Plasma research in the Philippines: Enabling new applications for value creation

Authors

Magdaleno Vasquez Jr. ⋅ PH Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

As an enabling technology, plasma has played an important role in different industrial applications. Generally fast, cost-effective, and environmentally safe, plasma applications have crossed different fields and domains. The efforts to understand how plasma interacts with materials and the notable advancement in the field led to novel applications of plasma. In the Philippines, plasma research continues to gain interest as several plasma research groups are established and research funding becomes more accessible. This talk presents how custom-designed plasma sources can foster value creation. The discussion presents approaches in developing plasma systems and tailoring their application in materials synthesis and modification. To accelerate development, a community of plasma and material engineers works together to realize the potential of emerging plasma-assisted applications.

About the Speaker

Magdaleno Vasquez Jr., Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman

Magdaleno Vasquez Jr. is a faculty member in the Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering (DMMME), College of Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman. He earned his BS in Chemical Engineering and MS in Materials Science and Engineering degrees from UP Diliman. He holds a Doctor of Engineering degree from Doshisha University. He also received his MS in Innovation and Business degree from the Asian Institute of Management.
His research interests include plasma science, ion sources, and charged particle-material interactions. He focuses on developing affordable plasma and ion source systems for material synthesis and modification. He has also developed vacuum-based and atmospheric pressure-based plasma systems for the surface treatment of organic and inorganic materials. He established the Plasma-Material Interactions Laboratory at DMMME where he implements government-funded and industry-sponsored research projects. He also mentors research students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Currently, he is the Director of the Technology Transfer and Business Development Office of UP Diliman. He was the former Chairperson of DMMME, past President of the Vacuum Society of the Philippines, past Councilor of the International Union of Vacuum Science, Technique, and Applications, and delegate to the Asian African Association for Plasma Training. He has been conferred with the title of UP Scientist since 2018. In 2019, he was appointed as Innovation Fellow of UP. In 2022, he was named Outstanding Engineering Professor of the College of Engineering. This year, he was awarded the Project Leader of the Year Award from UP ERDFI.

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Issue

2024: Proceedings of the 42nd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

Article ID

SPP-2024-INV-2G-05

Section

Invited Presentations

Published

2024-07-04

How to Cite

[1]

M Vasquez, Plasma research in the Philippines: Enabling new applications for value creation, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 42, SPP-2024-INV-2G-05 (2024). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2024-INV-2G-05.