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Ongoing Research Projects

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Fault mapping along eastern Mindanao using integrated gravity, magnetics, and remotely-sensed data

This proposed research will involve the application of edge detection techniques to gravity and magnetic data from global or regional datasets. Edge detection filters will also be applied to remote-se...

SDG_11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Freshwater Lens Monitoring in Bantayan Island, Cebu

Island communities largely rely on fresh groundwater for their water supply. As demand for water grows due to the increase in island population and rapid land development, concerns are also growing on...

SDG_11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG_17 Partnerships for the Goals SDG_6 Clean Water and Sanitation SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

LIGTAS-AGAD Project 1: Integrating Real-Time Monitoring and Remote Sensing for Enhanced Onshore Landslide Mechanism Analysis and Forecasting in Hazard-Prone Terranes

Project 1, “LIGTAS-AGAD: Integrating real-time monitoring and remote sensing for enhanced onshore landslide mechanism analysis and forecasting in hazard-prone terranes” aims to enhance our understandi...

SDG_11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG_13 Climate Action SDG_15 Life on Land SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Fossil Ostracods from the Pliocene Tartaro Formation (San Miguel, Bulacan)

The Pliocene Tartaro Formation in Central Luzon Basin is described as a fossiliferous shallow marine sedimentary unit in the eastern portion of the basin, coeval with the Cataguintingan Formation on t...

SDG_14 Life Below Water

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Rare Earth Elements in Bauxite: Characterization and Extraction of a Potential Resource

This research study constitutes Project 3 of a DOST-funded three-part program titled “Green Tech: Enabling Technologies for Responsible Mineral Resource Utilization”. The program collectively aims to ...

SDG_12 Responsible Consumption SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Automated Mineralogy Mapping of Refractory Gold Ores from Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy Scans of Polished Rock Sections

This study hopes to optimize geometallurgical investigations by automating the mineral mapping process (percentage of minerals, textures, grain sizes, etc.) of refractory gold ores using open-source m...

SDG_12 Responsible Consumption SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

Philippine Fe Sands and their Ti and V Enrichment Characteristics (FeSTIV): Investigating the Magnetite Sand Deposits in Leyte

In the Philippines, iron (Fe) extraction from magnetite sands is a growing industry that needs to be properly regulated to reduce environmental impact and optimize resource viability. These deposits o...

SDG_12 Responsible Consumption SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

Bridging Academic Researchers and Vulnerable Island Communities in the Philippines: Enhancing capacities for climate and disaster risk management of low-income municipalities in Batanes, Philippines

The island municipalities of Batanes are known for having hazard resilient local cultures. However, there remains opportunities to further strengthen their resilience through the integration of scienc...

SDG_13 Climate Action SDG_17 Partnerships for the Goals SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

From Source Terranes to Basin Evolution (STroBE): Geologic Evolution and Paleoclimate Studies in the Northern Cagayan Valley Sub-Basin

The general objective of the project is to investigate the sediment source and depositional history of the sedimentary rocks in the northern portion of the Cagayan Valley Basin. Specifically, it seeks...

SDG_13 Climate Action SDG_15 Life on Land SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores & Jhonard John Garcia

Assessing High-Frequency Remote Monitoring of Designed Monitoring Wells Against Seasonal Gauging of Hand-Dug Wells for Groundwater Monitoring

This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of high-frequency remote monitoring systems from property constructed monitoring wells in comparison to seasonal gauging of hand-dug wells for groundwa...

SDG_11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG_6 Clean Water and Sanitation SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 30, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

Lahar Deluge in the Coastal Towns of Taal Lake

On 24 October 2024, extreme rainfall by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine caused widespread flooding and numerous landslides in Batangas, displacing 97,847 families in 813 barangays (DSWD, 2024). The mun...

SDG_1 No Poverty SDG_11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Sep 10, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

Ore Microscopy and Automated Mineralogy of Refractory Gold Ore of the Bonanza-Sandy Vein System in the Masara Gold District, Maco, Davao de Oro

The study aims to describe the mineralogical characteristics of the refractory gold ore of the Bonanza-Sandy Vein System in the Masara Gold District. The results will aid in developing more economical...

SDG_12 Responsible Consumption SDG_9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Sep 9, 2025

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