JOSEPH M. FORONDA , D.Sc.

Personal Background

Birthdate: December 9, 1961
Area of Specialization: Sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy
Office Address: National Institute of Geological Sciences
College of Science, University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon 1101
Phone:

(+632) 924-2709

e-mail: jforonda@up.edu.ph

Education

D. Sc. 1994 (Geology) Universität Bonn, Germany
M.S. 1988 (Geology) University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
B.S. 1983 (Geology) University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Courses Handled

  • Undergraduate
G.E. courses
  Geology 1 (Our Dynamic Earth)
Courses for Geology Majors
  Geology 11 and 11.1: Principles of Geology (Lec./Lab)
  Geology 50: Petrology
  Geology 170: Field Mapping

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Seminars/Workshops/Training Attended

Participant, "Regional Workshop on Coal Geology in Southeast Asia ." 3 to 10 Oct. 1983, Seoul , Rep. of Korea .

Participant, "Introduction to Quaternary Geology." 21 May to 1 June, 1984, University of the Philippines , Quezon City .

Participant, "Regional Seminar/Workshop on Preparedness for Geologic Disasters in Southeast Asia and the Pacific." 10 to 13 December, 1984, Makati , Metro Manila .

Speaker and participant, "Workshop/Training Course on Economic Geology, Tectonics, Sedimentary Processes and Environment of the Quaternary in Southeast Asia ." 3 to 7 Feb., 1986, Haadyai , Thailand .

Paper presented: Facies and processes of the resedimented units of the Laguna Formation, Rizal Province , Philippines .

Speaker and participant, "First Seminar-Workshop on Preparedness for Geologic Disasters in the Philippines ." 24-26 Sept. 1986, Quezon City .

Paper presented: Some aspects of stream and coastal erosion (with some Philippine examples).

Speaker, "Technical Seminar on Civil Engineering for Natural Hazard Protection." 31 Oct., 1986, Manila .

Paper presented: Some aspects of stream erosion.

Participant, "First International Seminar-Workshop on Lahars and Landslides." 10-12 Dec., 1986, La Trinidad Hotel, Legaspi City .

Speaker, "National Training Course on Salinity Intrusion Control." 14-23 Sept., 1987, Local Water Utilities Adm., Quezon City .

Paper presented: Rock/soil properties of aquifers.

Speaker and participant, "First Annual Geological Society of the Philippines Geological Convention." Nov. 1988, Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Quezon City .

Paper presented: Microfacies types of the Binangonan Formation, Antipolo-Teresa, Rizal.

Speaker, "Seminar-Workshop on Industrial Rocks and Minerals, Phase II." March 1989, Manila .

Paper presented: Geologic setting of dimension stone deposits in Antipolo-Teresa, Rizal.

Participant, "13th International Sedimentological Congress." Nottingham University , Nottingham ( England ), August, 1990.

Participant, "Coal Petrography." April-July, 1990; "Petrography of Lignites", Oct. 1990-Feb. 1991; "Fluorescence Microscopy of Coals", April-July, 1991,

Dept. of Geology, Geochemistry, and Deposits of Petroleum and Coal, Aachen Technical University , Aachen ( Germany ).

Participant, "Training on Trace Fossils." Trainor: Prof. R. Bromley, Dept. of Geology, Stuttgart University , Stuttgart ( Germany ), Jan. 27-28, 1992.

Participant, "Congress on Sea-Level Changes and Products." Dept. of Geology, Stuttgart University , Stuttgart ( Germany ), Jan. 29-31, 1992.

Participant, "Training on Microfacies Analysis and Facies Models of Carbonates." Trainors: Prof. Dr. E. Flügel and staff, Dept. of Geology and Paleontology, University of Nürnberg , Erlangan ( Germany ), Feb. 2-6, 1992.

Participant, "Training on Computer Software for the X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrophotometer." Dept. of Geology and Paleontology, Bonn University , Bonn ( Germany ), October-December 1992.

Speaker and participant, "3rd National Symposium in Marine Science." Miagao, Iloilo , 23-24 May 1994.

Paper Presented: The lower Malubog Formation (Upper Oligocene to Lower Miocene): An example of ancient storm-dominated neritic deposits, central Visayan Basin , Central Cebu .

Presentor and participant, "Geological Society of America Annual Meeting." Seattle , U.S.A. , 24-27 October, 1994.

Poster presented: Sequence stratigraphy of a Late Oligocene mixed siliciclastic-carbonate shallow ramp setting, Visayan Basin , Philippines .

Speaker and participant, "Geological Society of the Philippines Annual Geological Convention ( Geocon '94)." Univ. of the Philippines , Quezon City , 1-2 Dec. 1994.

Paper presented: Role of eustacy and tectonics on a siliciclastic-carbonate system: Naga Group (Oligocene-Miocene), Central Cebu .

Participant, "Lecture Series on Theory, Practice and Applications of Isotope Geochemistry." Univ. of the Phil., Q. City, 9-14 February 1995.

Speaker and participant, "Eighth Regional Conference on Geology, Mineral and Energy Resources of Southeast Asia ( Geosea '95)." Manila , 14-18 February 1995.

Paper presented: Sequence stratigraphic interpretation of the Upper Oligocene (Chattian) of Cebu, Visayan Basin , Philippines .

Participant, "Lecture Series on Environmental Geochemistry." Univ. of the Phil., Q. City, 22-23 February 1995.

Participant, "Second Open Science Meeting of the Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ)." University of the Philippines , 24-27 April 1995.

Speaker and participant, "Third Symposium, International Geological Correlation Programme Project 350." Quezon City , 7-14 May 1995.

Paper presented: Cretaceous sequences of Catanduanes Island , Philippines .

Presentor and participant, "International Symposium on Sequence Stratigraphy in Southeast Asia ." Jakarta , 16-18 May 1995.

Paper presented: Depositional systems and coal cyclothems in the upper Malubog Formation (Lower Miocene), Central Cebu, Philippines.

Poster presented: Sequence stratigraphy of a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic ramp setting: The Cebu Limestone (Upper Oligocene), Central Philippines .

Speaker and participant, "Geological Society of the Philippines Annual Geological Convention ( Geocon '95)." Univ. of the Philippines , Quezon City , 6-8 Dec. 1995.

Paper presented: A Comparison of the Olistostromes and Olistoliths of the Yop and Maybangain Formations: Theme and Variation.

Lecturer, "Seminar on Environmental Geology." Sponsored by NIGS-Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology, Mati, Davao Oriental, May 20-25.

Topics lectured: "Stream erosion" & "Mass-wasting."

Resource Speaker on Hydrogeology, Microbiological Services Laboratory, Natural Science Research Institute, University of the Philippines , September 18, 1996.

Speaker and participant, "Geological Society of the Philippines Annual Geological Convention ( Geocon '96)." Sulo Hotel, Quezon City , 4-6 Dec. 1996.

Paper presented: "Environmental significance of trace fossils in the Angat Formation (Lower Miocene), Doña R. Trinidad, eastern Bulacan"

Speaker and participant, "Geological Society of the Philippines Annual Geological Convention ( Geocon '96)." Sulo Hotel, Quezon City , 4-6 Dec. 1996.

Papers presented: "Evaluation of the geochemical procedures in recent and historical assessments of heavy metal pollution in Manila Bay : The concept of background and anomalous concentrations for pollution studies."

Resource Speaker on Hydrogeology and geomorphology, "Seminar on Recent Trends in Geology," (organized by Ntl. Power Corp.), Metropolitan Apartelle, Quezon City , 9-12 Dec. 1996.

Speaker and participant, "Cebu Symposium '97." Park Place Hotel, Cebu City , 2-5 April, 1997.

Paper presented: "The Lower Neogene Units of Cebu: A Case of Synonyms."

Resource Speaker on "Sources of Drinking Water", Microbiological Services Laboratory, Natural Science Research Institute, University of the Philippines , Quezon City , August 11, 1997.

Speaker, "Oil & Gas Philippines '97." Philippine Trade Training Center , Pasay City , M. Manila, 27-28 November, 1997.

Paper presented: "Incised Valley Fills as Exploration Targets: Outcrop Examples from the Late Oligocene of Cebu and Middle Miocene of Bulacan."

Presentor and participant, "Geological Society of the Philippines Annual Geological Convention ( Geocon '97)." Dusit Hotel, Makati , 3-5 Dec. 1997.

Poster presented: "The Paleogene to Quaternary Units of Eastern Bulacan Revisited."

Presentor and participant, "Geological Society of the Philippines Annual Geological Convention ( Geocon '97)." Dusit Hotel, Makati , 3-5 Dec. 1997.

Poster presented: "Sedimentary Model and High-Frequency Cyclicity of the Madlum Formation (Middle Miocene), eastern Bulacan"

Speaker, "Conference on Concrete Art, Science and Technology (CAST'98)." EDSA Shangrila Hotel, Mandaluyong, 5-6 June 1998.

Paper presented: "Geological Considerations for Raw Materials for Portland Cement Manufacture in the Philippines ."

Co-author, "Geological Society of the Philippines Annual Geological Convention ( Geocon '98)." Manila Galleria Suites, Pasig City , 2-4 Dec. 1998.

Paper presented: "Saltwater Intrusion Susceptibility of the Rio Tuba Coastal Plain in Bataraza, Southern Palawan ."

Co-author, "Geological Society of the Philippines Annual Geological Convention ( Geocon '98)." Manila Galleria Suites, Pasig City , 2-4 Dec. 1998.

Paper presented: "Geology of South-Central Ifugao ."

Speaker, "Geology Workshop of the 7 th Summer Institute in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics." University of the Philippines College Baguio , April 5, 1999.
Paper presented: "Sedimentary History of the Cordillera."

Co-author, "The 5th National Symposium in Marine Science." U.P. Marine Science Institute, 17-19 October, 1999.

Paper Presented: "Tidal Effects on Groundwater Fluctuations on a Small Oceanic Island : Pag-asa Island , Philippines ."

Co-author, " 1999 NIGS Research Symposium." U.P. Nat'l Inst Geological Sciences, 23-24 Nov. 1999.
Paper Presented: "Sedimentary Environments of Tertiary Units, Buguias, northern Benguet."

Co-author, "Geological Society of the Philippines 12 th Annual Geological Convention ( Geocon '99)." Manila Galleria Suites, Pasig City , 8-10 Dec. 1999.
Paper Presented: "Geology of Northern Buguias, Benguet Province ."

Co-author, "Geological Society of the Philippines 12th Annual Geological Convention ( Geocon '99)." Manila Galleria Suites, Pasig City , 8-10 Dec. 1999.
Paper Presented: "A Proposed Model for the 03 August 1999 Cherry Hills Landslide, Antipolo City ."

Co-author, " 1st National Conference on Cordillera Research ." Nov. 9-11, 2000, Baguio City .
Paper Presented: "River Flooding Problems in the Upper Agno River , Itogon, Benguet."

Co-author, " 1st National Conference on Cordillera Research ." Nov. 9-11, 2000, Baguio City .
Paper Presented Preliminary Analysis of Heavy Metal Content of Sediments in the Lower Agno River , Southern Benguet and Northwestern Pangasinan ."

Speaker, " 2000 NIGS Annual Research Symposium ." Nov. 24, 2000, NIGS, UP Diliman, Quezon City .
Paper Presented: "Water Resources Management Proposal for Pag-asa Island , Philippines ."

Co-author, " 2000 NIGS Annual Research Symposium ." Nov. 24, 2000, NIGS, UP Diliman, Quezon City .
Paper Presented: "Facies of the (Pleistocene) Tabuk Formation, Lamut (Ifugao) and Villa Verde-Solano (Nueva Vizcaya)."

Speaker, "Training on Environmental Impact Assessment Techniques." June 4, 2001, Century Imperial Palace Suites, Quezon City
Sept. 24, 2001 Clark Special Economic Zone, Mabalacat, Pampanga
Paper Presented: "EIA - Geology and Hydrogeology."

Co-author, "NIGSCon." Nov. 28, 2001, NIGS, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Paper Presented: "Paleogene units in northwestern Nueva Vizcaya and the Regional Implications for the Central Cordillera"

Speaker, "NIGSCon." Nov. 28, 2001, NIGS, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Paper Presented: "Facies of the middle part of the Taog Formation (Early-Middle Miocene), Northwest Leyte "

Co-author, "GeoCon 2001" Dec. 6, 2001, Mapua Inst. of Tech., Manila
Paper Presented: "Cenozoic Evolution of the Southwestern Margin of the Cagayan Valley Basin "

Speaker, "GeoCon 2001" Dec. 6, 2001, Mapua Inst. of Tech., Manila
Paper Presented: "Fresh groundwater protection strategies for Pagasa Island , Philippines "

Speaker, "The Dr. Luis Santos-Yñigo Memorial Symposium," Feb. 22, 2002, NIGS, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Paper Presented: "Indications for a Younger Age for the Basement of Central Cebu : An Updated Inventory"

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Publications/Proceedings

Foronda, J.M. (1983): Coal geology and resources potential of the Philippines : An overview . Final Report of the UNESCO Regional Workshop on Coal Geology in Southeast Asia , October, 1983, Seoul, Rep. of Korea, p. 128-142.

Schöll, W., Foronda, J., Jagolino, O., and Siringan, F. (1985): Geology and facies of part of Laguna Formation, Rizal Province . Natural and Applied Science Bulletin , v. 37 (1), p. 37-52.

Foronda, J., Schoell, W., Jagolino, O., and Alfane, S. (1987): Facies and processes of the resedimented units of the Laguna Formation, Rizal Province , Philippines . Proceedings of the Workshop/Training on Economic Geology, Tectonics, Sedimentary Processes and Environment of the Quaternary in Southeast Asia , Feb. 1986, Haadyai, Thailand, p. 52-63.

Foronda, J. M. (1987): Some aspects of stream erosion. Proceedings of the First Seminar-Workshop on Preparedness for Geologic Disasters in the Philippines , September, 1986, Quezon City , p. 141-159.

Foronda, J. and Schöll, W. (1988): Microfacies types of the Binangonan Formation, Antipolo-Teresa, Rizal Province . Journal of the Geological Society of the Philippines , v. 41, no. 1-4, p. 40-78.

Foronda, J. (1994): Sequence Stratigraphy of an Oligocene-Miocene mixed siliciclastic-carbonate system, Visayan Basin , Central Cebu, Philippines. Bonner Geowissenschaftlichen Schriften , Band 11, Holos Verlag, Bonn , 155 pp., ISBN 3-86097-010-0.

Foronda, J. (1996): Depositional Systems and Coal Cyclothems in the upper Malubog Formation (Lower Miocene), Central Cebu, Philippines. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sequence Stratigraphy in Southeast Asia . Jakarta , May 1995, p.465-476.

Foronda, J., David, S, Jr., Duyanen, J. and Siringan, F. (1996): A Comparison of the Olistotromes and Olistoliths of the Yop and Maybangain Formations: Theme and Variation. Geocon '95 VIII Annual Geological Convention Procceedings , p. 48-53.

Foronda, J., Esquito, J. and Mateo, Z. (1997): Environmental Significance of Trace Fossils in the Angat Formation (Lower Miocene), Doña R. Trinidad, eastern Bulacan. Geocon '96 IX Annual Geological Convention Proceedings ., p. 41-45.

Foronda, J., Esquito, J. and Mateo, Z. (1997): Incised Valley Fills as Exploration Targets: Outcrop Examples from the Late Oligocene of Cebu and Middle Miocene of Bulacan. Proceedings of the International Symposium Oil & Gas Philippines '97 , p.

Foronda, J. (1998): Geological Considerations for Raw Materials for Portland Cement Manufacture in the Philippines . Proceedings of the Conference on Concrete Art, Science and Technology (CAST'98), June 5-6 1998, Mandaluyong, p.120-123.

Macalalad, N., Geol 170 Class 1998, Aguda, N., Cabria, H., Pascua, C., and Foronda, J (1998): Geocon '98 XI Annual Geological Convention Manuscripts Volume, p. 31-40.

Geol 170 class '99, Aguda, N., Cabria, H., Foronda, J., Maglambayan, V. and Pascua, C. Geology of Northern Buguias, Benguet Province . 12 th Annual Geological Convention Proceedings , compact disc: file: ///F|/GEOL/Northern_Buguias_MASTER.htm. Dec. 8-10, 1999, Manila Galleria Suites, Pasig City .

John Ong, Nancy Aguda, Caroline Jaraula, Zenon Mateo, Chelo Pascua, and Joseph Foronda (2000). Tidal Effects on Groundwater in a Very Small Tropical Island : A Study on the Groundwater Resources of Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan Island Group. Science Diliman , v. 12 (2), p.33-44.

Joseph Foronda, Eligio Obille, Jr., and Jennifer de Leon (2001). River Flooding Problems in the Upper Agno River , Itogon, Benguet. Proceedings of the1st National Conference on Cordillera Research, Nov. 9-11, 2000, Baguio City .

Pascua, C.S. and Foronda, J.M. (2001). Land use and groundwater quality in the upper Agno watershed (Loo and Cayapas Valleys , Northern Benguet ). In: K.-P. Seiler & S. Wohnlich (Eds.). New Approaches of Characterizing Groundwater Flow - Proceedings of the XXXI IAH Congress, Munich, Germany, 10 - 14 September 2001 ., v. 2, p. 1243-1248. Balkema Publisher, Lisse, Abingdon, Exton, Tokyo .

Foronda, J., Aguda, N., Jaraula, C., Mateo, Z., Pascua, C., and Ong, J. (2001). Fresh groundwater protection strategies for Pagasa Island , Philippines . GeoCon 2001 , Dec. 5-7, 2001, Mapua Institute of Technology , Manila . Compact disc: file:///E%7C/web/documents/foronda/Fresh_GW_Resources_Strategies_Pagasa.htm

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Extension Works

Alternate Representative, National Committee on Geological Sciences, 1984-1988.

Member, Special Affairs Committee, U.P. Col. of Science, 1985-1987.

Test Framer, Search for the Outstanding Youth Science Researchers (TOYS) 1986, Project of the Science Promotion Institute, National Science and Technology Authority.

Trainor, Nat. Sci. II Program, 16-18 Oct. 1986, Univ. of the Phil., Quezon City ; 23-27 March 1987, Iloilo City .

Chairman, Organizing Committee, Annual Geological Society of the Philippines Convention 1994 ( Geocon '94).

Examiner, Univ. of the Phil. College Admission Test (UPCAT), Quezon City , 10-11 September, 1994.

Reviewer, Annual Board Review Class, organized by U.P. Cwm Zena'na, 1994, 2000, 2001

Board Member, Geological Society of the Philippines , 1995 & 1997.

Reviewer, Environmental Impact Assessment System, Environmental Management Bureau, 1996-present

Member, World Bank Technical Advisory Committee. Groundwater Potential Assessment for the Sto. Tomas-Pamatawan floodplain, Zambales in connection with the Second Subic Bay Freeport Project, June-December 2000.

Ongoing Research

Influence of salinity on primary productivity of Laguna Lake during the last few years from sediment geochemistry

Closing the land-sea pathway link in the humid tropics submarine groundwater discharge

Net sea level changes in the Pampanga Delta: Causes and Consequences

Students and thesis topics

J. Cabato, Faults and sedimentary packages of Subic Bay, Zambales as revealed by high resolution seismic profiling, June 1999

J.C.S. Doruelo, The dynamics of sediment transport off the coasts of Cavite, August 2000

Z.R.P. Mateo, Effects of delta switching on coastal morphology, bathymetry and sediment distribution: a paleogeologic reconstruction of the bayhead of Lingayen Gulf, September 2000

C.M.B. Jaraula, Paleontological, sedimentological and geochemical profiling of cores from Laguna Lake: implication on paleoenvironmental changes of the lake basin in the Late Holocene, March 2001

R.D. Berdin, Relative sea-level and paleoenvironmental changes during the Holocene in SW Bohol, July, 2001

V.J.S. Balboa, Quantifying spatial variations in waterlogged areas of the Pampanga Delta Region, October 2002.

M.Y.Y. Yacat, Net bottom sediment transport in Laguna Lake and Manila Bay, April 2003.

A.L. Pataray, Morphological and sedimentological characteristics of the sand dunes along the west coast of Ilocos Norte; a case study from Lapaz, Laoag City

J.P. Macawili, Contribution of shallow soil behavior to ground deformation, Sucat, Muntinlupa City.

K.R. Rodriguez, History of trace metal pollution in Laguna Lake.

N.J.H. Macalalad, Sea-level changes during the Holocene in Currimao, Ilocos Norte.

J.L.A. Soria, Paleoenvironmental and Paleo sea level reconstructions and natural compaction rates of the delta complex bordering northern Manila Bay, Philippines.

N. Baluda, Holocene sea level changes in Poro Point, La Union from morphological and sedimentological indicators.

I. G. Copuyoc, The Littoral Budget of the Luna Stones: An Environmental Concern for Sustainability (MS Environmental Studies, Miriam College Graduate School)

C. S. Pascua (Reader) Land Use and Groundwater Quality in the Upper Agno Watershed, Loo and Cayapas Valleys, Northern Benguet, December 2000.

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