Wazzup Pilipinas!
Nexus: Embracing New Possibilities Through Unified Perspectives
With aim to spur the minds of promising
Filipino chemical engineers, the
Chemical Engineering Students Summit Philippines (ChESSPh) is held annually as a gathering of chemical engineering undergraduate students from different colleges and universities across the country. In this summit, professionals of the field are invited to conduct seminars and workshops to share their experiences, providing the students an extensive view of the field and inspiring them to contribute to the development of chemical engineering in the Philippines.
Last February 7-9, 2014, the seventh annual
Chemical Engineering Summit themed
Nexus: Embracing New Possibilities Through Unified Perspectives was held in the
University of the Philippines Diliman. Over 300 students from all over the country have come to unify perspectives on significant issues and innovations in the chemical engineering field as they attend the three-day series of seminars, lectures and workshops organized by the
UP ALCHEMES.
Participants were welcomed to the
Chemical Engineering Students Summit Philippines (ChESSPh) 2014 in an opening program. The opening remarks were given by
Dr. Rihacrd Chu, a chemical engineering professor in
UP Diliman.
ChESSPh then kicked-off with its first program in
Quetzal: ChE Career Paths Colloquium. Undergraduates with internship experiences were invited to share some of their insights on working with big companies.
Mr. Edsel Serrano, a 5th year student in UP Diliman, shared stories about his internship at Coca-cola Bottlers Philippines Inc.
Mr. Charles Hernandez of UST talked about training with Philippine Polypropylene Inc. while Mr.
Paul de la Torre of UP Los Baños with Texas Instruments. Engr.
Mark Lynius Payabyab and
Engr. Diana Gernan, shared their work experiences, giving the participants some ideas on the different paths taken by chemical engineers.