Ongoing Research Projects

Tectonic Consequences of Subduction in Northern Luzon
Program: Growth of An Island Arc (GAIA): Tectonic Consequences and Human Impacts
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Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
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Collaborative Projects
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Investigation and Numerical Modeling of Philippine Tsunamis Based on Historical, Geomorphological, and Geological Evidence of Past Earthquakes
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Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
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Co-implementing Agency: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

Philippines Catchment Susceptibility to Hydrometeorological Events: Sediment Flux and Geomorphic Change as Drivers of Flood Risk in the Philippines
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Implementing Institutions:
University of the Philippines Diliman & University of Glasgow
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Funding Agencies:
Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development & Natural Environment Research Council (United Kingdom)

Active Tectonic Characteristics and Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards Along Major Plate Boundary Belts in Eastern and Southeastern Asia
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Collaborator: J. Bruce H. Shyu / Professor, National Taiwan University

Constraining Short- and Long-term Tectonic Deformation Above the Manila Trench, Western Luzon, Philippines Using Coral Microatolls
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Collaborator: Aron J. Meltzner / Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University
Past Research Activities

Coastal Tectonics of Central Philippine Islands and Its Implications for Seismic Hazards
Program: Integrative Studies on the Geodynamics of the Philippine and Taiwan Arc Systems
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Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
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Assessment of Geophysical Hazards in Urban Lacustrine Systems
Program: Ten Years after the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment of Laguna de Bay: Towards a Sustainable Future
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Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines)
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Co-implementing Agencies: University of the Philippines - Los Banos, University of the Philippines - Manila

Investigation of Potential Paleotsunami Deposits in Western Philippines and Their Implications for Large Magnitude Offshore Earthquakes
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Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines) through the National Research Council of the Philippines

Coastal Hazards Assessment in Western Luzon, Philippines Using Geomorphic Features and Geospatial Techniques
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Funding Agency: ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net)