The School of Sciences and Engineering Operations Committee (SSE OpCom) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Mary Chona del Castillo as the Department Chair of Science from the 2nd Semester of AY 2024-2025. She takes over from Dr. Edwin Olmos, who is set to retire by the end of the year.

Mrs. del Castillo teaches Chemistry and Science, Technology, and Society (STS) and has worked actively as a researcher in various research centers. She has published papers on marine biology in Scopus-indexed publications. She has two master's degrees from the University of Philippines Visayas and the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.

We thank Dr. Olmos for his dedicated service to SSE, especially as program director of the BS Industrial Engineering program and chair of the Science Department. We wish him a happy retirement and look forward to his continued service as a part-time faculty member.

We enjoin everyone to support Mrs. del Castillo in her new role.