Marine Science Institute
| Type | Institute |
|---|---|
| Established | March 28, 1974 (as Marine Sciences Center) April 23, 1985 (as Marine Science Institute) |
| Director | Dr. Laura T. David |
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| Website | www |
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The Marine Science Institute (MSI) is one of seven academic institutes of the
History
The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute was originally established as the Marine Sciences Center with the approval of its charter by the Board of Regents on 28 March 1974.
The Marine Science Center served as the university's coordinating base for marine research. In June of the same year, its first advisory executive council was formed with the appointment of Dr. Edgardo D. Gomez as acting director. The center commenced its operations in February 1975 at the building of the U.P. Natural Sciences Research Institute. With its transformation into an institute on 23 April 1985, it began offering graduate programs.
On November 9, 1983, succeeding the talks of founder and director
The Marine Science Institute is tasked to pursue research, teaching, and extension work in marine biology, marine chemistry, physical oceanography, marine geology, and related disciplines. Various graduate courses are offered by the institute. In addition to its plethora of graduate courses, the institute also offers several introductory courses for interested undergraduates.
On April 22, 2024, MSI, in its 50th founding anniversary, was re-named Edgardo D. Gomez Hall. The Marine Biodiversity Resources and Information System (MBRIS) building was inaugurated containing “MSI reference collections of marine organisms, libraries of natural products extracted from these organisms and other marine biodiversity collections,” MSI professor Maria Celia Malay announced.[2]
Research interests
The institute engages in various avenues of research within the marine sciences from oceanography, marine biology and marine biotechnology.
The largest phycological herbarium in the country – the G.T. Velasquez Herbarium was founded here by Professor Gavino Trono.[3] It has over 55, 000 dried specimens from 70 countries. 96% of these are seaweed.[4]
Notable alumni
The Marine Science Institute has graduated three people who went on to be conferred the rank of
References
- ^ "Bolinao Marine Laboratory - Marine Science Institute". www.msi.upd.edu.ph. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ Servallos, Neil Jayson (April 22, 2024). "UP-Diliman renames marine science building". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Sabillo, Kristine Angelli (August 12, 2014). "Who are the 4 new National Scientists of PH?". Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ New Herborium Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, upd.edu, retrieved 29 August 2014
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