Professor
MARVIN A. ALBAO
Doctor of Philosophy
Condensed Matter Physics
maalbao@up.edu.ph
Professor
EDUARDO C. CUANSING, JR.
PhD Physics
Quantum transport, quantum thermodynamics, nonequilibrium quantum systems
eccuansing@up.edu.ph
Cuansing, E.C. (2017). Attenuation and amplification of the transient current in nanojunctions with time-varying gate potentials. International Journal of Modern Physics B 31, 1750105.
Cuansing, E.C., Li, H., and Wang, J.-S. (2012). Role of the on-site pinning potential in establishing quasi-steady-state conditions of heat transport in finite quantum systems. Physical Review E 86, 031132.
Cuansing, E.C. and Liang, G. (2011). Time-dependent quantum transport and power-law decay of the transient current in a nano-relay and nano-oscillator. Journal of Applied Physics 110, 083704.
Cuansing, E.C. and Wang, J.-S. (2010). Tunable heat pump by modulating the coupling to the leads. Physical Review E 82, 021116.
Cuansing, E.C. and Wang, J.-S. (2010). Transient behavior of heat transport in a quantum thermal switch. Physical Review B 81, 052302.
Cuansing, E.C. and Wang, J.-S. (2009). Quantum transport in honeycomb lattice ribbons with armchair and zigzag edges coupled to semi-infinite linear chain leads. European Physical Journal B 69, 505.
7. Cuansing, E.C. and Nakanishi, H. (2008). Quantum transport in randomly diluted quantum percolation clusters in two dimensions. Physica A 387, 806.
Goldschmidt, Y.Y. and Cuansing, E.C. (2005). Melting of the nanocrystalline vortex matter in highly anisotropic high-temperature superconductors. Physical Review Letters 95, 177004.
Cuansing, E. and Nakanishi, H. (2004). Quantum interference effects in particle transport through square lattices. Physical Review E 70, 066142.
Cuansing, E. and Nakanishi, H. (2003). Structure and diffusion time scales of disordered clusters. Physica A 322, 1.
Professor
MARVIN U. HERRERA
Doctor of Philosophy
Surfaces, interfaces, functionalization
muherrera@up.edu.ph
Professor
Allan Abraham B. PADAMA
Doctor of Philosophy
Computational materials science, surface and interface physics, gas-surface interactions
abpadama@up.edu.ph
Padama, A. A. B., Ocon, J. D., Nakanishi, H., & Kasai, H. (2019). Interaction of CO, O, and CO 2 with Cu cluster supported on Cu (111): A density functional theory study. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 31, 415201.
Padama, A. A. B., Dino, W. A., Wada, M., Tsumori, K., Kisaki, M., Kasai, H., Nakanishi, H., Sasao, M., & Tanaka, N. (2018). Adsorption of H on Cs/W (110): Impact of H on the Stability of Cs on the Surface. e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology, 16, 391-395.
Padama, A. A. B., & Albao, M. A. (2018). Interaction of coadsorbed C and O atoms on W (100) surface: Implications of CO2 on the temperature-programmed desorption profile. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, 36(2), 021402.
Padama, A. A. B., Cristobal, A. P. S., Ocon, J. D., Diño, W. A., & Kasai, H. (2017). Effects of Adsorbates (CO, COH, and HCO) on the Arrangement of Pd Atoms in PdCu (111). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121(33), 17818-17826.
Padama, A. A. B., Villaos, R. A. B., Albia, J. R., Diño, W. A., Nakanishi, H., & Kasai, H. (2016). CO-induced Pd segregation and the effect of subsurface Pd on CO adsorption on CuPd surfaces. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 29(2), 025005.
Padama, A. A. B., Nakanishi, H., & Kasai, H. (2015). Quantum states of hydrogen atom on Pd (1 1 0) surface. Applied Surface Science, 359, 687-691.
Padama, A. A. B., & Kasai, H. (2015). Understanding the mechanism of H atom absorption in the Pd (1 1 0) surface. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 645, S123-S127.
Padama, A. A. B., Kishi, H., Arevalo, R. L., Moreno, J. L. V., Kasai, H., Taniguchi, M., Uenishi, M., Tanaka, H., & Nishihata, Y. (2012). NO dissociation on Cu (111) and Cu2O (111) surfaces: a density functional theory based study. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 24(17), 175005.
IMSP Deputy Director, Professor
DARWIN B. PUTUNGAN
PhD Physics
Computational Materials Physics, First-principles Calculations, Energy Conversion and Storage
dbputungan@up.edu.ph
Darwin Barayang Putungan and Rinlee Butch Cervera, Water Adsorption and Dissociation on Ni3 and Ni5 Decorated Y-and Sc-stabilized Zirconia: Insights from Density Functional Theory Investigation, e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology, 17, 2019, 117-123
Ming-Hsiu Wu, Wan-Jou Chou, Jian-Syun Huang, Darwin Putungan and Shi-Hsin Lin, First-principles investigation of the hydrogen evolution reaction on different surfaces of pyrites MnS2, FeS2, CoS2, NiS2, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2019, 10.1039/C9CP03893K
Alexandra B. Santos-Putungan and Darwin Barayang Putungan, Methane adsorption on strained 1T’-MoS2 monolayer: Insights from density functional theory calculations, Materials Research Express, 6 (6), 2019, 065512
Gilbert Moises Oca and Darwin Barayang Putungan, On-lattice kinetic Monte Carlo simulation of defects migration in silicon: Effects of temperature and recombination distance, Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, 18, 2018, 821-833
Yi-Xuang Li, Darwin Barayang Putungan and Shi-Hsin Lin, Two-dimensional MTe2 (M = Co, Fe, Mn, Sc, Ti) transition metal tellurides as sodium ion battery anode materials: Density functional theory calculations, Physics Letters A, 382 (38), 2018, 2781-2786
Alexandra B. Santos-Putungan and Darwin Barayang Putungan, Density functional theory study of uni- and bi-metallic small Pt and Ni clusters for fuel conversion applications, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1039, 2018, 012029
Darwin Barayang Putungan and Shi-Hsin Lin, Structural properties of small Lin (n = 5–8) atomic clusters via ab initio random structure searching: A look into the role of different implementations of long-range dispersion corrections, International Journal of Modern Physics B, 32 (2), 2018, 1850009
Darwin Barayang Putungan and Shi-Hsin Lin, A look into atomic carbon and oxygen adsorption on 1T’-MoS2 monolayer: density functional theory calculations. Materials Research Express, 4, 2017, 125026
Darwin Barayang Putungan, Shi-Hsin Lin and Jer-Lai Kuo, Metallic VS2
Monolayer Polytypes as Potential Sodium-Ion Battery Anode via ab Initio Random Structure Searching. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 (29), 2016, 18754-
18762
Darwin Barayang Putungan, Shi-Hsin Lin, Ching-Ming Wei, Jer-Lai Kuo, Li adsorption, hydrogen storage and dissociation using monolayer MoS2: an ab initio random structure searching approach. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (17), 2015, 11367-11374
Physics Division Head, Professor
RANZIVELLE MARIANNE L. ROXAS-VILLANUEVA
PhD Physics
Social and language networks, Machine learning applications
rlroxasvillanueva@up.edu.ph
Gestiada, G., Nazareno, A., & Roxas-Villanueva, R. M. (2017). Development of a Senior High School Career Decision Tool Based on Social Cognitive Career Theory. Philippine Journal of Science, 146(4), 445-455.
Roxas-Villanueva, R. M., Nambatac, M. K., & Tapang, G. (2012). Characterizing english poetic style using complex networks. International Journal of Modern Physics C, 23(02), 1250009.
Roxas, R. M., & Tapang, G. (2010). Prose and poetry classification and boundary detection using word adjacency network analysis. International Journal of Modern Physics C, 21(04), 503-512.
Monterola, C., Roxas, R. M., & Carreon‐Monterola, S. (2009). Characterizing the effect of seating arrangement on classroom learning using neural networks. Complexity, 14(4), 26-33.
Marasigan, E. J. B., Roxas-Villanueva, R. M. L., & Herrera, M. U. (2019, March). Antimicrobial property and water-triggered release characteristics of zinc sulphate-polyvinyl acetate adhesive blend. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1191, No. 1, p. 012036). IOP Publishing.
Nazareno, A. L., Lopez, M. J. F., Gestiada, G. A., Martinez, M. P., & Roxas-Villanueva, R. M. (2019, August). An artificial neural network approach in predicting career strand of incoming senior high school students. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1245, No. 1, p. 012005). IOP Publishing.
Martinez, M. P., Amarga, A. K. S., Gestiada, G. A., Lopez, M. J. F., Nazareno, A. L., & Roxas-Villanueva, R. M. L. (2019, August). Network approach on characterizing floral diversity in the agroforestry zone of Mount Makiling Forest Reserve, Philippines. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1245, No. 1, p. 012033). IOP Publishing.
De Jesus, A. P. O., Roxas-Villanueva, R. L., & Herrera, M. U. (2017, May). Antimicrobial and water-triggered release characteristics of a copper sulfate-polyvinyl acetate adhesive composite. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 201, No. 1, p. 012007). IOP Publishing.
Associate Professor
ALLAN L. ALINEA
PhD Physics
Particles physics, cosmology, computational physics, physics education
alalinea(at)up.edu.ph
Alinea, A. L., & Kubota, T. (2018). Adiabatic regularization of the power spectrum in nonminimally coupled general single-field inflation. Physical Review D, 97(6). doi: 10.1103/physrevd.97.063513
Alinea, A. L., Kubota, T., & Misumi, N. (2017). The double-soft limit in cosmological correlation functions and graviton exchange effects. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2017(01), 034–034. doi: 10.1088/1475-7516/2017/01/034
Alinea, A. L. (2016). Adiabatic regularization of power spectra in nonminimally coupled chaotic inflation. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2016(10), 027–027. doi: 10.1088/1475-7516/2016/10/027
Alinea, A. L., Kubota, T., & Naylor, W. (2016). Logarithmic divergences in thek-inflationary power spectra computed through the uniform approximation. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2016(02), 028–028. doi: 10.1088/1475-7516/2016/02/028
Alinea, A. L., & Naylor, W. (2015). Polarization of physics on global courses. Physics Education, 50(2), 210–217. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/50/2/210
Associate Professor
NELIO C. ALTOVEROS
M. Applied Science (Physics)
Instrumentation, Robotics, Drones, Embedded Systems, Agriculture Technologies
ncaltoveros@up.edu.ph
Nelio C. Altoveros, Janah P. Monsanto, Bryan Paul L. Altoveros, Rendendo F. Mata, Moises A. Dorado, Roger A. Luyun Jr., Melvin D. Ebuenga, Victorino A. Bato, Concepcion L. Khan, Felino P. Lansigan, Maria Victoria O. Espaldon. (2019). Project SARAI Technologies for Climate Smart Agriculture in the Philippines. Developing Innovation Strategies in the Era of Data-driven Agriculture. RDA-FFTC International Symposium (vol. 2, pp. 89-97), Jeonju City, South Korea.
Ruby Agnes Alfonso, John Raymond Pingol, Maria Clarissa Carasco, Aubrey Faith Mella, Hazel Joyce Ramirez, Nelio Altoveros, Ranzivelle Roxas-Villanueva, Giovanni Tapang, and Romel Gomez (2013) Enhancing HOTS in Science Pedagogy with VISSER. Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress, University of San Carlos, Cebu City.
Ranzivelle Marianne Roxas-Villanueva, Gay Jane Perez, Romarie Lorenzo, Nelio Altoveros, Giovanni Tapang, and Romel Gomez (2013). VISSER: Versatile Instrument System for Science Education and Research, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress, University of San Carlos, Cebu City.
Nelio Altoveros, Thaddeus P. Lawas, Julius Cris V. Salinas, Jedd I. Jaurigue, Kristine Joyce M. Ragudo (2013). Using Automatic Weather Stations to Monitor Flooding in Laguna, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Scientific Meeting, Philippines Network of Educators on Environment, Caraga State University, Butuan City.
Nelio Altoveros, Thaddeus P. Lawas, Julius Cris V. Salinas, Jedd I. Jaurigue, Kristine Joyce M. Ragudo (2013). Automatic Weather Station and Early Warning System to Aid Flood-Prone Municipalities in Laguna, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Scientific Meeting, Philippines Network of Educators on Environment, Caraga State University, Butuan City.
R.M. Roxas-Villanueva, G.J. Perez, R. Lorenzo, N. Altoveros, G. Tapang and R. Gomez (2012), VISSER: Enhancing science education through hands-on experiments, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (vol. 9). De La Salle Health Science Institute, Dasmarinas, Cavite. Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas.
NC Altoveros, AI Silva, DV Cantre (2011). Multi-channel temperature profiler for canned food products using PC and microcontrollers, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (vol. 8). National Institute of Physics, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas.
NC Altoveros, MBV Aligan, DV Cantre (2011). Automated canned food thermal processing controller”, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (vol. 8). National Institute of Physics, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas.
N. Altoveros, R. Sese, C. Medina. (2001). Acoustical Methods for Detecting Internal Infestation of Mango Pulp Weevil (Sternochetus frigidus Fabr.) on Raw Mangoes (Mangifera indica L.). Science Diliman . A Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (vol. 13, no. 2. pp. 85-87). Research Dissemination and Utilization Office, University of the Philippines, Diliman Quezon City.
Waller J.W., Shi X.H., Altoveros N.C., Howard J., Blackwell B.D., Warr G.B. (1995). Digital Interface for Quadrature Demodulation of Interferometer Signals, Review of Scientific Instruments (vol. 66, no.2, Part 1, pp. 1171-1174). American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY.
Associate Professor
JUNIUS ANDRE F. BALISTA
PhD Physics
Soft Condensed Matter Physics (Granular Materials), Physics Education
jfbalista@up.edu.ph
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8462-849X
J.A.F. Balista, C. Saloma. Modified inelastic bouncing ball model of the Brazil nut effect and its reverse. Granular Matter 20, 47 (2018). DOI: 10.1007/s10035-018-0821-2
J.A.F. Balista. Axial segregation of granular mixtures as the rotational stabilization of the radial core. Granular Matter 19, 39 (2017). DOI: 10.1007/s10035-017-0721-x
J.A.F. Balista, B.R. Asis III. Relaxation of perturbed axial segregation bands. Granular Matter 18, 82 (2016). DOI:10.1007/s10035-016-0677-2
J.A.F. Balista, C.A. Saloma. Modified Inelastic Bouncing Ball Model for Describing the Dynamics of Granular Materials in a Vibrated Container. Physica D 291C, 17 (2015). DOI:10.1016/j.physd.2014.10.003
J.A.F. Balista, D.E.O. Juanico, C.A. Saloma. The brazilian nut effect by void filling: an analytic model. Complexity 16, 9 (2011). DOI:10.1002/cplx.20345
J.A.F. Balista, M.N. Soriano, C.A. Saloma. Compact time-independent pattern representation of entire human gait cycle for tracking of gait irregularities. Pattern Recognition Letters 31, 20 (2010). DOI:10.1016/j.patrec.2009.09.001
IMSP Coordinator for Research and Extension, Associate Professor
IVY R. COLAMBO
Doctor of Philosophy
Graphene and other 2D materials; scanning tunneling microscopy; materials characterization using synchrotron radiation-based techniques: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS/nano-XPS), angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES/nano-ARPES), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and photoelectron diffraction (PED)
ircolambo@up.edu.ph
Razado-Colambo I., Avila J., Vignaud D., Godey S., Wallart X., Woodruff D.P., Asensio M.C. (2018). Structural determination of bilayer graphene on SiC (0001) using synchrotron radiation photoelectron diffraction, Scientific Reports, 8, 10190.
Razado-Colambo I, Avila J., Nys J.P., Chen C., Wallart X., Asensio M.C., Vignaud D. (2016). NanoARPES of twisted bilayer graphene on SiC: absence of velocity renormalization for small angles, Scientific Reports, 6, 27261.
Razado-Colambo I., Avila J., Chen C, Nys J.P, Wallart X., Asensio M.C., Vignaud D. (2015). Probing the electronic properties of graphene on SiC(000-1) down to single domains by nanoresolved photoelectron spectroscopies , Physical Review B, 92, 035105.
Avila J., Razado-Colambo I., Lorcy S., Fleurier R., Pichonat E., Vignaud D., Wallart X., M. C. Asensio (2013). Exploring electronic structure of one-atom thick polycrystalline graphene films: A nano angle resolved photoemission study, Scientific Reports, 3, 2439.
De Padova P., Avila J., Resta A., Razado-Colambo I., Quaresima C., Ottaviani C., Olivieri B., Bruhn T., Vogt P., Asensio M.C., Le Lay G. (2013). The quasiparticle band dispersion in epitaxial multilayer silicene, Journal of Phys.: Condensed Matter, 25, 382202.
Avila J., Razado-Colambo I., Lorcy S., Lagarde B., Polack F., Asensio M.C (2013). ANTARES, a scanning photoemission microscopy beamline at SOLEIL, Journal of Physics Conferences Series, 425, 192023.
Razado-Colambo I.C., Zhang H.M., Uhrberg R.I.G (2009). Electronic structure of H/Ge(111) 1×1 studied by ARPES, Physical Review B 80, 193403.
Razado-Colambo I.C., He J., Zhang H.M., Hansson G.V., Uhrberg R. I. G. (2009). Electronic structure of Ge(111) c(2×8): STM, ARPES and theory, Physical Review B, 79, 205410.
Razado-Colambo I.C., Zhang H.M., Hansson G.V., Uhrberg R. I. G. (2006). Hydrogen-induced metallization on Ge(111) c(2×8), Applied Surface Science, 252, 530.
Razado-Colambo I.C., Zhang H.M., Uhrberg R. I. G. Hansson G.V. (2005). STM study of site selective hydrogen adsorption on Si(111) 7×7, Physical Review B, 71, 23541.
Associate Professor
ROSEMARIE D. EUSEBIO
MST (Physics)
Physics education researches – assessment and evaluation, flipped classroom, quality assurance
rdeusebio@up.edu.ph