Caesar Saloma
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Caesar A. Saloma is the Chancellor of University of the Philippines Diliman, the flagship campus of the University of the Philippines
System, in Quezon City
, Philippines
and a professor
of physics
at the National Institute of Physics
(NIP). He previously served as Dean of the College of Science from June 2006 to March 2011 and as Director of NIP from June 2000 to May 2006 (two terms). Saloma obtained his BS
, MS
, and PhD
degrees from the University of the Philippines in 1981, 1984, and 1989, respectively.
Saloma spent his childhood in Baclayon, Bohol
and attended high school at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
in nearby Tagbilaran City
. He is included in the Marquis Who's Who
in Science and Engineering 2011-2012 (11th Edition) and in the Ultimate List of 15 Asian Scientists To Watch that was published by Asian Scientist Magazine
on 15 May 2011 .
in recognition of his significant contributions in the field of optics
that were accomplished under comparatively unfavorable conditions. He is the first scientist from an ASEAN member country to receive the Galileo Award.
In 2008, he received the triennial ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologist Award
from the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology during the 8th ASEAN Science and Technology Week in Manila, Philippines. Saloma was recognized for his contributions to photonics and signal processing that were accomplished with colleagues and students at the National Institute of Physics.
Saloma led the development of a method to generate high-contrast images of semiconductor
sites via one photon
optical beam
-induced current imaging and confocal
reflectance microscopy
. The project received a US patent (No. 7,235,988) on 26 June 2007. He has published more than 100 papers in leading photonics
, applied physics
and multidisciplinary journals in the US and Europe. His efforts resulted in the development of novel and cost-effective / non-invasive method techniques in optical signal recovery
, retrieval and identifying microscopic defects in integrated circuits (IC) enabling the accurate identification of circuit defects by producing a high-contrast image map
that distinguishes semiconductor, metal and dielectric sites from each other.
His fields of interest include confocal laser scanning microscopy
, interferometry
, signal and image processing
, neural networks
, and complex adaptive systems. Aside from developing new optical microscopy techniques, Saloma is also interested in the development of efficient models for describing the dynamics of real-world systems that involve a large number of interacting agents.
Saloma was elected to the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST) in July 2005. The NAST is the highest recognition body of the Philippine government on science and technology. It provides advise to the Philippine President and the Cabinet on matters related to science and technology
He is a recipient of other awards and recognition including the NAST Outstanding Young Scientist (Applied Physics
) in 1992, the NAST-Third World Academy of Science (TWAS) Prize in Physics in 1997, and the Gawad Chanselor para sa Natatanging Guro (Outstanding Teacher) in 2006 and several Gawad Chanselor para sa Pinakamahusay na Mananaliksik (Best Researcher in S&T) from the University of the Philippines Diliman. He was appointed to the highest rank of Scientist III by the University of the Philippines System in 2006 (only three were issued) and renewed in 2009 (only two were issued). He also received the 2007 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award on September 7, 2007.
Saloma was awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, Philippines (DOST) with the 1999 Outstanding R&D Award in Basic Research (Eduardo Quisumbing Medal) for his work (with F. Domingo) on image compression of video and confocal images [Applied Optics 38, pp. 3735–3744 (1999)]. He was included in the "50 Men and Women of Science" list that was released by the DOST for its 50th anniversary celebration as a government department in June 2008.
He received the Lingkod Bayan Award - the Presidential Award for Outstanding Public Service, from Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in a ceremony held at the Malacanang Palace on 19 September 2008. The award is the highest recognition given to a Philippine government employee for outstanding work performance.
He was elected Inaugural Fellow of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (Physics Society of the Philippines) on 23 October 2008 during the 26th SPP Physics Congress in Baguio City.
Saloma received the 2010 Outstanding Science Administrator Award (Dioscoro L. Umali Medal) from the DOST and NAST in recognition of his commitment, leadership, dedication and outstanding service as scientist, teacher and administrator. His vital role in the establishment and on-going completion of the National Science Complex was particularly noted.
He was elevated to Senior Member status by the Board of Directors of the Optical Society of America
in October 2010.
On March 2, 2011, he was elected Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman by the UP Board of Regents. He will serve for a period of three years.
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
System, in Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at the National Institute of Physics
National Institute of Physics
The National Institute of Physics is one of seven research and academic institutes of the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science....
(NIP). He previously served as Dean of the College of Science from June 2006 to March 2011 and as Director of NIP from June 2000 to May 2006 (two terms). Saloma obtained his BS
Bachelor of Science
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, MS
Master of Science
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, and PhD
PHD
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degrees from the University of the Philippines in 1981, 1984, and 1989, respectively.
Saloma spent his childhood in Baclayon, Bohol
Bohol
Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, consisting of Bohol Island and 75 minor surrounding islands. Its capital is Tagbilaran City. With a land area of and a coastline long, Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines...
and attended high school at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary or IHMS, located at Pacifico Cabalit St., Taloto, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines, is a diocesan college seminary established in 1950 by Julio Rosales, Bishop of Tagbilaran, in implementation of Canon 1354, no. 2 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law that required...
in nearby Tagbilaran City
Tagbilaran City
Tagbilaran City is a 2nd class component city in the island province of Bohol, Philippines and serves as its capital. Tagbilaran lies on the southwestern part of the province, and has a total land area of 32.7 km², with about 13 km of coastline...
. He is included in the Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who
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in Science and Engineering 2011-2012 (11th Edition) and in the Ultimate List of 15 Asian Scientists To Watch that was published by Asian Scientist Magazine
Asian Scientist Magazine
Asian Scientist Magazine is a science & technology magazine that was launched as an MIT alumni start-up in March 2011 by the company, Asian Scientist LLP....
on 15 May 2011 .
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In 2004 Saloma received the Galileo Galilei Award from the International Commission for OpticsInternational Commission for Optics
The International Commission for Optics was created in 1947 with the objective to contribute to the progress and dissemination of knowledge in optics....
in recognition of his significant contributions in the field of optics
Optics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
that were accomplished under comparatively unfavorable conditions. He is the first scientist from an ASEAN member country to receive the Galileo Award.
In 2008, he received the triennial ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologist Award
ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologist Award
The ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologist Award is a triennial award that was established by the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology in the early 1990s...
from the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology during the 8th ASEAN Science and Technology Week in Manila, Philippines. Saloma was recognized for his contributions to photonics and signal processing that were accomplished with colleagues and students at the National Institute of Physics.
Saloma led the development of a method to generate high-contrast images of semiconductor
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...
sites via one photon
Photon
In physics, a photon is an elementary particle, the quantum of the electromagnetic interaction and the basic unit of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation. It is also the force carrier for the electromagnetic force...
optical beam
Beam
Beam may refer to:*Beam , a construction element*Beam , the most extreme width of a nautical vessel, or a point alongside the ship at the mid-point of its length*A narrow, propagating stream of particles or energy:...
-induced current imaging and confocal
Confocal
In geometry, confocal means having the same foci.* For an optical cavity consisting of two mirrors, confocal means that they share their foci...
reflectance microscopy
Microscopy
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye...
. The project received a US patent (No. 7,235,988) on 26 June 2007. He has published more than 100 papers in leading photonics
Photonics
The science of photonics includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and sensing of light. The term photonics thereby emphasizes that photons are neither particles nor waves — they are different in that they have both particle...
, applied physics
Applied physics
Applied physics is a general term for physics which is intended for a particular technological or practical use.It is usually considered as a bridge or a connection between "pure" physics and engineering....
and multidisciplinary journals in the US and Europe. His efforts resulted in the development of novel and cost-effective / non-invasive method techniques in optical signal recovery
Recovery
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, retrieval and identifying microscopic defects in integrated circuits (IC) enabling the accurate identification of circuit defects by producing a high-contrast image map
Image map
In HTML and XHTML , an image map is a list of coordinates relating to a specific image, created in order to hyperlink areas of the image to various destinations . For example, a map of the world may have each country hyperlinked to further information about that country...
that distinguishes semiconductor, metal and dielectric sites from each other.
His fields of interest include confocal laser scanning microscopy
Confocal laser scanning microscopy
Confocal laser scanning microscopy is a technique for obtaining high-resolution optical images with depth selectivity. The key feature of confocal microscopy is its ability to acquire in-focus images from selected depths, a process known as optical sectioning...
, interferometry
Interferometry
Interferometry refers to a family of techniques in which electromagnetic waves are superimposed in order to extract information about the waves. An instrument used to interfere waves is called an interferometer. Interferometry is an important investigative technique in the fields of astronomy,...
, signal and image processing
Image processing
In electrical engineering and computer science, image processing is any form of signal processing for which the input is an image, such as a photograph or video frame; the output of image processing may be either an image or, a set of characteristics or parameters related to the image...
, neural networks
Neural Networks
Neural Networks is the official journal of the three oldest societies dedicated to research in neural networks: International Neural Network Society, European Neural Network Society and Japanese Neural Network Society, published by Elsevier...
, and complex adaptive systems. Aside from developing new optical microscopy techniques, Saloma is also interested in the development of efficient models for describing the dynamics of real-world systems that involve a large number of interacting agents.
Saloma was elected to the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST) in July 2005. The NAST is the highest recognition body of the Philippine government on science and technology. It provides advise to the Philippine President and the Cabinet on matters related to science and technology
He is a recipient of other awards and recognition including the NAST Outstanding Young Scientist (Applied Physics
Applied physics
Applied physics is a general term for physics which is intended for a particular technological or practical use.It is usually considered as a bridge or a connection between "pure" physics and engineering....
) in 1992, the NAST-Third World Academy of Science (TWAS) Prize in Physics in 1997, and the Gawad Chanselor para sa Natatanging Guro (Outstanding Teacher) in 2006 and several Gawad Chanselor para sa Pinakamahusay na Mananaliksik (Best Researcher in S&T) from the University of the Philippines Diliman. He was appointed to the highest rank of Scientist III by the University of the Philippines System in 2006 (only three were issued) and renewed in 2009 (only two were issued). He also received the 2007 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award on September 7, 2007.
Saloma was awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, Philippines (DOST) with the 1999 Outstanding R&D Award in Basic Research (Eduardo Quisumbing Medal) for his work (with F. Domingo) on image compression of video and confocal images [Applied Optics 38, pp. 3735–3744 (1999)]. He was included in the "50 Men and Women of Science" list that was released by the DOST for its 50th anniversary celebration as a government department in June 2008.
He received the Lingkod Bayan Award - the Presidential Award for Outstanding Public Service, from Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in a ceremony held at the Malacanang Palace on 19 September 2008. The award is the highest recognition given to a Philippine government employee for outstanding work performance.
He was elected Inaugural Fellow of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (Physics Society of the Philippines) on 23 October 2008 during the 26th SPP Physics Congress in Baguio City.
Saloma received the 2010 Outstanding Science Administrator Award (Dioscoro L. Umali Medal) from the DOST and NAST in recognition of his commitment, leadership, dedication and outstanding service as scientist, teacher and administrator. His vital role in the establishment and on-going completion of the National Science Complex was particularly noted.
He was elevated to Senior Member status by the Board of Directors of the Optical Society of America
Optical Society of America
The Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...
in October 2010.
On March 2, 2011, he was elected Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman by the UP Board of Regents. He will serve for a period of three years.