Forest Products and Paper Science








The Department of Forest Products and Paper Science (DFPPS), formerly the Department of Wood Science and Technology, is one of the first departments organized when the then UPLB College of Forestry was departmentalized in the mid-1960s. DFPPS envisions modern, globally competitive, and productive forest-based and pulp and paper industries that depend on a sustainable supply of wood and other biomass. At present, the Department is actively engaged in the following research areas: bioenergy from biomass, biocomposites and bioplastics, wood protection and conservation, utilization of ITPS and other high-value crops, non-timber forest products, nanotechnology of forest products and innovative use of wood fibers. These researches aim to help industries manufacture high-value, quality forest products to make the Filipino people more self-sufficient in housing, construction materials, and paper using efficient and environmentally sound processing technologies.
The Department offers courses embedded in the Certificate in Forestry and Bachelor of Science in Forestry curricula. It offers specialization courses in the area of Production and Industrial Forestry. In addition, the Department offers courses under the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering major in Pulp and Paper Technology program, which is a joint program with the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT) designed to produce chemical engineers knowledgeable in wood and fiber anatomy, wood chemistry, pulp and paper engineering and plant design, instrumentation and environmental technology.
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Forest Products and Paper Science Staff
- Department Chair
- Faculty
- Staff

Aileen A. Jara
Department Chair

Willie P. Abasolo
Professor

Menandro N. Acda
Professor

Anna Marie S. Cabatbat
Instructor

Vivian C. Daracan
Professor

Edgar E. Devera,
Assistant Professor

Jeanette O. Grande
Assistant Professor

Aileen A. Jara
Assistant Professor

Ronniel D. Manalo
Assistant Professor

Rosalie C. Mendoza
Assistant Professor

Ramon A. Razal
Professor

Alfie M. Torres
Assistant Professor

Kem M. Taghap
Instructor

Lyka Mae C. Urizza
Teaching Associate

Anne Patricia G. Cantalejo
Teaching Associate

Ronald B. Eusebio
Administrative Aide III

Victor G. Gonzales
Administrative Aide VI

June Romeo O. Obias Jr.
Laboratory Technician II

kristine Inee R. Posedio
Administrative Assistant II

Arlene DJ. Romano
Laboratory Technician II

Orlando P. Satiada
Administrative Aide V

Conrado L. Serrano
Administrative Assistant II

Felicisimo G. Eusebio
Junior Utility Worker

Juancho P. Garcia
Administrative Aide V
