• Ph.D., Aquatic Environmental Science (United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Japan)
• M.Sc., Biology (University of the Philippines)
• B.Sc., Zoology (Far Eastern University)

 

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BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

Appointed Associate Professor III in 2008; formerly, a Scientist at the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center for 25 years; worked as Consultant for the European Union Project “ Laguna  de Bay, Philippines: An Ecosystem Approach for Sustainable Management” from 1995-1997; formerly a Resource Person for the Training Course on the Mass Cultivation of the Blue-Green Alga Spirulina platensis, 1996–1997, at the Technology and Livelihood Resource Center, Makati City; recipient of Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act R&D Paper Award in 2004, 16th National Research Symposium, Bureau of Agricultural Research, Department of Agriculture; currently a Project Leader for the DOST Grant under the Program “Biodiesel from Microalgae"; Sub Program "Biodiesel Feedstock Production from Freshwater Microalgae”.Project Title "Genetic Manipulation in Microalgae Towards an Economically Feasible Production of Biodiesel Feedstock".

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Microalgae as source of biofuel, growth physiology of algae, toxin production in Microcystis, effects of microcystins in fish, ecological and physiological studies on Spirulina, culture studies on freshwater zooplankton, fry to fingerling production in freshwater fishes, utilization of phytoplankton and zooplankton as feed for freshwater fishes, phytoplankton population dynamics in lakes and ponds.

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

• Regular Member, National Research Council of the Philippines, 2008-present
• Public Relations Officer, Philippine Phycological Society, Inc., 2006-2009
• Regular Member, Biology Teachers Association (BIOTA) Philippines, 2004-present
• Member, Asia Pacific Society for Applied Phycology, 2005-2007
• Member, Philippine Association of the Japanese Ministry of Education Scholars (Philajames), 1992- present
• Member, The Japanese Society of Scientific Fisheries, 1988-1995
• Member, Asian Fisheries Society, 1989-1995

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

• Papa RD, Wu J-T, Baldia S, Cho C, Cruz MA, Saguiguit A, Aquino R.  2008.  Blooms of the colonial green algae, Botryococcus braunii Kützing, in Paoay Lake, Luzon Island, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology, 2(1):21-31.
• Baldia SF,  Evangelista AD,  Aralar EV, and Santiago AE.  2007.  Nitrogen and phosphorus utilization in the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa isolated from Laguna de Bay, Philippines.  Journal of  Applied. Phycology.  19:607-613.
• Baldia, S.F., Conaco, M.C.G., Nishijima, T., Imanishi, S., and Harada, K-I.  2003.  Microcystin production during algal bloom occurrence in Laguna de Bay, the Philippines.  Fisheries Science, 69:110-116.
• Fuji, K, Yahashi, Y., Nakano, T., Imanishi, S., Baldia. S.F., and Harada, K-I.  2002.  Simultaneous detection and determination of the absolute configuration of thiazole- containing amino acids in a peptide.  Tetrahedron, 58:6873-6879.
• Cuvin-Aralar, M.L., Santiago, A.E., Gonzal, A.C., Santiago, C.B., Romana-Eguia, M.R., Baldia S.F., and Palisoc F. Jr.  2001. Incidence and causes of mass fish kill in a shallow tropical eutrophic lake (Laguna de Bay, Philippines). 9th International Conference on the Conservation and Management of Lakes Proceedings.  Session 5. pp. 233-236. Shiga, Japan.
• Baldia, S.F., A.D. Evangelista, A.E. Santiago, and A.C. Gonzal.  1998.  Studies on Growth of Dominant Algal Species in Laguna de Bay, Philippines. Fifth Asian Fisheries Forum, 11 - 14 November, 1998, Thailand (Abstract only).
• Baldia, S.F., K. Fukami, T. Nishijima, and Y. Hata.  1995. Growth responses of Spirulina platensis to some physico-chemical factors and the kinetics of phosphorus utilization.  Fisheries Science, 61(2):331-335.
• Baldia, S.F., T. Nishijima, K. Fukami, and Y. Hata. 1994. Studies on the chemical composition of a cyanophyte, Spirulina platensis. In: Chou, L.M., Munro, A.D.,  Lam, T.J., Chen, T.W., Cheong, L.K.K., Ding, J.K., Hooi, K.K., Khoo, H.W., Phang, V.P.E., Shim, K.F., and Tan, C.H. (Eds.)  The Third Asian Fisheries Forum. Asian Fisheries Society, Manila, Philippines, 940-943.
• Baldia, S. F., T. Nishijima, and Y. Hata.  1991.  Effects of physico-chemical factors and nutrients on the growth of Spirulina platensis isolated from Lake Kojima, Japan.  Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 57(3):481-490.
• Baldia, S. F., T. Nishijima, Y. Hata, and K. Fukami.  1991.  Growth characteristics of a blue-green alga Spirulina platensis for nitrogen utilization.  Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 57(4):645-654.
• Baldia, S. F., J.B. Pantastico and J.P. Baldia.  1990.  Acceptability of selected zooplankton and phytoplankton for growing larvae/fry of bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis). The China Society of Fisheries, ed.,  Proceedings of the Asian Symposium on Freshwater Fish Culture; 11-15 October 1985, Beijing, China, 477-484.
• Santiago, C. B., J. B. Pantastico, S. F. Baldia, and O. S. Reyes.  1989.  Milkfish (Chanos chanos) fingerling production in freshwater ponds with the use of natural and artificial feeds.  Aquaculture, 77:307-318.
• Pantastico, J. B., J.P. Baldia, S. F. Baldia, D. M. Reyes Jr. and A. Gonzal. 1986.  Isolation and cultivation of Anabaena sp. from organic media after sterilization.  Philipp. Agric. 69:645-654.
• Pantastico, J.B., S. F. Baldia, and D. M. Reyes Jr.  1986.  Tilapia (T. nilotica) and Azolla (A. pinnata) cage farming in Laguna Lake.  Fish. Res. J. Philipp., 11:21-28.
• Pantastico, J. B., S. F. Baldia, and J. P. Baldia.  1986.  Efficiency of some cyanophytes as larval feed for sil¬ver carp (Hypopthalmichthys molitrix) and the culture of Spirulina platensis.  In: J. L. Maclean, L. B. Di¬zon and L. V. Hosillos (eds.) The First Asian Fisheries Forum, 1986, May 26-31, Manila, Philippines. Manila: Asian Fisheries Society: 609-614.