Sam did his research on near-term hybrid classical-quantum algorithms and the simulation of simple quantum systems using IBM Qiskit. He completed the BS Physics program in 2024, graduating cum laude. In his free time, Sam likes to stay informed on recent scientific breakthroughs and emerging technologies as well as pursue his hobbies of cooking, reading manga/manhwa, and playing video games. He is currently studying machine learning and quantum computing in preparation for employment within the industry.
Joachim completed the BS Physics program of NIP in 2014. In his graduating year he worked as research staff for the OVPAA-funded research project OVPAA-BPhD-2012-05, performing administrative and research tasks for the project. He has also tutored high school students in science and math part-time. A few months after his graduation Joachim joined a computer security firm in Ortigas.
Ryan completed his BS Applied Physics degree in December 2016. He benchmarked MPI-parallelized calculations of the phase transition temperature of a frustrated classical spin model for his undergraduate thesis. Ryan has also been an active staff member who performed administrative tasks for the management of OVPAA BPhD Grant 2012-05. He is now a web application developer in Manila.
Robert earned his BS degree in Applied Physics in 2015 with the support of a DOST-SEI Undergraduate S&T Scholarship. His research involved performing fluid simulations and chaos-related calculations on a parallel computing platform. Robert was also a student assistant for the OVCRD-funded Project No. 141420 PhDIA. He is now applying his programming skills to respond to computer security threats.
Miguel obtained his BS Applied Physics degree in 2017 with the distinction magna cum laude. For his undergraduate thesis work he used finite element analysis to simulate the dynamics of gas mixtures in CVD reaction chambers. He was also supported by a DOST Junior Level Science Scholarship. After briefly teaching at a senior high school, Miguel returned to NIP to complete the MS Physics program in 2021. He finished the ICTP Condensed Matter Physics Diploma Programme in 2022 and continued his PhD studies at the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA).
Charmaine earned her Bachelor's degree in Applied Physics, graduating magna cum laude in 2024. She was supported by a DOST-SEI RA 7687 Scholarship. Her research utilized density functional theory to investigate how the electronic properties and optical spectra of vanadium dioxide are modified by doping by transition metal atoms.
Gina completed the NIP BS and MS Physics programs in 2004 and 2014, respectively. Her graduate research was on the thermodynamic properties of 2D electron systems with spin-orbit interactions. She has worked for technology companies for more than a decade and has experience in software engineering, technical support and operations, services and product delivery, program and project management, governance, quality consulting, customer experience, and data management. She is well-versed in enterprise-wide industry standards and policies. Gina is pursuing a PhD in Computer Science to further build expertise on data analytics.
Clarissa pursued the Materials Physics track of the BS Applied Physics program and completed it in 2024. She was a DOST-SEI Merit Scholar and graduated magna cum laude. Her training and specialization in materials physics provided her with a platform to complete her thesis on the modeling and characterization of prospective solar cell materials. She continues her passion for sustainable development and innovation by working for a firm that provides energy efficiency solutions.
Jhames finished the BS Physics program in 2018 as a DOST-SEI scholar. He was also a student assistant for SanD and managed its computer network. His research involved characterizing the local periodicity of iteroparous Penna populations as a prerequisite to the evolution of spatio-temporal distributed populations. He plans to pursue a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of San Carlos.
Kryss earned her Bachelor's and Master's in Physics degrees in 2019 and 2023, respectively. Her research on 2D Ising models focused on the effect of spinless regions on their critical properties. She worked as a project assistant for the UP Diliman-funded projects PhDIA No. 161614 (2016-2017) and ECWRG Project 2018-1-009 (2018-2019). A DOST-ASTHRDP scholarship supported her graduate studies.
Lei completed the NIP BS Applied Physics program as a member of SanD in 2009. She then entered the MS Physics program as a member of the Instrumentation Physics Laboratory, graduating in 2012. During this time she was a university RA for the UP Marine Science Institute and later became involved with the Automated Rapid Reef Assessment System (ARRAS) Program as a Science Research Specialist. Since 2013 she has been working for a financial management services provider in Makati.
Celso obtained his BS Physics degree in 2019 with cum laude honors. As the SanD system administrator, he was responsible for the management of its computing cluster. For his BS thesis he developed a Monte Carlo algorithm that simulates the proliferation of epithelial cells. His undergraduate studies was supported by a DOST-SEI Undergraduate Merit Scholarship. He is now a management trainee in data science at a financial institution in Makati.
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