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Filipino Chemist
Filipino Chemist
Francisco Santos
Filipino Chemist. Filipino agricultural chemist, Doctor Francisco Santos studied
the nutritive values and chemical composition of local foods from the Philippines.
His data was used to help detect and solve problems with Filipino diets. Degrees:
A.B., University of the Philippines, 1914; M.S., University of the Philippines,
1919; and Ph. D. Agricultural Chemistry, Yale University, 1922. Doctor Francisco
Santos was recipient of a number of awards including: Distinguished Service Medal
for outstanding contribution in the field of nutrition among Filipinos, 1955;
Andres Soriano award in chemistry, 1956; and University of the Philippines Alumni
award, 1979
Julian Banzon
Filipino chemist, Julian Banzon researched methods of producing alternative fuels.
Julian Banzon experimented with the production of ethyl esters fuels from
sugarcane and coconut, and invented a means of extracting residual coconut oil by
a chemical process rather than a physical process. Julian Banzon - Degrees: BS in
Chemistry from the University of the Philippines – 1930; and Ph.D. in Biophysical
Chemistry from Iowa State University – 1940. Julian Banzon - Awards: 1980:
Distinguished Service Award - Integrated Chemist of the Philippines, Inc.; 1978:
Chemist of the Year Award - Professional Regulation Commission; and 1976:
Philsugin Award - Crop Society of the Philippines