Lourdes R. Simpol, PhD

Director, Tropical Institute for Climate Studies (tropics)

Dr. Simpol has 32 years of professional experience in environmental sciences and the academe. Her areas of expertise include climate change; “applied” risk assessment, mitigation and adaptation to grassroots (Local Government Units and People’s Organizations). The results of her work in water quality assessment, including protocol the development for analysis and sampling procedures for pesticide residue analysis have been applied to different river systems of Davao City (7 river systems), Davao del Sur (2 river system) and South Cotabato (3 river system).

Dr. Simpol is the Director of the Tropical Institute for Climate Studies (tropics) at the Ateneo de Davao University, a newly created institute that deals with the research on climate related studies.

She became chairperson of the Foundation for Philippine Environment from 2016 to 2018 and Board of Trustees from 2014 to 2018. She is currrently a member of the General Assembly of the Foundation.

Her education include the following:

Phd Pharmaceutical Science, Hiroshima University, 1994
MS Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University, 1989
BS Chemistry, Ateneo de Davao University, 1983

She has Filipino citizenship and can speak English and Filipino fluently.

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