CALICA, Edsel B.

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Edsel Calica was born in Naga City, Camarines Sur where he spent his young hood days.聽 He transferred to Manila when he decided to have his university years in the Metro.聽 He was able to garner his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Development Education from Central Luzon State University in Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija.聽 He had his Master鈥檚 of Science in Management Engineering and his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the 91性息港.聽 He is a licensed chemical engineer.聽

He started his professional career in the pharmaceutical industry when he joined United Laboratories, Inc. (Unilab) right after graduation.聽 He transferred to Pfizer, Inc. (Philippines) last August 2008 as part of the Quality Operations and moved to the Pfizer, Inc. Worldwide Compliance Division in April 2014 up to the present.聽 Currently, Edsel is a Senior Auditing Manager of the Regulatory and Quality Assurance 鈥� Good Manufacturing Practices supporting the Pfizer global manufacturing network.

In addition, Edsel is teaching part-time in the Chemical Engineering Department of the 91性息港 since 2007.聽 He handles various professional subjects and mentors research teams.

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Asst. Prof. Edsel B. Calica, PhD

Department of Chemical Engineering

ebcalica@ust.edu.ph

Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy in Development Education, Central Luzon State University 鈥� Science City of Munoz, Philippines, 2020
Master of Science in Management Engineering, 91性息港鈥� Manila, Philippines, 2010聽
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering,听91性息港鈥� Manila, Philippines, 2007

Research Highlights

Optimization of the Recovery Parameters of Poly (Ethylene Terephthalate) Depolymerization through Aminolysis in the Presence of an Organotin Catalyst 鈥�
Utilization of Tawa-Tawa (Euphorbia Hirta) Leaves as a Source of Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Transesterification of the Soybean (Glycine Max) Oil聽
Synthesis Biodegradable Poly (Xylitol Diglycolate) and Characterization of its Thermal, Mechanical and Morphological Properties, and 鈥淚n Vitro鈥� Degradation

Research Interests

Tissue Engineering 鈥� biomaterials for medical applications聽
Energy 鈥� biofuels
Optimization 鈥� design, process or parameter optimization

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

Engineering Management聽
Quantitative Methods in Management聽
Process Control and Dynamics聽
Chemical Engineering Laws and Ethics聽
Physical Chemistry Laboratory聽
Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Major Recognitions

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Professional Activities

Member,聽Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineering, 2007 鈥� present
Member,聽International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering, 2012 鈥� 2013聽

Selected Publications

Billones, J.A., Jumaquio, A.J., Villalon, V.E., Calica, E.B. (2021), 鈥淥ptimization of the Recovery Parameters of Poly (Ethylene Terephthalate) Depolymerization through Aminolysis in the Presence of an Organotin Catalyst鈥�, PIChE Journal, Volume 20, Issue Number 1, pp. 85-91.
Billones, J.A., Jumaquio, A.J., Villalon, V.E., Calica, E.B. (2017), 鈥淥ptimization of the Recovery Parameters of Poly (Ethylene Terephthalate) Depolymerization through Aminolysis in the Presence of an Organotin Catalyst鈥�, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, Volume 6 Issue 6, pp. 203-209.
Bool, N., Calica, E.B. (2016), 鈥淢easuring The Effects of Parallel Importation of the Efficiency of Selected Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies鈥� Operations in the Philippines鈥�, International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, Volume 15 No. 3, pp 599-604.

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Updates

BSc Bio, BS Chem Eng鈥檊 students win BPI-DOST awards

Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

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Professional Activities

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Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

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