Mojica attends research conference

Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering Chairman Ruel M. Mojica was invited to attend a two-day National Conference on Research in Higher Education on 12-13 November 2009 at Royal Mandaya Hotel, Davao City. With the theme “Empowering HEI’s in Research for Global Competitiveness”, the special conference was convened to provide venue for discussion and dissemination of outputs of CHED-funded researches and to help create and sustain research networking/linkages/partnership between and among the producers and consumers of research knowledge.

The conference brings together top rank CHED officials headed by its chairman Dr. Emmanuel Y. Angeles and researchers from different HEI’s throughout the country. Sen. Edgardo J. Angara served as resource speaker. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of conducting researches in the transformation of the country. During the plenary session, papers titled “Research Process vis-à-vis Research Productivity” and “Academe-Infrastructure and Organizational Culture of the Research University” were delivered by Dr. Flor Lacanilao of UP-Diliman and Dr. Allan Benedict Bernardo of De La Salle University, respectively.

Meanwhile, Dr. Mojica presented his poster paper titled “Development, Evalauation and Optimization of A Microcontrolled-Based Mechanical Coffee Roaster for Small-Scale Roasting”.

The activity was highlighted by awarding of certificates to the participants and winners of the best paper and best poster awards. (RMMojica)

CvSU and CHED ink MOA for DAFE research project

Cavite State University (CvSU) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) signed a memorandum of agreement for conducting a research project entitled “Assessment of Cleaner Production in the Meat industry in the Philippines”. The document was signed by President Divinia C. Chavez and Dr. Enrique P. Supangco representing CvSU and CHED, respectively. Dr. Supangco is the Director of the UPLB – CHED Zonal Research Center (UPLB – CHED ZRC). Under the said agreement, UPLB – CHED ZRC will provide funds amounting to Php 220,000 while CvSU will undertake the implementation of the research work.

The research will be spearheaded by Professor Conrado M. Baltazar who will act as the study leader. Dr. Edna Vida, CvSU Director for Research, and Ms. Bernadette Morelos, a staff member of the CvSU Research Center, will serve as members of the project staff. The research aims to increase the efficiency of slaughterhouses by the adoption of cleaner production practices and to reduce the amount of waste products and the level of effluent in slaughterhouses. It will be conducted within a period of one year. Initial preparations are already worked out for the actual implementation of the project. Full scale research work will start tentatively by January next year. (CMBaltazar)

Mojica speaks on experimental research

Dr. Ruel M. Mojica, DAFE chair, was invited as resource speaker in the College of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR) Seminar Series on 22 October 2009 at the SM Rolle Hall. His paper titled “Design and Statistical Analysis for Experimental Research” was presented during the seminar.

His talk focused on the important topics in statistics such as collection of sample data and analysis, interpretation and presentation of data for experimental research. He also discussed some experimental designs which include Completely Randomized Design (CRD), Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) and Latin Square Design (LSD). Participants were students from CAFENR and Laboratory Science High School. He ended his talk by offering tutorial services to interested students. (EFPapa)