PROJECT BRIEFER

Project Title DOST Science and Technology (S&T) Fellows Program

Brief Description The project provides job opportunities to science and technology
experts to fill in contract-of-service (COS) positions within the
various DOST agencies. These experts are referred to as “S&T
Fellows”.

Project Duration July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2026

Budget P 800,458,940.73

Project Objectives The project aims to increase and strengthen the human resources
complement of the DOST R&D group through a pool of qualified and
competent S&T Fellows who participates in policy and funding
development, implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation
Protocol, and more importantly, in conceptualizing, proposal, and
implementation of R&D programs and projects which would result to
valuable outputs such as publications, patents, products, policies,
partnerships, and people services.

Specifically, the project aims to:

(1) Provide job opportunities to S&T Fellows to do meaningful work
in the country while enjoying very good compensation
(2) Have S&T Fellows in DOST’s R&D Institutes who can undertake
R&D in specific areas as needed by the country from
conceptualization to technology transfer
(3) Have S&T Fellows in Councils who can direct specific R&RD
agency from conceptualization to technology transfer
(4) Have S&T Fellows participate in the legislative process involving
technical review of draft legislation, engage in policy decisions, lend
expertise to legislators and staff, and be champions for S&T policy
and thereby R&D engagements

Project Methodology (1) The project engages qualified and competent researchers,
scientists, engineers, technologists, and experts as S&T Fellows.

(2) These S&T Fellows are deployed to the DOST R&D Institutes
(ASTI, FNRI, FPRDI, ITDI, MIRDC, PNRI, PTRI), Councils
(PCAARRD, PCHRD, PCIEERD, NRCP), and other attached
agencies (NCBP, NAST, OUSECSTS).

(3) The S&T Fellows are engaged on a contractual basis, with a

contract renewed annually for a maximum of 5 years. The S&T
Fellows report directly to the respective heads of the agency to
which they are deployed.

(4) The terms of reference of the S&T Fellows are determined by

the agency to which the S&T Fellow is deployed. These terms of
 reference shall be aligned to the mandate of the agency to which
the S&T Fellow is deployed.

Project Updates For its first year of implementation, the S&T Fellows Program was
able to engage the services of forty-four (44) S&T Fellows.

The outputs of the first batch of S&T Fellows are as follows:

- 9 Scopus-indexed journal publications and another 9 submitted
for publication, contributed 6 book chapters
- 21 R&D proposals submitted for funding
- Established linkages and collaborations with 41 various HEIs,
NGAs, and private entities including the National Bureau of
Investigation, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Trade
and Industry, De La Salle University, Aqua Tierra Farm, Merl’s
Native Delicacies, University of Tokyo, Hokkaido University,
Chulalongkorn University, British Geological Survey, and
University of Leicester
- Contributing to the establishment of 7 facilities including the
Nuclear Medicine Research and Innovation Center and
laboratories in the future Virology and Vaccine Institute of the
Philippines
AGENCY NAME OF S&T FELLOW
ASTI Reynaldo Ted L. Peñas
Eduardo D. Piedad, Jr.
FPRDI Raul B. Javier, Jr.
Edmark C. Kamantigue
ITDI Fredmoore L. Orosco
Fides Angeli D. Zaulda
Danilo V. Barcelon
MIRDC Glen D. Espeña
Mark Christian E. Manuel
NCBP Leocris S. Batucan
Enrykie B. Fortajada
NRCP Karl Gerrard T. See
PCHRD Ma. Neda A. Catalma
Phoebe Nicole G. Perez
Sarah Jane A. Jimenez
Jestoni D. Maniago
Karell Jo Angelique C. Calpito
Christian Adam L. Espiritu
Albert Remus R. Rosana
Aimee Yvonne Criselle L. Aman
Ranhel C. De Roxas-Bernardino
Jakov Ivan S. Dumbrique
PCAARD Joyce S. Luis
PCIEERD Ian Dominic F. Tabañag
Varsolo C. Sunio
Joyce Ann T. De Guzman
Francis N. Baleta
Christian P. Crisostomo
Maria Theresa I. Cabaraban
Ryan D. Corpuz
Gilbert U. Yu
PNRI Mark Gino E. Aliperio
Kurt Louis B. Solis
John Paolo L. Lazarte
Jose Presiphil B. Ontolan, Jr.
Justine Perry T. Domingo
Americus D.C. Perez
Thomas Neil B. Pascual
PTRI Jose Paolo O. Bantang, Jr.
Nathan Ray A. Alim
Jomar C. Sta Ana
Lyn Marie D.J. Corpuz
TAPI Karel G. Pabeliña
Jacqueline S. De Vera
SPECIALIZATION
Electronic Products
Artificial Intelligence
Human Security and Defense
Forest Products
Virology
Virology
Food Product Development
Agricultural Machine Design
3D Printing
GMO Risk Assessment
GMO Risk Assessment
Human Security
Functional Foods
Biomedical Devices
Mental Health
Mental Health
Re-emerging & Emerging Diseases
Diagnostics
Drug Discovery & Development
Omic Technologies
Frontier Health Technologies
HERDIN Plus
Gender and Development
Biomass Energy
Urban and Regional Planning
Optics and Photonics
Environment
Electronics
Regional Consortia
Nanotechnology
Institutional Development
Nuclear Engineering
Analytical Instrumentation
Polymer Processing
Polymer Processing
Nuclear Geochemistry
Nuclear Geochemistry
Nuclear Medicine
Textile Biopolymer
Biomedical Textiles
Functional Textiles
Sustainability in Textiles
Pre-commercialization
Marketing Assistance