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Dept faculty presentors (L-R): Garciano, Valdez, Redillas, Galupino, Oreta and
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DLSU Faculty Members
of CESDR Disaster Resilience Unit actively participated at the 2
nd
National Conference of the Philippine Academic Society on Climate and Disaster
Resilience (PASCDR) with the theme, “From Discourses to Actions: Mobilizing the
Academe for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation and
Mitigation.” The conference was held last October 25-27, 2023 at the University
of the Philippines, Diliman, QC. DLSU Department of Civil Engineering faculty also members of the Center for
Engineering and Sustainable Development Research (CESDR) – Disaster Resilience
Unit presented in the parallel sessions. The title of the papers and the
presentors are:
a)
Reflections on Post-Earthquake and
Typhoon Assessments in the Philippines: Observations, Lessons Learned and
Challenges – Dr. Lessandro Garciano
b)
Nature-based Green Infrastructure
for DRR and CCA: A Challenge in the Philippines – Dr, Marla Redillas
c)
Urban Planning and DRRM and LGU –
Dr. Renan Tanhueco
d)
Determination of Liquefaction
Susceptibility through Machine Learning Algorithm – Dr. Joenel Galupino
e)
A Resilience Framework for Road
Networks Due to Interfering Debris from Seismic Action – Engr. Rainier Valdez
f)
Shake the Tower Challenge: A
Hands-On Exercise for Training Future Structural Engineers for the “Big One” –
Dr. Andres Winston Oreta with Ms. Jade Vanessa Ching (BSMS Student)
Dr. Oreta chaired the plenary
session Engineering Solutions to DRR on Oct. 26, 2023. Dr. Oreta was also
appointed as one of the trustees of the soceity together with DLSU co-faculty
members, Dr. Marlon Era and Dr. Marites Tiongco.
During the board meeting of the new
officers of PASCDR, it was decided that the 3rd National Conference
of PASCDR will be hosted by De La Salle University in 2025.
PASCDR Foundng and Board Members from DLSU (Starting from 4th from left)
- Dr. Marlon Era, Dr. Marites Tiongco and Dr. Andy Oreta
