Manila Observatory Executive Director Dr. Gemma Narisma, along with Air Quality Dynamics and Instrumentation and Technology Development Laboratory co-heads Dr. Maria Obiminda Cambaliza and Dr. James Bernard Simpas joined other project participants in a Science Team Meeting (STM) with NASA in Pasadena, California...
Dr. John Holdsworth, Associate Professor at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences in the University of Newcastle Australia visited the Observatory last 22 April 2019 to talk about his experience with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and discussed how it can also...
Through a research grant from the Department of Science Technology-Technology Application and Promotion Institute, Tekton Geometrix partnered with the Solid Earth Dynamics and Upper Atmosphere Dynamics laboratory in installing an accelerometer in the Manila Observatory to observe local ground shaking intensity. This instrument...
The Manila Observatory hosted a Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) Training for partner local government units (LGU) of the National Resilience Council (NRC) last 8-10 October 2018. For the first part of the training, 34 participants from LGUs and 11 from five...
Dr. Candice Lung, Research Fellow at the Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica in Taiwan, partner of the Air Quality Dynamics and Instrumentation Technology and Development Laboratory spoke in the Manila Observatory about her work in atmospheric science and public health last...
The Manila Observatory, represented by Executive Director Gemma Narisma, PhD signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) for two initiatives for risk and resilience last 19 October 2018 at the Manila Observatory. Dr. Hongey Chen, Director of the...
The Manila Observatory participated in this year’s Talakayang Alay sa Bayan (TALAB) of the Ateneo de Manila University on 10 October 2018. Hosting a topic on climate justice, Dr. Gemma Narisma, Fr. Jett Villarin, and Dr. Antonio La Viña all sat together to...
Senior Scientists of the Manila Observatory through the National Resilience Council has sat in meetings with the 1Bataan Resilience Team to talk about how the Observatory can help them in their projects aimed at resilience. On 10 September 2018, Drs. Gemma Narisma, James...
To foster ownership of what the Observatory does, coffee talks, or “kumustahan” are done in Café Mirador to keep the community updated with what research and administrative staff are doing. For the first talk, Drs. Obiminda Cambaliza and James Simpas, co-heads of the...
The Manila Observatory celebrated its 153rd anniversary on 27 September 2018. The community and partners were invited to a mass presided by Fr. Jun Viray, Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. The mass was co-celebrated by Fr. Tony Basilio...
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On 6 August 2018, the mini exhibit on Fr. Federico Faura, S.J. was launched by Manila Observatory’s Library and Archives. The exhibit showcases fragments of Fr. Faura’s life and scientific contributions to Philippine science as the first Director of the Manila Observatory. The...
Dr. Gemma Narisma and Dr. Faye Cruz attended the first lead authors meeting for the Working Group 1 contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) in Guangzou, China last 25-29 June 2018. Dr. Narisma worked on...
The Manila Observatory and Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI) renewed their partnership on the Metro Weather project with a ceremonial Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing last 10 July 2018. The Metro Weather project started in 2012, with the objective of informing the public about...
Through the Physics Department of the School of Science and Engineering of the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), the Regional Climate Systems (RCS) Laboratory of the Manila Observatory participated in the exhibit of NSTW. Researchers Bryron Leaño, Jennifer Tibay, Shane Visaga, Erica Bañares,...
Manila Observatory Executive Director Gemma Narisma, PhD delivered a talk on Space-Based Information for Understanding Atmospheric Hazards in Disaster Risk on 20 July as part of the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW). In her talk, Dr. Narisma emphasized on the role of...
In maximizing their time in the Philippines, the University of Arizona (UofA) team delivered a 5-part lecture series on Aerosol Physics and Chemistry while they were working with AQD-ITD on MOUDI. The team was able to deliver lectures on the following topics: Aerosols...
The Coastal Cities at Risk: Investing in Disaster Risk and Resilience Project of the Ateneo de Manila University in partnership with International Development Research Centre, Manila Observatory, and the National Resilience Council held its first national conference at Areté, ADMU last 8 June...
The Resilience Collaboratory of the Manila Observatory (MO) joined the National Resilience Council (NRC) in the Resilience Marketplace for Innovation Forum hosted by the Department of Interior and Local Government-Local Government Authority last 23 August 2018 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay...
The Manila Observatory recognizes the value of transdisciplinary science and research with the Coastal Cities at Risk: Investing in Disaster Resilience (CCaR2) project together with the Ateneo de Manila University. CCaR1 was a true testament on how transdisciplinary initiatives can work, with active...