Leticia J. Ami, M.Eng.
Current Position : Associate Professor 2
Highest Educational Attainment: Master in Engineering (Engineering Education)
School Name/Location: University of the Philippines Diliman
E-mail Address: [email protected], [email protected]
Contact Numbers: (63 33) 3159285 (office)/ 315-9258(residence)/ 09088943473(mobile)
Fields of Specialization: Fish Handling and Processing, Product Development (Value addition),
Food Quality Assessment and Control
Other Field of Interests: Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Oceanography
Membership to Professional Organizations:
Highest Educational Attainment: Master in Engineering (Engineering Education)
School Name/Location: University of the Philippines Diliman
E-mail Address: [email protected], [email protected]
Contact Numbers: (63 33) 3159285 (office)/ 315-9258(residence)/ 09088943473(mobile)
Fields of Specialization: Fish Handling and Processing, Product Development (Value addition),
Food Quality Assessment and Control
Other Field of Interests: Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Oceanography
Membership to Professional Organizations:
Research
On-going
Project Staff.Biodiesel Products from Microalgae and Seaweeds: Establishment of Extraction and Conversion Protocols to Maximize By-product Utilization and Improve Fuel Quality. PCAMRD. May 2009-2012.
Completed
Project Leader, Assessment of Tuna: Application of Colorimetric Method.AFMA- August 2001- May 2003
Project Staff, Pacific Seaboard Research and Development. PCAMRD- October 1999- September 2001
Study Leader, Processing of Mussels and Oysters.PCAMRD- October 1998- September 1999
Project Leader, Minerals and Trace Heavy Metals in Some Selected Shellfish Species. UPV- January 1998- December 1998
Research Specialist, Research and Ecological Assessment of Ormoc Bay.FSP-UPV 1992-1993
Project Leader, Environmental Impact Assessment of UPV-Miagao. UPV –1991
Project Staff, Pacific Seaboard Research and Development. PCAMRD- October 1999- September 2001
Study Leader, Processing of Mussels and Oysters.PCAMRD- October 1998- September 1999
Project Leader, Minerals and Trace Heavy Metals in Some Selected Shellfish Species. UPV- January 1998- December 1998
Research Specialist, Research and Ecological Assessment of Ormoc Bay.FSP-UPV 1992-1993
Project Leader, Environmental Impact Assessment of UPV-Miagao. UPV –1991
Scientific/Technical Publications
- Conversion of Color Value to Mb-Extract Color Value in Tuna. UPV Journal of Natural Sciences. V12, No.1 June 2007.
- Effects of Tasteless Smoke on Quality of Chilled Yellowfin Tuna-Abstract. Memoirs of Faculty of Fisheries Kagoshima University -Special Issue 2008.
Awards, Distinctions, Recognitions, Fellowships/Scholarships
- Research awards for the project “Processing of Mussels and Oysters”
- 1st Place: Best Paper - PCAMARD Zonal Review, Tacloban City October 1999
- 2nd Place: NARRDS Research Award, BSWM, Dilimman, Q.C. January 2000
- Professorial Chairs:
- 2008 SMC Professorial Chair in Fisheries
- 2002 Diamond Jubilee Professorial Chair in Naval Architecture and Ocean Sciences
- 1998 RS Benedicto Professorial Chair in Science and Technology
- 1992 Synergistics Philippines Professorial Chair in Environmental Science