Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences

Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences

Academic Unit Information

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Head: Director
Janet S. Estacion
Secretary:   QUIBEDO-PATRON, AMY JANE B.
Phone: 0917 704 6801

Silliman University Marine Laboratory (SUML) was established as a research facility of the University in 1974, with materials recycled from a torn Science Building in the main campus. Facilities have improved considerably since then, from a one-building unit to four buildings. Today it boasts of a two-storey facility constructed with support from the United States Agency for International Development under its Coastal Resource Management program.

The new building houses four laboratories: marine botany, biochemistry, and genetics, invertebrate and vertebrate. It has a modest library, herbarium and zoological museum, conference room, visiting scientists’ and administrative offices. There is also a dive shop, flowing seawater/freshwater systems, stand-by generator, experimental ponds and tanks, culture facilities and mangrove garden. IEMS is also equipped with wireless networks available for scientists and students.

On August 25, 2009, the buildings and grounds of SUML were renamed Dr. Angel C. Alcala Environment and Marine Science Laboratories. It was in recognition of Dr. Alcala who together with Prof. Rodolfo Gonzales and other faculty of the biology department, established the marine laboratory in 1974.

Vision:

To become a global leader in environmental and marine research and education, producing competent and responsible graduates trained within the Christian framework of stewardship.

Mission:

  • Provide quality education in marine biology, natural resource management, specifically ICRM and environmental science;
  • Produce graduates with competency in marine science and environmental science, coastal resource management and environmental policy;
  • Undertake basic research in coastal, marine and environmental sciences with emphasis on the shallow coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangrove forests, and soft-bottom communities;
  • Provide laboratory facilities for biological courses of the University;
  • Promote local and international exchange of scientists and students in marine and environmental science;
  • Assist public and private agencies in coastal management training, resource and ecological assessment, marine parks, aquaculture, and pollution studies;
  • Link marine science and humanity;
  • Promote environmental stewardship;
  • Conduct resource and ecological assessments as well as environmental impact studies on proposed and on-going industries; and
  • Provide a marine interpretive facility with nature trails and exhibits.

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DR. JANET S. ESTACION
Leadership:

  • Director, Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences
  • Research Coordinator, F.I.R.E.
  • Coordinator, Graduate Studies

Rank: Full Professor
Education:

  • PhD in Zoology (James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia)
  • MS in Marine Biology (University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City)

DANIELLE MARK M. FUKUDA
Leadership:

  • Coordinator, ICT and Field Work

Rank: Instructor
Education

  • PhD in Marine Biology (on-going)
  • MS in Marine Biology

FLORAMAE J. NERI
Leadership:

  • Coordinator, Undergraduate Student

Rank: Instructor
Education

  • MS in Tropical Biological Oceanography (on-going)

CLINT G. ALVIOR
Leadership:

  • Curator, Reference Collection, Whale Bone Museum, and Interpretive Center

Rank: Instructor
Education

  • MS in Tropical Biological Oceanography (on-going)

Updated: August 2, 2024
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FACULTY

ALVIOR, CLINT G. 

Leadership:

  • Curator, Reference Collection, Whale Bone Museum, and Interpretive Center

Rank: Instructor

Education

  • MS in Tropical Biological Oceanography (on-going)

CADIZ, PABLINA L.  

Leadership:

  • Instruction Coordinator, F.I.R.E.

Rank: Assistant Professor 

Education:

  • PhD in Marine and Coastal Resource Management (Prince Songkla University, Thailand)
  • MS in Biology 

CALUMPONG, HILCONIDA P.

Rank: Adjunct Professor 

Education:

  • PhD in Botany (University of California – Berkeley, USA)
  • MS in Biology 

DOLAR, MA. LOUELLA L.

Rank: Adjunct Professor 

Education:

  • PhD in Marine Biology (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California – San Diego, USA)
  • MS in Zoology (James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia)

EMMANUEL, JORGE A.

Rank: Adjunct Professor 

Education:

  • PhD in Chemical Engineering (University of Michigan, USA)
  • MS in Chemical Engineering (North California University, USA)

ESTACION, JANET S. 

Leadership:

  • Director, Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences
  • Research Coordinator, F.I.R.E.                  
  • Coordinator, Graduate Studies 

Rank: Full Professor 

Education:

  • PhD in Zoology (James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia)
  • MS in Marine Biology (University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City)

FLOREN, ADONIS S.

Leadership:

  • Faith Coordinator, F.I.R.E.

Rank: Instructor 

Education:

  • PhD in Biology (Prince Songkla University, Thailand)
  • MS in Biology  

FUKUDA, DANIELLE MARK M. 

Leadership:

  • Coordinator, ICT and Field Work 

Rank: Instructor 

Education

  • PhD in Marine Biology (on-going) 
  • MS in Marine Biology 

MALAYANG III, BEN S.

Rank: Professor Emeritus 

Education:

  • PhD in Wildlife Resource Science (University of California – Berkeley, USA)
  • MA in International Affairs (Ohio University, USA)

MAYPA, AILEEN P.
Leadership:

  • Extension Coordinator, F.I.R.E.

Rank: Associate Professor 

Education:

  • PhD in Biology (University of Hawaii, USA)
  • MS in Biology 

NERI, FLORAMAE J. 

Leadership: Coordinator, Undergraduate Student 

Rank: Instructor

Education

  • MS in Tropical Biological Oceanography (on-going)

REBOTON, CLARISSA T.

Rank: Instructor 

Education:

  • PhD in Marine Biology Candidate 
  • MS in Biology 

RILEY, WILLIAM

Rank: Adjunct Professor 

Education:

  • PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry (Cornell University, USA)
  • MS in Exercise Physiology (University of Tennessee, USA)

SABATER, EDNA R.

Rank: Instructor 

Education:

  • PhD in Biological Sciences (Florida Institute of Technology, USA)
  • MS in Marine Biology 

STAFF

CALUMPONG JR., DALMACIO D.

Position: Driver 

Education:

  • Certificate in Electrical Technology 

JADLOC, CLARO RENATO L.

Position: Stock Room Technician  

Education:

  • MS in Marine Biology 
  • BS in Biology

LUCAÑAS, JACINTA R.

Position: Laboratory Manager 

Education:

  • BS in Biology (Foundation University, Dumaguete City)

QUIBEDO-PATRON, AMY JANE B.

Position: Office Secretary  

Education:

  • BS in Office Management

Updated: August 2, 2024
Office of Media and Public Affairs

ADONIS S. FLOREN 

Leadership:

  • Faith Coordinator

Rank: Instructor 

Education:

  • PhD in Biology (Prince Songkla University, Thailand)
  • MS in Biology   

ASST. PROF. PABLINA L. CADIZ  

Leadership:

  • Instruction Coordinator

Rank: Assistant Professor 

Education:

  • PhD in Marine and Coastal Resource Management (Prince Songkla University, Thailand)
  • MS in Biology 

JANET S. ESTACION

Leadership:

  • Research Coordinator
  • Director, Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences                       
  • Coordinator, Graduate Studies 

Rank: Professor 

Education:

  • PhD in Zoology (James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia)
  • MS in Marine Biology (University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City)

AILEEN P. MAYPA

Leadership: Extension Coordinator

Rank: Associate Professor 

Education:

  • PhD in Biology (University of Hawaii, USA)
  • MS in Biology