Dean Papa of Science becomes first Filipino nat’l representative to int’l limnology society
Prof. Rey Donne S. Papa, PhD, Dean of the College
Rey Donne S. Papa (Professor of Biological Sciences – University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a limnologist who finished his B.Sc., M.Sc. (cum Laude), and Ph.D. (cum Laude) degrees in Biology at the University of Santo Tomas. A specialist in freshwater zooplankton ecology and systematics, he has published more than 60 articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals, 2 book chapters, and edited 2 books and 1 textbook to date. He teaches Zoology and Ecology courses to graduate and undergraduate students and established the Zooplankton Ecology, Systematics and Limnology (ZESL) Research Group of the UST Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences. He has received grants, awards and recognitions for his research from the US National Academy of Science and USAID, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the International Society of Limnology, the University of Santo Tomas, the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippine government and several professional organizations. At present, he holds administrative positions in the University of Santo Tomas such as Dean of the UST College of Science, Program Lead for Natural Sciences at the UST Graduate School, and Editor-in-Chief of The Antoninus Journal. He is also the President of the Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines (2018-2020), Vice President of the Philippine Society for Freshwater Science (2018-2020) and National Representative of the Philippines to the International Society of Limnology.
Prof. Rey Donne S. Papa, PhD, Dean of the College
Asst. Prof. Richard Thomas B. Pavia, Jr., PhD, presented the
Four Thomasian biologists were elected as officers of the newly
Prof. Rey Donne S. Papa, PhD
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