UPLB Optics and Instrumentation Research Cluster

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), through the Department of Veterinary Paraclinical Sciences, CVM, and the Institute of Physics, CAS, officially commenced the project “DABIOTECH-R2506: Detection of Antibiotics Residues Meat Using Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging” funded by the Department of Agriculture – Biotech Program and DA-BAR. Led by Dr. Emmanuel P. Hernandez, with Dr. Alvin Karlo G. Tapia as Project Staff and Paulo Yvez Tolentino as Research Assistant, the project aims to advance innovative terahertz-based techniques for detecting antibiotic residues in meat products.

Attended the training event, “PINAS-SEM: Precision and Innovation in Nanoscale Analysis of Semiconductors Using Scanning Electron Microscopy with EDX and EBSD,” and met with the former Research Assistants of the Applied Spectroscopy Research Laboratory on April 28, 2026, at DOST-ITDI

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We cordially invite everyone to attend the Atomic and Molecular Science Symposium (AMOSS) 2026, which will be held via Zoom on 30 March 2026 at 2:00 PM.

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Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging of Biomedical Phantoms

Funded by the UP Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (EIDR) Program, this project is led by Dr. Alvin Karlo G. Tapia of the Institute of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), with project staff Dr. Teri Marie Laude, MD (College of Human Economics) and Dr. Emmanuel Hernandez, DVM (College of Veterinary Medicine). The research assistant is Micaila Francine Jariol, and the project is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Elmer Estacio of the National Institute of Physics, UP Diliman.

The project aims to fabricate biomedical phantoms and characterize them using terahertz (THz) spectroscopy and imaging techniques. Expected outcomes include the establishment of a biomedical physics laboratory and the development of collaborations with research hospitals.

The project runs from February 1, 2026 to January 31, 2028.

Members of the Applied Spectroscopy Research Laboratory engaged in meaningful discussions on potential research collaborations in Biophysics and Biostructural Chemistry with Prof. Eri Chatani of Kobe University, Dean Amie Estacio and Dr. Cleofas Cervancia of the UPLB Bee Program, and Assoc. Prof. Rene Micor and Assist. Prof. Paul Lloydson Alvarez of the Institute of Chemistry.