Graduate Thesis

Thesis Proponent	Thesis Title	Adviser	Status
Allan Gil Fernando	Calcareous nannoplankton distribution in surface sediments from the eastern and western portions of the South China Sea	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2003)
Deborah Tangunan	Paleoproductivity Reconstruction of the Sulu Sea for the Past 16,500 years from Calcareous Nannofossils, Planktonic Foraminifera, Granulometry, and Sediment Geochemistry	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2013)
Adrian Raymund Fernandez	Paleoceanographic History of the Bohol Sea during the Quaternary: Evidence from Calcareous Nannofossils and Sedimentological Records	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2016)
Geleen Rica Javellana	Paleoenvironments of Early-Middle Miocene Malangas Coals using Lithofacies and Coal Petrography	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay and Valerio Joseph Foronda	Finished (2018)
Ren Thomas Marquez	The seawater osmium isotope record of South China Sea: Implications on its history and evolution	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay and Maria Luisa Tejada	Finished (2018)
Jose Dominick Guballa	Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy and Paleoceanographic Insights from the latest Pliocene to Pleistocene from Site U1431D, IODP 349, South China Sea	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2018)
Clarence Magtoto	Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy and Paleoenvironmental Significance of the Occurrence of Chemosynthetic Molluscs in the Mudstone-Limestone Interbeds of the Northern Cement Corporation (NCC) Quarry in Brgy. Labayug, Sison, Pangasinan	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2019)
Catherine Lit	Provenance analysis and characterization of Sulu Sea sediments from Core MD06-3059III	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Ongoing
Gretchen Callejo	Stratigraphy and depositional history of the rock units in Kapurpurawan rock units: an interplay of carbonate sedimentation and volcanism	Allan Gil Fernando	Ongoing
Kerve Supnet	Lithofacies and Architectural Analysis of Viga Conglomerate (Catanduanes Province, Philippines)	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2025)
Abigael Castro	Calcareous Nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Lubuagan Formation from Well-Cuttings (Mangosteen-1 Well, Santiago City, Isabela) and Exposures in Kalinga (Western Cagayan Valley Basin)	Allan Gil Fernando	Ongoing
Jaan Ruy Conrad Nogot	Sedimentology of a Neogene Mass Transport Deposit in Ilocos Trough Southern Sub-basin	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Ongoing
John Warner Carag	Paleoceanography of Lamon Bay, Philippines, using Calcareous Nannofossil and Sediment Geochemistry Proxies	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay and Allan Gil Fernando
Yvonne Ivy Doyongan	Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy as Age Constraint of the Miocene-Pliocene Tectonic Events on Offshore Southwestern Palawan (Baragatan -IA)	Allan Gil Fernando	Ongoing
Mirko Alessandro Uy	Quaternary Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy and Paleoproductivity Reconstruction of Site U1433, Southwest Subbasin, South China Sea	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2023)
Ma. Caezare Mae Cariño	Changes in Coccolithophore and Planktonic Foraminifera Flux in the Inner Sea and Kardiva Channel of the Maldives, Indian Ocean	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay and Martin Wiesner	Finished (2024)
Justin Jorge Padre	Holocene Variability of the West Pacific Warm Pool Along Eastern Mindanao and the Davao Gulf, Philippines: Insights From Alkenone and Calcareous Nannofossil Records	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay and Timothy Herbert	Ongoing
Adriel Dominic Fernandez	Controls on Benthic Foraminiferal Distribution in Bolinao, Pangasinan	Allan Gil Fernando	Ongoing
Meyrick Tablizo	Morphology and Taxonomy of Cranio-Dental Elephantoid Fossils from the Pleistocene of Luzon	Allan Gil Fernando and Gerrit van den Bergh	Finished (2024)
Anne Karla Navarro	Monsoonal Variation in Northeastern Luzon During the Holocene Deduced from Foraminifera and Sedimentological Records of Core MD06-3044	Allan Gil Fernando and Catherine Kissel	Finished (2024)
Joaquin Miguel Lacson	Microfacies and Biostratigraphy of the Masungi Limestone Member of the Maybangain Formation, Rizal, Philippines	Allan Gil Fernando	Ongoing
Madonna Feliz Madrigal	Integrated Analysis of the Diagenetic Imprints of Timamana Limestone in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao Del Norte	Allan Gil Fernando	Ongoing
Joeven Austine Calvelo	Coccolithophore-Environment Relationship and Coccolithophore-Based Transfer Functions in the Western Pacific	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay and Ivan Hernandez-Almeida	Ongoing
John Phillip Baguio	Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Plio Pleistocene Succession in Anda, Pangasinan using Sedimentological and Micropaleontological Analyses	Allan Gil Fernando	Ongoing
David Policarpio	Paleoenvironment Reconstruction of the Plio-Pleistocene Santo Domingo Formation (Ilocos Sur) Based on Sedimentological and Paleontological Evidence	Allan Gil Fernando	Ongoing
Maria Gracia Collantes-Padrique	Constraining Porosities of Sedimentary Rock-Hosted Geothermal System using Petrographic Analysis, Image Segmentation, and Machine Learning Classifiers	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2024)
Jester Cleope	Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy and Osmium Isotope Record of the Berriasian to Hauterivian Section in the Umbria-Marche Basin, Italy	Allan Gil Fernando	Ongoing
Christine Blessa Jabien	Sediment Characterization of Methane Hydrate-Bearing Core NGHP-02-22, Krishna-Godavari Basin, Indian Ocean	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay and Maria Luisa Tejada	Ongoing
Jaira Anne Marie Tavera	Pliocene to Pleistocene Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy and Paleoceanography of Site U1489, IODP Expedition 363, Western Pacific Warm Pool	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Ongoing
Kirsty Mary Camba	Late Pliocene to Pleistocene Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy and Paleoproductivity Reconstruction of IODP 363 Site U1487 (Manus Basin, West Pacific Ocean)	Allan Gil Fernando	Ongoing
Toby Vergara	Pliocene Ostracoda of the Ilocos-Central Luzon Basin, Philippines	Allan Gil Fernando and Moriaki Yasuhara	Ongoing
Miguel Joven Villanueva	Morphological and Phylogenetic Analysis of Pleistocene Bovid Fossils from La Union, Luzon: Implications for Terrestrial Biodiversity in the Philippines	Allan Gil Fernando and Janine Ochoa	Ongoing

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Undergraduate Thesis

Thesis Proponent	Thesis Title	Adviser	Status
Jester Cleope	Petrographic and Paleontological Examination of Limestones in Tanay and Baras, Rizal Province	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2022)
Jakob Decena	Foraminiferal Assemblage of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2022)
Chelsea Espinosa	Downcore Benthic Foraminifera Distribution in the Gulf of Thailand	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2022)
Anton Jose Fernandez	Benthic Foraminifera Distribution in the Surface Sediments of Gulf of Thailand	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2022)
Angela Nicole Masongsong	Petrographic and Sedimentological Analyses of Ceramics, Earthenware, and Raw Materials from Bohol, Philippines	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2022)
Adrian Bayle	Ostracod Assemblage of Surface Sediments from Matabungkay, Lian, Batangas	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2023)
Jyll Radbert Botardo	Petrographic and Paleontological Examination of Limestones from Agno, Pangasinan	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2023)
Aila Cea	Foraminiferal Assemblage of Surface Sediments from Tubbataha Reef, Palawan	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2023)
Ma. Catherina Dela Cruz	Foraminifera Distribution in Core 1 Sediments from Bird Islet Tubbataha Reefs, Natural Park, Sulu Sea	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2023)
Gerard Vincent Vann Gomez	Environmental Implications of Recent Foraminiferal Distribution in Pagbilao Bay, Quezon, Philippines	Allan Gil Fernando and Leopoldo de Silva, Jr.	Finished (2023)
Christine Blessa Jabien	Foraminiferal Assemblage in Surface Sediments from Bolinao, Pangasinan	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2023)
Twinkle Kang	Foraminifera Distribution in Core 2 Sediments of Bird Islet, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2023)
John Paul Mondala	Sedimentological and Molluscan Fossil Assemblage Analysis of an Uplifted Marine Terrace in Damortis, Santo Tomas, La Union	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2023)
Andrea Pamintuan	Fossil Leaves of the Laguna Formation, Rizal and Diliman Tuff, Quezon City	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2023)
Francine Pradez	Petrographic Analysis of Earthenware Sherds from Mt. Kamhantik Burial Site (Mulanay, Quezon): Implications on the Geology and Provenance of Raw Materials in the Manufacture of Ceramics	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2023)
Toby Vergara	Ostracod Assemblage and Distribution in the Surface Sediments of Pagbilao Bay, Philippines	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2023)
Layne Gellei Buenavente	Foraminifera from Core SO-228 GeoB 17422-2 Sediments from Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2024)
Bianca May Espiritu	Holocene Foraminifera from Core SO-228 GeoB 17419-2 Sediments from Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2024)
Via Lynnelle Estolero	Foraminifera Distribution and Assemblage in Surface Sediments around a Hydrothermal Vent Site in Mabini, Batangas	Allan Gil Fernando and Leopoldo de Silva, Jr.	Finished (2024)
Kyle Gabriel	Downcore Foraminifera Distribution in Core SO-228 GeoB 17421-2 Sediments from Bismark Sea, Papua New Guinea	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2024)
Lorrie Anne Torralba	Paleoichthyofaunal Biodiversity in the Pliocene Marine Sediments of Cabarruyan Island (Pangasinan) based on Fish Otoliths	Allan Gil Fernando and Dominique Mediodia	Finished (2024)
Eliz Abegail Adefuin	Coccolithus pelagicus and Reticulofenestra Ratios as Indicators of Subtropical Front Migration	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2025)
Erika Jhoy Agnas	Petrographic and Paleontological Characterization of Eocene Guijalo Limestone in Caramoan, Camarines Sur	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2025)
Fenela Baclao	Coral Composition, Diversity, and Spatial Variation of an Uplifted Holocene Reef in Solvec Point, locos Sur	Allan Gil Fernando and Jonathan Anticamara	Finished (2025)
Raphael Francis Dequilla	Paleontological and Sedimentological Characterization of the Pleistocene Cabatuan Formation (lloilo Basin)	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2025)
Audric Brian Gardoña	Morphology and Taxonomy of Elasmobranch Fossils from the Pliocene Tartaro Formation, San Miguel, Bulacan	Allan Gil Fernando and Dominique Mediodia	Finished (2025)
Janelle Alexis Magtaas	Echinoid Fossils of Matabungkay, Lian, Batangas and Mabini and Bolinao, Pangasinan	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2025)
Justyn Jay Magtanong	A Quantitative Approach in Identifying Carcharhinus (Carcharhiniformes) Teeth Using Geometric Morphometric Analysis	Allan Gil Fernando and Meyrick Tablizo	Finished (2025)
Mil Francesca Emmanoel Petero	Morphometric Study of Gephyrocapsa in Recent Surface Sediments of Pagbilao Bay, Quezon	Allan Gil Fernando	Finished (2025)
Jastine Saguinang	Foraminiferal Assemblage of Surtace Sediments and Core Sediments from Boracay Island, Aklan, Philippines	Alyssa Peleo-Alampay	Finished (2025)