National Institute of Geological Sciences Library

✅Featured Faculty Publication

🔸 Title:
Groundwater tidal study in Bantayan Island, Cebu Province, Philippines

🔸 Authors:
Robert Michael DiFilippo
Carlos Primo David
Lee Bosher
Bea Marie Medina

🔸 Citation:
DiFilippo, R. M., David, C. P., Bosher, L., & Medina, B. M. (APRIL 10 2026). Groundwater tidal study in Bantayan Island, Cebu Province, Philippines. Hydrology Research. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2026.154

For more faculty publications from the National Institute of Geological Sciences, please visit the CS Library website at https://cslib.science.upd.edu.ph/research/scholarly-publications/?page=1&per_page=10&sort=relevance&search_field=all&institute=NIGS

✅Featured Faculty Publication

🔸 Title:
Ba isotope unmasks recycling processes of fluid mobile elements in subduction zones

🔸 Authors:
Yang Yu
Xiao-Long Huang
Betchaida D. Payot
Hai-Quan Liu
Ying-De Jiang
Yu Wang
Carla B. Dimalanta
Xin-Feng Ou
Gabriel Theophilus V. Valera
Fan Yang
Graciano P. Yumul Jr.
Yi-Gang Xu
Xiao-Han Tang

🔸 Citation:
Yu, Y., Huang, X., Payot, B. D., Liu, H., Jiang, Y., Wang, Y., Dimalanta, C. B., Ou, X., Valera, G. T. V., Yang, F., Yumul, G. P., Xu, Y., & Tang, X. (15 March 2026). Ba isotope unmasks recycling processes of fluid mobile elements in subduction zones. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 417, 174–186.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2026.01.038

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✅Featured Faculty Publication

🔸 Title:
Spatiotemporal Modeling of Lava Dome Evolution of Mt. Mayon during its 2023 Eruption using Remote Sensing Data

🔸 Authors:
Aris Paolo A. Castro
Paula Mae C. Jatulan
Jeark A. Principe
Ayin M. Tamondong

🔸 Citation:
Castro, A. P. A., Jatulan, P. M. C., Principe, J. A., & Tamondong, A. M. (10 Feb 2026). Spatiotemporal Modeling of Lava Dome Evolution of Mt. Mayon during its 2023 Eruption using Remote Sensing Data. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, X-5/W4-2025, 159–164.
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-x-5-w4-2025-159-2026

✅Featured Faculty Publication

🔸 Title:
Assessment of Groundwater Potential in North-Central Palawan using Remote Sensing and Geophysical Analysis of Fractured Basement Aquifers

🔸 Authors:
Joshua Godwin Cuevas
John Esteban E. Cari
Jeark A. Principe
Ayin M. Tamondong
Carla B. Dimalanta
Leo T. Armada

🔸 Citation:
Cuevas, J. G., Cari, J. E. E., Principe, J. A., Tamondong, A. M., Dimalanta, C. B., & Armada, L. T. (10 Feb 2026). Assessment of Groundwater Potential in North-Central Palawan using Remote Sensing and Geophysical Analysis of Fractured Basement Aquifers. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, X-5/W4-2025, 197–203.
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-x-5-w4-2025-197-2026

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The College of Science Libraries is honored to be recognized as one of the awardees for Galing ng UP Diliman: Pinakamahusay na Yunit/Pangkat.
We dedicate this recognition to our Students, Faculty, REPS, Admin Staff, and Alumni; thank you for your continued support, trust, and love for the CS Libraries. 💙
Our sincere appreciation as well to former CS Dean Dr. Giovanni A. Tapang, the CS Associate Dean Offices, our current CS Dean Dr. Cynthia P. Saloma for the endorsement, and the Institute of Mathematics Director and Professor, Dr. Jose Ernie Lope for the nomination.
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