Nuclear Applications in Food and Agriculture

• Crop Improvement Through Mutation Breeding
  • Composition or Quality Crop Breeding in Rice: Improvement of Grain Quality In Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Through Induced Mutation Breeding
  • Drought Tolerance of Soybean (Glycine max L .) in the Philippines
  • Enhancing Agricultural Productivity in Mindanao Through Radiation Technology : Component I -Fruit Crops (Mangosteen and Cashew)
  • Induction and Evaluation of Beneficial Mutations in Asexually Propagated Crops: I- Pineapple
  • Mutation Breeding of Priority Agricultural Crops: Component II - Ornamentals
  • Varietal Improvement of Selected Ornamental Crops (Spathoglottis Orchids, Foliage-type Anthuriums and Hoyas) Through Gamma Irradiation
  • Improvement of Crop Quality and Stress Tolerance for Sustainable Crop Production Using Mutation Techniques and Biotechnology
  • Development of Radiation Modified Natural Polymers as Plant Growth Promoter
  • Quality Evaluation of Philippine Super Mangoes Irradiated at Maximum Tolerable Dose ( Funded by USDA thru DA-BPI)

• Soil Quality Improvement
  • Assessment of Soil Erosion Using Fall-Out Radionuclides In Selected Agriculture Watersheds ( DOST-GIA Funded Project)

• Pest Control (Sterile Insect Technique)
  • Improvement of Mass Rearing Methods for Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera philippinensis ( Funded under the IAEA- Coordinated Research Project)
  • Improvement of Sterile Male Performance of Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera philippinensis, for SIT Programmes
  • Establishment of Radiation Dose for Quarantine Treatment of Mango Pulp Weevil, Sternochetus frigidus (Fabr.) in Philippine Carabao Mangoes (Part I: Irradiation and Evaluation of Treatment)

• Improvement of Animal Production
  • Integrated Approach to Improve Cattle Production Using Indigenous Resources and Conserving the Environment

Human Health and Medicine

• Clinical Trials of the PVP-Chitosan Hydrogels for Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)
• Semi-Commercial Production of PVP-Carrageenan Hydrogel for Burn/Wound Dressing and Bedsores ( Funded under the DOST-GIA Technicom Project)
• Comparative Analysis of Locally-Manufactured and Imported Cigarettes for Polonium-210 Concentration
• Efficacy of Gamma Radiation for the Sterilization of American Foul Brood (AFB) infected Materials (DOST-GIA Funded Project)
• Development of Radiation-Processed Honey Dressing for Health Care Management

Nuclear Techniques in Industry

• Radiotracer and Sealed Sources Application in Industry
• Survey for Nuclear and Other Industrial Minerals: Characterization of the Natural Radioelement Signatures of Porphyry Copper-Gold Deposit in the Philippines by Gamma ray Spectrometry: Implications to Mineral Exploration (DOST-GIA Funded Project)

Environmental Protection and Management

• Urban Waste Management
• Management of CTBTO Stations in the Philippines (Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Funded Project)
• Radiological Assessment for Release of TENORM into the Environment
• Marine Radioactivity Monitoring: Dose Assessment of Exposure to Population Due to Consumption of Seafoods
• Hydrogeochemical Process Studies/ Environmental Surveillance : Radon Monitoring of the Valley Fault System and its Implication as an Earthquake Precursor>
• Application of Nuclear Techniques in Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Studies: Transfer of Receptor Binding Assay (RBA) to End-Users: Assay of Marine Biotoxins (DOST Grants-in-Aid Funded Project)
• Application of Nuclear Techniques in Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Studies: Historical Profile of Harmful Algal Cysts and Anthropogenic Inputs in Sediment Using Isotopic Techniques (DOST Grants-in-Aid Funded Project
• Particulate Matter Monitoring by Nuclear and Related Analytical Techniques and Source Apportionment in Valenzuela, Metro Manila

Isotope and Nuclear Techniques Application

• Assessment of Trends in Freshwater Quality Using Environmental Isotopes and Chemical Techniques for Improved Resource Management
• Isotope Applications in Delineating Recharge of Bacolod City Groundwater System (DOST Grants-in-Aid Funded Project)
• Isotope Applications in Verifying Recharge Processes in Bulacan Province Groundwater System (DOST Grants-in-Aid Funded Project)
• High Technology Materials: Development and Applications of X-Ray Spectroscopic Techniques in the Characterization of Advanced Materials
• Development of Thermoluminescent Dosimeters
• Basic Research and Other Applications in Radiation Processing of Natural Polymers for Health, Agriculture and Environmental Applications
• Development and Application of Nuclear-Based and Related Analytical Techniques