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Ongoing Research Projects

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

Mark Angelo Flores

Assessing the Geochemical and Mineralogical Factors for Carbon Sequestration in the Balangiga River Watershed, Eastern Samar

The Balangiga River Watershed (BRW) in Eastern Samar is a relatively pristine environment bordering the Samar Island National Park (SINP). At present, several applications for mining activities are pr...

SDG_12 Responsible Consumption SDG_13 Climate Action SDG_15 Life on Land

Sep 9, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

Creation of a Philippine Calcareous Nannofossil Reference Slide Collection and Occurrence Database

Calcareous nannofossils are the fossilized remains of coccolithophores or calcareous nannoplankton, which are marine haptophytes. Their calcareous skeletons, entire coccospheres which envelope the liv...

SDG_4 Quality Education

Sep 9, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

Learning Activities and Enhanced Museum Guides for Grade School and High School Students in the UP NIGS-UPGAA Geology Museum

Earth science education and awareness in the Philippines especially for the greater general public remains at its nascent stage. This despite the fact that the Philippine archipelago is one of the mos...

SDG_4 Quality Education

Sep 9, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

A Study on Assessing the Vulnerability of Climate-induced Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Developing a Project Model for Strengthening Resilience in the Philippines

This research aims to assess the vulnerabilities of the Filipino IDP community, particularly with a focus on climate impacts on livelihood, health, and social capital. Based on the key findings, a pro...

SDG_1 No Poverty SDG_11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG_13 Climate Action

Sep 8, 2025

Mark Angelo Flores

Balik PhD Startup Grant - Pressure-temperature-deformation-time (P-T-D-t) history and petrogenesis of Romblon metamorphic rocks: Implications for the western Philippine arc-continent collision zone

This project aims to constrain the P-T-D-t history and petrogenesis of the metamorphic rocks exposed in the Romblon island group. Specific aims include determining the field, petrographic, geochemical...

SDG_15 Life on Land

Sep 8, 2025

Preservation of the 1973 Ragay Gulf earthquake rupture in Phil-Lidar data

Preservation of the 1973 Ragay Gulf earthquake rupture in Phil-Lidar data

The geometry of seismogenic faults and their rupture kinematics have implications for the potential size of earthquakes and the seismic hazard they pose (Scholz, 1972; Wells and Coppersmith, 1994; Wes...

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

Aug 14, 2025

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