The Scientific Career System (SCS) congratulates and welcomes the newly conferred career scientists:
CAREER SCIENTIST II
Dr. Jayson P. Rogelio is a researcher and an innovator in automation, robotics, and sustainable technologies.
As the proponent of the Connected and Unified Autonomous Technologies with Automation and Robotics (CUATRO): A Showcase of Industry 4.0 Capabilities in Various Industries Program, he plays a crucial role in fostering an environment that integrates robotics, IoT, and augmented reality. His work is instrumental in bridging the academe and industry, highlighting the importance of collaboration in accelerating Industry 4.0 adoption.
Likewise, through his leadership, Dr. Rogelio has made scientific contributions to the development of 3-Axis Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Router Machines, microwave vacuum dryers, and CNC Laser Machines. His research in robotics, including alignment control using deep neural networks, addressed challenges in computer vision such as the fully occluded object.
Through his commitment to innovation and education, Dr. Rogelio shapes a sustainable and competitive future for the Philippine industries.
CAREER SCIENTIST I
Dr. Emma L. Ballad is a distinguished expert in fisheries resource management and governance, known for her pioneering contributions to sustainable coastal conservation. Her work has been instrumental in guiding local government units on the establishment, operation, and management of marine protected areas. She has advanced sustainable ecotourism, developed financing mechanisms, and highlighted the economic value of coastal resources, benefiting both ecosystems and local communities.
Dr. Ballad champions community-based co-management approaches that integrate science-based policies with active local participation, particularly in designing livelihood projects aligned with conservation goals. Her contributions extend to the conservation and management of freshwater bony fishes and fostering scientific research among students, reflecting her dual commitment to environmental stewardship and education.
Through her efforts, Dr. Ballad has inspired meaningful change in the sustainable management of coastal and freshwater resources.
Dr. Orlando A. Calcetas is an expert on June beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), major pests of sugarcane, corn, upland rice, vegetables, and various fruit and plantation crops in the Philippines. Internationally, he is recognized as the foremost expert on Oncocephala leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Oncocephalini), defoliator pests of rice and Ipomea species. He has described 16 new species of scarab and leaf beetles and reported several important pest species, including three cacao pests, a larval-pupal parasitoid wasp of the fall armyworm (FAW), a larval parasitoid wasp of the rice moth, a larval predatory pentatomid bug, and three entomopathogens of the Sineguelas leaf beetle (SLB).
Dr. Joseph Q. Basconcillo is a Weather Specialist II who focuses on tropical cyclone climatology, revealing links to climate variability and advancing long-term prediction methods.
Dr. Basconcillo pioneered insights into "Christmas typhoons" in the Western North Pacific, connecting their occurrences to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and variations in the axes of the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
He led an international research collaboration that demonstrated how tropical convective activity triggers global compound climate extremes, co-developing the Warm Pool ITCZ Index to explain the co-occurrence of compound climate extremes.
As the current President of the Philippine Meteorological Society, Inc., the only professional organization of meteorologists in the Philippines, his work also involves fostering research collaborations to strengthen meteorological and climate sciences in the Philippines and in the international scientific community.
