Institute of Chemistry Library, UP Diliman

Please be guided by the following reminders.🧐

✅Featured Faculty Publication✅

📢Title
Nano‐sodalite immobilization enables processable and reusable titanium dioxide photocatalysts

📢Authors:
Ken Aldren S. Usman
Salvador C. Buenviaje Jr.
Yasmin D. G. Edañol

✔️Citation:
Usman, K. A. S., Buenviaje, S. C., & Edañol, Y. D. G. (May 13 2026). Nano‐sodalite immobilization enables processable and reusable titanium dioxide photocatalysts. Nano Select, 7(5), e70153. https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.70153

For more faculty publications from the Institute of Chemistry, please check out the CS Library website at https://cslib.science.upd.edu.ph/faculty-publication

✅Featured Faculty Publication✅

📢Title:
1 h nmr spectroscopy with one-class and discriminant chemometric models for detecting sugar adulteration in coconut water

📢Authors:
Joel I. Ballesteros
Harriet Jane R. Caleja-Ballesteros
Rajelle D. Hernandez
Marte C. Villena

✔️Citation:
Ballesteros, J. I., Caleja-Ballesteros, H. J. R., Hernandez, R. D., & Villena, M. C. (May 4 2026). 1 h nmr spectroscopy with one-class and discriminant chemometric models for detecting sugar adulteration in coconut water. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 1–16.https://doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2026.2666839

For more faculty publications from the Institute of Chemistry, please check out the CS Library website at https://cslib.science.upd.edu.ph/faculty-publication

✅Featured Faculty Publication✅

📢Title:
Metabolomics of major Philippine coffee species: chemical signature and comparative analysis

📢Authors:
Camille V. Rodriguez
Ricky B. Nellas
Hiyas A. Junio

✔️Citation:
Rodriguez, C. V., Nellas, R. B., & Junio, H. A. (May 6 2026). Metabolomics of major Philippine coffee species: Chemical signature and comparative analysis. European Food Research and Technology, 252(5), 216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-026-05149-x

For more faculty publications from the Institute of Chemistry, please check out the CS Library website at https://cslib.science.upd.edu.ph/faculty-publication

📣LIBRARY ADVISORY📣

Heads up, CSLIB users! Here's the schedule of the Extended Library Hours for this semester.

🗓️ May 23 & 30 (Saturdays)
🟢 Open: Registration/Information Desk, Circulation, Printing, Individual Blue Carrels, and Study Nook

🗓️ May 25 and June 01 (Mondays)
🟢 All library services and spaces will be available.

For inquiries, message us here on Facebook. ☺️

🦠 Remmer Salas, Dr. Portia Mahal Sabido, and Dr. Ricky Nellas of the UP Diliman Institute of Chemistry developed ISCAPE (Interpretable Support Vector Classifier of Antibacterial Activity of Peptides against 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘪), an AI-powered tool that helps experimentalists predict whether a peptide can kill or inhibit the growth of 𝘌. 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘪.

🔗 Read here: https://science.upd.edu.ph/upd-chemists-create-ai-tool-to-predict-antibacterial-peptides/

📣LIBRARY ADVISORY [UPDATE]📣

Please be advised that on Thursday, May 14, 2026, the CS Libraries will conduct an internal meeting in preparation for the upcoming finals week.

In line with this, the following service adjustments will be observed:

🔹 CS Library 2nd Floor – CLOSED for the whole day
🔹 Institute Libraries – CLOSED from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Meanwhile, the following services will remain OPEN:
✅ CS Library 1st Floor (Individual Blue Carrels, Circulation, and Printing Services)
✅ CSLIB Study Nook

For inquiries, kindly message us here on Facebook.

📣LIBRARY ADVISORY📣

The CS Library 2nd Floor (Reading and Reference Area) and the Institute Libraries will be closed on Thursday, May 14, 2026, from 11 AM to 1 PM for a short meeting in preparation for the incoming finals season.

The CS Library 1st Floor (Individual Blue Carrels, Circulation, and Printing) and the CSLIB Study Nook will remain OPEN.

For inquiries and clarifications, you may message us here on Facebook.

📣LIBRARY ADVISORY📣

The CS Library and Institute Libraries will be CLOSED on Wednesday, May 06, 2026, in line with the 2026 Parangal program. 🌻

CS Library services will resume from 2:00 PM onwards. Kindly check each Institute Library's page for their announcement.

CSLIB Study Nook will remain OPEN. For more inquiries and clarifications, message us here on Facebook 💙