Dr. Renato U. Solidum, Jr.

Dr. Renato U. Solidum, Jr., Director, Philippine Institute for Volcanology & Seismology (Phivolcs). Email: rusolidum@phivolcs.dost.gov.ph. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), PHIVOLCS Bldng, CP Garcia Avenune., University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines.

Education

2002 Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

1992 Master of Science in Geological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago

1984 Bachelor of Science in Geology, University of the Philippines, Diliman.

Awards

2013 Distinguished Achievement Award, The Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi, University of the Philippines

2011 Presidential Gawad CES (Presidential Award CES), Career Executive Service Board, Philippines

2010 Excellence Award for Government Service, Philippine Federation of Professional Associations

2010 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award (Presidential Public Service Award), Civil Service Commission, Philippines

2010 Outstanding Professional of the Year (2010) in the field of Geology, Philippine Regulation Commission.

Work Experiences

2003 – Director, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

1999-2002 Chief Science Research Specialist, Geology and Geophysics R&D Division, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

1984-1998 Science Research Specialist to Supervising Science Research Specialist, Geology and Geophysics R&D Division, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Other Professional Experiences

2007, 2009, 2012 Subject Matter Expert, Safe Cities and Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction for the World Bank Institute On Line Course on Disaster Risk Reduction

2005 Instructor, Polytechnic University of the Philippines

1994 Shipboard Scientist, Westward 03, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

1988 Shipboard Scientist, Leg 124, Ocean Drilling Program.

Recent Publications

Galgana, G.A., Newman, A.V., Hamburger, M.W. and Solidum, R.U. 2014. Geodetic observations and modeling of time-varying deformation at Taal Volcano, Philippines. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 271: 11-23.

You, S.-H., Gung, Y., Lin C.-H, Konstantinou, K.I., Chang, T.-M., Chang, E.T.Y., Solidum, R. 2013. A preliminary seismic study of Taal Volcano, Luzon Island Philippines. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 65: 100-106.

Besana-Ostman, G.M., Ando, M., Daligdig, J.A., Abigania, M.I.T., Talisic, J.E., Evangelista, N., Listanco, E. and Solidum, R.U. 2011. The 1990 Bohol Earthquake: Tsunami observartions and effects at Bohol Island, Philippines. Journal of Tsunami Society International 30:78-93.

Solidum, R.U. and Alegre, L.D. 2010. Hazard Mapping and Assessment for Effective Community-based Disaster Risk Management (READY) Project. Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management. 3(1): 79-92.

Sassa, K., Nagai, O., Solidum, R., Yamazaki, Y. and Ohta, H. 2010. An integrated model simulating the initiation and motion of earthquake and rain induced rapid landslides and its application to the 2006 Leyte landslide. Landslides 7(3): 219-236.

Castillo, P.R., Rigby, S.J. and Solidum, R.U. 2007. Origin of high-field strength element enrichment in volcanic arcs: Geochemical evidence from the Sulu Arc, southern Philippines. Lithos 97:271-288.

Solidum, R.U., Castillo, P.R. and Hawkins, J.W. 2003. Geochemistry of lavas from Negros Arc, west central Philippines: Insights into the contribution from the subducting slab. Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems.

Castillo, P.R., Solidum, R.U. and Punongbayan, R.S. 2002. Origin of HFSE enrichment in the Sulu Arc, southern Philippines revisited. Geology 30: 707-710.

Castillo, P.R., Janney, P.E. and Solidum, R.U. 1999. Petrology and geochemistry of Camiguin Island, southern Philippines: insights to the source of adakites and other lavas in a complex arc setting. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 134: 33-51.

Academic and Social Activities

Member, Geological Society of the Philippines (Past President, 2004)

Member, International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (Member of Executive Committee, 2003-2007)

Member, National Research Council of the Philippines

Board of Trustee, Earthquakes and Megacities, Inc. (2005 – present)

Board of Trustee, Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (2007 – present).