Institute of Chemistry Library, UP Diliman

20/08/2026

📣 LIBRARY ADVISORY 📣

| August 20, 2026, Thursday

In accordance with Memorandum Circular No. 131, issued by the Office of the President and posted on the Presidential Communications Office page, all CS Libraries will have no on-site service and will only offer online services today due to the continued heavy rainfall brought by the Southwest Monsoon.

The CS Library Study Nook is also CLOSED.
We strongly advise everyone to avoid going to the library during heavy rainfall for your safety.

For research assistance, e-resource access, and inquiries, you may reach us through our official online channels or by email at 📧 [email protected].

Stay safe and stay dry, everyone! 🌧️☔

14/08/2026

✅Featured Faculty Publication✅

📢Title:
Toward Recoverable and Reusable Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Photocatalysts

📢Authors:
Ken Aldren S. Usman
Salvador C. Buenviaje Jr.
Yasmin D. G. Edañol

✔️Citation:
Usman, K. A. S., Buenviaje, S. C., & Edañol, Y. D. G. (July 31 2026). Toward recoverable and reusable titanium dioxide (TiO2 ) photocatalysts. ChemPhotoChem, 10(8), e70235. https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.70235

For more faculty publications from the Institute of Chemistry, please check out the CS Library website at https://cslib.science.upd.edu.ph/research/scholarly-publications/?page=1&per_page=10&sort=relevance&search_field=all

14/08/2026

You are cordially invited to attend a seminar by Dr. Webster L. Santos entitled:

“Molecular Pharmacology of Blocking Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Transport”

📅 September 1, 2026 (Tuesday)
🕜 1:30 PM
📍 Chemrez AVR, Institute of Chemistry, UP Diliman

We invite faculty members, researchers, students, and colleagues to join us for this scientific seminar.

We look forward to seeing you there!

11/08/2026

New semester, new goals! 💡 Start the semester strong at the IC Library. Whether you need quiet study space, faculty publications, or reference materials, we’ve got you covered.

📆 IC Library Schedule:

Weekdays: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Weekends: Closed

Wishing everyone a productive and successful semester! 🌟

07/08/2026

Online Registration for CSLIB is now OPEN for all enrolled students! 📝📚

📌 Register or renew your access to library services by filling out the online form:
🔗 tinyurl.com/cslibpatronreg
📄 Don't forget to upload your Form 5 for the current semester — Form 5A will not be accepted.

For questions or concerns, feel free to email us at 📧 [email protected]

Register or renew now and enjoy the CS Libraries! 💙

07/08/2026

Welcome, Freshies!😍

🎥 CS Freshie Student Orientation (AY 2026–2027)Welcome to the Coll...

06/08/2026

Following Memorandum Circular No. 122 issued by the Office of the President and posted on the official pages of the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines and the Presidential Communications Office, the UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor announced that government work (except for essential offices) in UP Diliman is suspended today, 6 August 2026.

05/08/2026

✅Featured Faculty Publication✅

📢Title:
Dual Inhibitory Activity of Diospyros blancoi A. DC. Leaf Extracts against Alpha-glucosidase and Butyrylcholinesterase

📢Authors:
Gian Carlo V. Tambago
Jacob Noel M. Inguito
Camille Ann F. Sapico
Jhenica Jade T. Tan
Philip S. Cruz
Evangeline C. Amor

✔️Citation:
Tambago, G. C. V., Inguito, J. N. M., Sapico, C. A. F., Tan, J. J. T., Cruz, P. S., & Amor, E. C. (February 2026). Dual Inhibitory Activity of Diospyros blancoi A. DC. Leaf Extracts against Alpha-glucosidase and Butyrylcholinesterase. Philippine Journal of Science, 155(1), 111–123.

For more faculty publications from the Institute of Chemistry, please check out the CS Library website at https://cslib.science.upd.edu.ph/research/scholarly-publications/?page=1&per_page=10&sort=relevance&search_field=all

29/07/2026

✅Featured Faculty Publication✅

📢Title:
Dicarboxylic Amino Acid-Engineered Ag Mesostructures Rich in Plasmonic Nanogaps for Photothermal Interfacial Water Evaporation

📢Authors:
John Rae Louis Escosio
Karl Lance Gabriel P. Canlas
Michelle D. Regulacio

✔️Citation:
Escosio, J. R. L., Canlas, K. L. G. P., & Regulacio, M. D. (July 23 2026). Dicarboxylic amino acid-engineered ag mesostructures rich in plasmonic nanogaps for photothermal interfacial water evaporation. ACS Applied Nano Materials, acsanm.6c02336. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.6c02336

For more faculty publications from the Institute of Chemistry, please check out the CS Library website at https://cslib.science.upd.edu.ph/research/scholarly-publications/?page=1&per_page=10&sort=relevance&search_field=all

27/07/2026

✅Featured Faculty Publication✅

📢Title:
Structural and functional basis of antinociceptive action of χ-conotoxin AoIA at the noradrenaline transporter

📢Authors:
Oliver J. V. Belleza
Heng Zhang
Helmut Schmidhammer
Tye I. Gonzalez
Cosmin I. Ciotu
Nataša Tomašević
Carlo Martin M. Ocampo
Jomari C. Fernando
Johannes Koehbach
Paula Schwarz
Mounaf Al Makhlouf
Gabor Tajti
Simon Hasinger
Nina Kastner
Orcun Avsar
Bernhard Retzl
Kathrin Jäntsch
Yi Jiang
Roland Hellinger
Michael J. M. Fischer
K. Johan Rosengren
Christian W. Gruber
Aaron Joseph L. Villaraza
Thomas Stockner
Mariana Spetea
H. Eric Xu
Harald H. Sitte

✔️Citation:
Belleza, O. J. V., Zhang, H., Schmidhammer, H., Gonzalez, T. I., Ciotu, C. I., Tomašević, N., Ocampo, C. M. M., Fernando, J. C., Koehbach, J., Schwarz, P., Al Makhlouf, M., Tajti, G., Hasinger, S., Kastner, N., Avsar, O., Retzl, B., Jäntsch, K., Jiang, Y., Hellinger, R., … Sitte, H. H. (July 21 2026). Structural and functional basis of antinociceptive action of χ-conotoxin AoIA at the noradrenaline transporter. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-026-01838-z

For more faculty publications from the Institute of Chemistry, please check out the CS Library website at https://cslib.science.upd.edu.ph/faculty-publication