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)
