KKP-TSU Conference 2026: Green Chemistry for a Changing World: Empowering Sustainable Communities
Date: 23 & 24 February 2026
Venue: Tarlac State University, Lucinda Campus, Tarlac City
Day 1: Monday, 23 February 2026
Moderators: Erwin C. Mina, PhD and Evangeline D. Guiang, MAT (Tarlac State University)
| Time | Activity | Speaker/Facilitator |
| 8:00 AM | Registration | |
| 9:00 AM | Invocation & Philippine National Anthem | |
| 9:15 AM | Welcome Message | Arnold E. Velasco, PhD (President, TSU) |
| Opening Message | Christina A. Binag, PhD (President, KKP) | |
| 9:25 AM | Plenary Session 1: Cultural Heritage as a Model for Sustainability: Chemical Analysis of a Tabique Pampango Lime Mortar | Jan-Michael C. Cayme, PhD (DLSU / National Museum) |
| 10:05 AM | Plenary Session 2: Paper-Based Analytical Devices (PAD): A Green Platform for Headspace Measurements Based on Digital Colorimetry | Acad. Fortunato B. Sevilla III (Professor Emeritus, UST) |
| 10:45 AM | Plenary Session 3: Studies of Physical Properties of Crumpled Graphene Spheres | Professor Chun-Hu Chen (National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan) |
| 11:25 AM | Posters & Exhibit Session | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
Parallel Workshops (12:45 PM – 4:00 PM)
- Workshop 1 (LS 8): Green Chemistry Sparks: Engaging Students with Microscale Electrochemistry Experiments
Facilitator: Felicidad Christina R. Peñafiel, PhD (UST) - Workshop 2 (LS 9): Sustainable Chemical Measurements and Green Chemistry Education through Smartphone-Based Colorimetry
Facilitator: Alan Rodelle M. Salcedo, PhD (UST) - Workshop 3 (LS 10): Coffee Chemistry and The Concept of Sustainability
Facilitator: Emmanuel V. Garcia, PhD (DLSU) - Workshop 4 (LS 11): Experience the HITACHI Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Facilitator: Engr. Marlon Llana, MSc (NASAT / Sigmatech)
Day 2: Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Moderators: Erwin C. Mina, PhD and Evangeline D. Guiang, MAT
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
| 8:00 AM | Registration | |
| 9:00 AM | Plenary Session 4: Switching on Contrast, Greening Up Nanoparticles: Smarter Chemistry for Better Imaging | Joel Garcia, PhD (DLSU) |
| 9:40 AM | Plenary Session 5: Tuklas Lunas Drug Discovery and Development Program | Christine C. Hernandez, PhD (UP Diliman) |
| 10:20 AM | Plenary Session 6: From Waste to Wealth: PROPRE BOOST as a Sustainable Probiotic and Prebiotic Solution | Rosalie R. Rafael, PhD (CEO, Agqua Veterinary Medicine) |
| 11:00 AM | Membership General Assembly | Christina A. Binag, PhD (President, KKP) |
| 11:30 AM | Closing Ceremony & Awarding of Best Posters | David P. Peñaloza, Jr., PhD (VP, KKP) |
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