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Women in Paleontology
𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 is a multidisciplinary field of science where the majority of its advancements are founded upon collaborative efforts in biology, chemistry, physics, and geology. Yet despite its highly interdisciplinary nature,…
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Thesis Defense: Joeven Austine Calvelo
The thesis defense of Mr. Joeven Austine Calvelo was held last March 18, 2026, 3:00 PM at the NIGS Seminar Room. His research is entitled “Coccolithophore-Environment Relationship and Coccolithophore-Based Transfer…
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Oh Deer! Nannoworks Conducts Fieldwork in La Union for the Second Semester A.Y. 2025-2026 Geology 215 and Geology 200
By Nathan Raphael F. Marquez and Miguel Joeven E. Villanueva Participating students in the fieldwork. Top row (left to right): Audric Gardoña, Kirsty Camba, Francesca Petero, Nathan Marquez (undergraduate student),…
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Nannoworks Members Conduct 2026 Geology 200 Fieldwork in Anda, Pangasinan
By Jayce Eunice B. Salvador Members of the Nannoworks Laboratory at Pusong Island, Anda (from left): John Dominique Pagay, Jayce Eunice Salvador, and Toby Vergara. From February 15 to 16,…
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Nannoworks members, finalists in the 43rd National Book Awards
We proudly congratulate our laboratory members on the nomination of their book, Atlas of Coccolithophores in Philippine Marginal Seas, at the 43rd National Book Awards under the category Best Book…
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Christmas Party 2025: Anachronic
Last January 23, 2026, the Nannoworks Laboratory held its 2025 Christmas Party at the National Institute of Geological Sciences Lecture Room 015. The party was organized by Auds Gardoña, Chesca…
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Borongan City Invites UP NIGS for Their Cultural Mapping and Geological Assessment: An Attempt to Find a New NGM Site
By Toby L. Vergara From left to right: Dom Pagay (BS Geology Student), Miguel Villanueva (URA), Dr. Allan Fernando (Lab Head), Hon. Ralph Evardone (Governon), Mr. Mark Cortado (LGU) and…
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Nannoworks Researcher conducts Osmium Isotope Analysis of Umbria-Marche Basin limestones at Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
From October 1 to December 19, 2025, Jester F. Cleope, a graduate student from the Nannoworks Laboratory, completed his osmium isotope analysis and training at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth…
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Members of the Nannoworks Laboratory in Ilocos Region for a Research on Pliocene Sediments and Miocene Allodapic Limestones
From December 7 to 15, 2025, the graduate students of the Nannoworks Laboratory, Toby L. Vergara, Jyll Radbert P. Botardo, and Kirsty Mary D. Camba, led by Dr. Allan S.…
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2025 Geology 120 Class Fieldwork successfully conducted in Ilocos Region
By Raphael Francis E. Dequilla and Dr. Allan Gil S. Fernando From November 28 to December 1, 2025, third-year undergraduate students of the National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP-NIGS) participated…









