The Thesis Defense of Mr. Ren Thomas C. Marquez was held on April 11, 2018 at the NIGS Multipurpose Room. His thesis is on the The seawater osmium isotope record of South China Sea: Implications on its history and evolution. His thesis committee is comprised of Dr. Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay and Dr. Maria Luisa G. Tejada as advisers, Dr. Katsuhito Suzuki as reader, and Dr. Mario A. Aurelio and Dr. Allan Gil S. Fernando as examiners.