Community Extension and Linkages
Outreach Programs
The Department of Chemical Engineering is steadfast in its commitment to partner with communities and give technical support, such as consultancies, trainings and projects, that could uplift the well-being of the community.
2020
PIChE MMAC – Sanitation Seminars
Faculty members who are also members of their professional organization, Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers – Metro Manila Academic Chapter (PIChE-MMAC) – participated in the PIChE Congress.
In the times of COVID, some faculty members thrrough PIChE-MMAC used their expertise to provide communities sanitation seminars.
2017-2019
Mulanay, Quezon Province
Community based monitoring system (CBMS) 2014 of Mulanay, Quezon showed that 83% of the household do not have access to safe water supply. In this regard, the Chemical Engineering Faculty of DLSU teamed up with the Civil Engineering Faculty and Behavioral Sciences Faculty, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Mulanay (PUP Mulanay) and the local government of Mulanay to address this issue.
The community engagement entailed an integrated water management system installed and demonstrated in:
– Model House (situated in Gawad Kalinga Housing)
– Actual Households (3)
– 1 in the Gawad Kalinga Housing
– 2 in the more remote areas
– PUP-Mulanay
Mulaynay Gift-Giving
The Department of Chemical Engineering of DLSU thru the local government of Mulanay, Quezon continuously sponsor an annual Christmas gift-giving activity for the communities of Mulanay. (Note: Pre-pandemic)
Adopt an Engineering School Program
The Department of Chemical Engineering is committed to sustainable socio-civic interaction with the community in its vicinity and beyond, through offering technical expertise in the genuine desire to help others in need. (Unit Operations, Thermodynamics, Process Control Laboratories)
Beneficiaries: Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU), Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), Central Philippine University (CPU).
2016-2019
Philippine Science High Sschool – Summer Internship Program (PSHS-SIP)
The Department of Chemical Engineering participated in the Philippine Science High School system summer internship program. The department served as a host to up to 39 year 10 and 11 Philippine Science students from different campuses across the Philippines (Bicol Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Central Mindanao, Cagayan Valley, Central Visayas, Ilocos Region, Main Campus, Southern Mindanao and Western Visayas) per year from 2016-2019. The goal of the program is to immerse the HS students to the research practice in a university setting with research advisers (DLSU ChE professors). All the students took and passed the Laboratory safety seminar and quiz administered by Dr. Luis F. Razon. Each group conducted some industrial chemistry experiments “Nature’s Kitchen” (given by the Chemical Engineering Society). As a culminating activity of the SIP, each group (composed of 3 members per group) presented their research proposal. All students received certificates for passing the Laboratory Safety Quiz, and also for participating in the Research Colloquium. Top three presenters were also recognized and given some prizes.
Service Learning
Through LBYCHEI (Industrial Chemistry Laboratory), the Department of Chemical Engineering, as reflected in its curriculum, is committed to sustainable socio-civic interaction with the community in its vicinity and beyond offering technical expertise in the production of products that may serve as alternative livelihood for their communities.
