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The Honorable
ESTRELLA FAGELA ALABASTRO
Secretary
Department of Science and Technology |
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Secretary Estrella Fagela Alabastro was appointed to head the
Department of Science and Technology on 12 March 2001. Previous to that, she was the
Department's Undersecretary for Research and Development since July 1995.
Dr. Alabastro was Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine Council for
Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development from July 1997-April 1998 and
Executive Director of the Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research and
Development from July 1991-January 1995. She is currently Professorial Lecturer at the
College of Home Economics and the Technology Management Center of the University of the
Philippines (UP).
At UP, she was also Dean of the College of Home Economics (1984-1990),
Chairman of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition (1973-1977), and Chairman of the
Office of Research and Publications (1981-1984).
A registered chemical engineer and Career Executive Service Officer,
she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, cum laude, from UP in 1961.
She also holds Masters and Doctorate degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Rice
University in Houston, Texas in 1965 and 1967, respectively.
Dr. Alabastro is the recipient of several awards, including the Most
Outstanding Alumna of the UP College of Engineering (1977), the Achievement Award in Food
Technology from the National Research Council of the Philippines (1987) and Fellow for
Outstanding Achievement in Food Research from the Philippine Association of Nutrition
(1988). She is also a three-time President of the Philippine Association of Food
Technologists. Likewise, she has attended numerous conferences and workshops and has
written several research papers on food technology and processes.
Dr. Alabastro was born on 19 February 1941 and is married.
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