Dr. Severino V. Gervacio

Dr. Severino V. Gervacio

Conferred AY 1999 – 2000

Professional Profile:

I have been a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the De La Salle University-Manila since 1993, and was given the Professor Emeritus title in 2010. 

From 1981 to 1993, I was on the faculty of the Department of Mathematics at the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, where I was also Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, Dean of Graduate School, and Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension. From 1968 to 1981, I was a faculty member of the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics at the University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Laguna, where I also served as department chair for one term.

I obtained my B.S. Mechanical Engineering from the Mapu´a Institute of Technology (1966); an M.S. Mathematics from the University of the Philippines, Diliman (1971); and a Ph.D. Mathematics from the Ateneo de Manila University (1977). My field of specialization is Graph Theory.

I have authored over 100 papers in a number of local and international refereed journals. I also supervised over 20 graduate students who successfully defended their master’s thesis and/or doctoral dissertations.

In 1981, The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) awarded me the Outstanding Young Scientist title. In 1992, I received an Achievement Award from the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). I’m also an Outstanding Alumnus of the National Association of  Mapúa Alumni in 2009. I’ve been a member of the Society of Fellows, De La Salle University-Manila since 1999. In 2025 I was conferred a Member Emeritus title by the National Research Council of the Philippines.

Presently, I teach online undergraduate and graduate courses offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, De La Salle University, Manila.