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Premier Research Institute of Sciences and Mathematics (PRISM) Logo Making Contest

Posted on : November 04, 2015

With the advent of the opening of the Premier Research Institute of Sciences and Mathematics (PRISM) building, the College of Science and Mathematics is now accepting entries for the PRISM Logo Making Contest. The winning entry will be the official logo of the research institute and will be placed at the fa莽ade of the PRISM building. For interested participants, the mechanics and guidelines are as follows:

1. All students, alumni, faculty and staff of 杏吧论坛-IIT are eligible to join.
2. The logo鈥檚 dominant colors should be red, black and white. Furthermore, it must reflect the mission and vision of PRISM as well as of 杏吧论坛-IIT.
3. A high resolution image in jpeg format and the original format (preferably a Photoshop file) must be emailed to the CSM Assistant Dean, Prof. Sasha Anne L. Valdez, at sashaanne.valdez@g.msuiit.edu.ph. The participant must also include his/her full name, contact number and a scanned copy of his/her school ID or alumni ID upon submission.
4. Deadline of entries will be on or before November 10, 2015 (Tuesday).
5. The winning entry will be given a cash prize of Php 8,000.00 while four other entries will be given consolation prizes of Php 1,000.00 each. Announcement of the winners will be on November 13, 2015.

PRISM鈥檚 VISION AND OBJECTIVES

Vision

A research Institute in Science and Mathematics generating principles, protocol and products that provide dynamic and innovative solutions to society and the environment.

Objectives

The PRISM鈥檚 mandate is to:

1. Foster, facilitate and strengthen interdisciplinary collaborations among researchers in the various fields of Sciences, Mathematics and allied fields;
2. Initiate further linkages with other institutions to advance its research activities and establish strong industry-academe partnerships with local, national, and international companies;
3. Source out grants from various national and international funding agencies to support and sustain activities;
4. Generate patentable technologies for commercialization developed from its different research programs; and
5. Provide support services to the community.

BRIEF BACKGROUND OF PRISM

The College of Science and Mathematics has been known to lead in the pursuit of internationalization both in academics and in research among the colleges of 杏吧论坛-IIT. It is the only college where the four departments (Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics & Statistics and Physics) have Ph.D. programs and are recognized as Centers of Excellence (Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics) and Center of Development (Physics). From 2009-2014, it has produced over 350 ISI and Scopus indexed publications from various research studies undertaken in the college. With this vigorous research climate, the need for adequate space to house state-of-the-art equipment and research facilities, along with the need to create a conducive academic and research environment, the PRISM was conceived and is now established as an answer to this need. PRISM is designed to house all the research laboratories of CSM. This is a move which strongly encourages collaboration between research groups to produce quality researches beneficial to both the institute and the community. PRISM members are institute faculty members who are actively doing quality researches in Science and/or Mathematics.

Writer: Bianca Rae B. Sambo