Michael Angelo B. Promentilla, PhD
Full Professor
Educational Background
PhD in Socio-Environmental Engineering,
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering,
University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering,
University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines
Michael Angelo B. Promentilla is a Full Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and the incoming Executive Director of the Center for Engineering and Sustainable Development Research (CESDR) at De La Salle University (DLSU). He is also the founding head of the Geopolymer and Advanced Materials Engineering Research for Sustainability (G.A.M.E.R.S.) Lab at DLSU. His research interests span decision modeling and risk analysis across public health, environmental, and energy systems, as well as the design and characterization of sustainable engineering materials, including geopolymers. He received his BS in Chemical Engineering (cum laude) and MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of the Philippines Los Baños and UP Diliman, respectively, and his doctorate in Socio-Environmental Engineering from Hokkaido University, Japan, under a Monbukagakusho scholarship. He was also a research fellow at Hokkaido University and Tokyo Institute of Technology under the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) program.
Dr. Promentilla was recognized in 2013 as one of the Outstanding Young Scientists in socio-environmental engineering by the Philippine National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). He was also the Chair of the Engineering and Industrial Research Division of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) from 2022 to 2024. His other accolades include the 2023 DOST Julian A. Banzon Medal for Outstanding R&D in Applied Research, the 2024 Hitachi Global Innovation Award, the 2019 Newton Prize Philippines Award, and the 2017 DLSU Pillar of Lasallian Excellence Award in Research. He has over 200 Scopus-listed publications with a Google Scholar h-index of 36.
Research Interest
- Geopolymer Technology and Alkali-Activated Cementitious Materials
- Decision Modeling and Risk Analysis for Environmental and Energy Systems
- Cleaner Production and Circular Economy
- Waste Valorization and Resource Recovery
- Microstructure Characterization of Cement-based Materials via X-ray Computed Tomography
Selected Publications
- Promentilla, M.A.B.; Janairo, J.I.B.; Yu, D.E.C.; Pausta, C.M.J.; Beltran, A.B.; Huelgas-Orbecido, A.P.; Tapia, J.F.D.; Aviso, K.B.; Tan, R.R., 2018. A stochastic fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making model for optimal selection of clean technologies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 183, pp. 1289-1299.
- Sugiyama, T.; Promentilla, M.A.B., 2021. Advancing concrete durability research through X-ray computed tomography. Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, 19 (6), pp. 730-755.
- Promentilla, M.A.B.; Sugiyama, T.; Hitomi, T.; Takeda, N., 2009. Quantification of tortuosity in hardened cement pastes using synchrotron-based X-ray computed microtomography. Cement and Concrete Research, 39 (6), pp. 548-557.
- Ngan, S.L.; How, B.S.; Teng, S.Y.; Leong, W.D.; Loy, A.C.M.; Yatim, P.; Promentilla, M.A.B.; Lam, H.L., 2020. A hybrid approach to prioritize risk mitigation strategies for biomass polygeneration systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 121, 109679.
- Promentilla, M.A.B.; Furuichi, T.; Ishii, K.; Tanikawa, N., 2008. A fuzzy analytic network process for multi-criteria evaluation of contaminated site remedial countermeasures. Journal of Environmental Management, 88 (3), pp. 479-495.
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