Prof. de Cadiz in US Dept. of State security workshop
PNNL–UP CBRNE CoE Focus Group International Workshop
Published November 21, 2022
By OIL Admin
By: Imee Su Martinez, Ph.D.
UP Mindanao's Prof. Aleyla E. de Cadiz (Dept. of Biological Science and Environmental Studies) participated in a security workshop organized by the US Department of State. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), in partnership with UP System CBRNE Center for Excellence Focus Group and support from the US Department of State Chemical Security Program, conducted a workshop, “Strengthening Chemical Threat Agent Analysis and Source Attribution Capabilities in the Philippines”, from 8-11 November 2022 at the Sheraton Manila. Participants included UP System faculty members and local partners such as the Philippines Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PIPAC), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and the Philippine National Police (PNP). The PNNL experts who visited Manila included Dr. Jonathan Forman–PNNL Science and Technology Advisor and former Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Science Policy Adviser and Secretary to the OPCW Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), who was accompanied by Dr. Michael Jones– Program Advisor, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction, US Department of State.
