Congratulations, Fr. Ben Nebres, SJ and Dr. Queena Lee-Chua: DOST's Great Men and Women of Science

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Fr. Ben Nebres, SJ

Queena Lee-Chua

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(Photo Source: Math Department Website, Ateneo de Manila University)

I received a message today (6/5/08) from our Mathematics Department Chair Dr. Reginaldo "Reggie" Marcelo regarding the the science award to be conferred by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to our university (Ateneo) president Fr. Bienvenido "Ben" Nebres, SJ and mathematics faculty Dr. Queena Lee-Chua.

Below is Reggie's message:

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Congratulations to Fr. Ben and Queena for being selected as two of the 50 great men and women of science by DOST on its golden anniversary this year.

The 50 top Filipinos of Science will be recognized and awarded by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Malacanang sometime soon.

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From the Manila Times:

Dr. Queena Lee-Chua passionately spreads the value of understanding science both inside and outside the lecture hall. She has authored hundreds of books, articles, lectures, columns and other teaching and communication tools in which fun and learning are creatively intertwined. She teaches students, parents, media people and practically everybody who wants to learn while having fun through print, radio, TV, the Internet and in person-to-person encounters with audiences.

Fr. Bienvenido Nebres is no ordinary Jesuit priest. He successfully reconciled the fields of science and religion in his work, especially in the development of mathematics and science in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. After finishing his master's and Ph.D. in mathematics at Stanford University in California, he founded the Mathematical Society of the Philippines. He is also one of the founding officers of the Southeast Asian Mathematical Society. He pioneered a consortium of leading universities in Manila to develop Ph.D. programs in mathematics, physics, and chemistry, leading to the development of a critical mass of scientists in these areas. Fr. Nebres chaired the Engineering and Science Education Project of the Department of Science and Technology and directed a team for the Department of Education to develop plans to strengthen elementary and secondary education in the country's poorest provinces.

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Congratulations to Queena and Fr. Ben!!!

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