43rd RDE In-house Review Conducted

The 43rd Year-end In-house Review was conducted on December 4-5, 2023 at the Commercial Building in the University of Southern Mindanao. During the activity, all ongoing research projects were presented to a distinguished panel of evaluators. Outstanding projects in five categories were also recognized and identified. The winning projects are:

Research Category

1st place:

Tamie C. Solpot, Ma. Teodora N. Cabasan & Bernadith T. Borja, Screening of Potential Endophytes as Biocontrol Agent Against Major in Emerging Leaf Diseases of Rubber

2nd place::

Jessie Elarde, Nenita Elevazo Olero, Efren Magulama, & Edward Barlaan, Development of Corn Hybrids and Synthetic with Tolerance to Herbicide

3rd place:

Tamie C. Solpot, Development and optimization of innovative tissue culture systems for ‘cardava’ banana

Development Category

1st place:

Marilyn S. Painagan, Tito Jun T. Tidula, Benhamin I. Mamalo, Jonnah Mae A. Casalan, Jalaloden Marohom and Janice Bangoy, Optimization of Irrigation Flow Through Conduit Microhydropower to Generate Electricity for Off-grid
Barangay of Kabacan, Cotabato

2nd place::

Girlie D. Batapa, Ashley Coleen Ortiz, & Hazel Ann S. Soriano, Development of Contextualized Instructional Materials in Teduray

3rd place:

Pia Amabelle Flores & Rowell Nitafan, USM-LIFER 2 Project: USM & Ligawasan Marsh Innovative Fishbased Products and Establishing Relevant Community Collaboration

Innovation Category

1st place:

Anna Jean S. Garcia, Honey Vincent Valle, Daryl Mae Mamon, Leonard Paleta, Jupiter Pilongco, Roel Valenton, Jeaneth Licaros, Jonald Pimentel, Philip Benjamin, Rowel Madio, Leorence Tandog, & Debbie Marie
Verzosa, Statistical Tool Selector(Stat Select): A Mobile App for Faculty, Students and Researchers

2nd place:

Abubakar A. Murray, Sedra Murray & Lorelyn Joy Turnos-Milagrosa, New Formulation of BAR and Liquid Soap From Selected Industrial Crops with Potential Anti-MIcrobial Activity

3rd place:

Mark Al-Jamie J. Muttulani, Lorelyn Joy N. Turnos, & Leila S. Moscoso, Innovative Growing of Corn Microgreens (Zea mays) as Potential New Food for Commercialization

Extension Category

1st place:

Mary Rodelyn A. Cariaga, Metche Anne C. Logronio, & Romiel John P. Basan, Juan Food: Enabling 4Ps Beneficiaries Through Community Garden in Support for Household Food Security and Livelihood as Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

2nd place:

Melchie G. Palapar, Maribelle T. Piamonte, & Shirl May M. Bebit, Knowledge and Skills Advancement for the Ambulant Food Vendors in Kabacan, Cotabato

3rd place:

Jacinta T. Pueyo, Altair R. Neri, & Vivekeh D. Bat-og, HOPE (Holistic Opportunities for Progress and Empowerment) for Student Mothers

POSTER COMPETITION

Research Category

1st place:

Josephine R. Migalbin, Bernadith T. Borja, Neil Dave Pep Sumaya, Ritchel O. Torres and Stephanie Deguilmo, Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) Production as Inoculant for Silage Making

2nd place:

Tamie C. Solpot, Ma. Teodora N. Cabasan, Bernadith T. Borja and Jomarie V. Abubakar, Endophytic Fungi as Potential Biocon against the Dreadful Pestalotiopsis Leaf Fall Disease of Rubber

Development Category

1st place:

Pia Amabelle Flores & Rowell Nitafan, USM LIFER 2 Project: USM & Ligwasan Marsh Innovative Fishbased Products and Establishing Relevant Community Collaboration

Innovation Category

1st place:

Pia Amabelle Flores, Connie Guinmapang, Benjie Mari, Digital Promotion and Screening of Local Products Or Startups in Region 12 for Technology Incubation (DOST-12 and USM ATBI Collab for Regional Development)

2nd place:

Harem R. Roca, Jane R. Desamito & Divine L. Tolentino, Cacao-based product development and innovation using cocoa butter and powder

3rd place:

Pia Amabelle Flores & Cyrelle M. Besana, USM IP-TBM PHASE II: Patent Mining of Rubber Technologies thru Intellectual Property and Technology Business Management (IP-TBM) Operations of the University of Southern Mindanao

The evaluators are Dr. Graciella Caballero, Dr. Chris Rey Lituanas, and Dr. Naomi Tangonan for Research; Dr. Ariston Calvo, Dr. Mark Lloyd Dapar, and Engr. Berdeneth Pacio for Development; Dr. Josh Elisha Octura, Dr. Mark Jude Trundillo, and Engr. Nemesio M. Tolentino for Innovation; and Dr. Josephine Arbes, Mr. Ommal Abdulkadil, and Dr. Keno Jay Balogbog for Extension.