Gerard G. Dumancas holds a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Oklahoma State University (OSU) and finished his courses with a 4.0 GPA. He obtained his BS in Chemistry (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines while being a University, College, and Presidential Leadership Scholar. Shortly after that, he won the 2005 International Eco-Minds Pathfinder Award in Asia-Pacific participated by eight countries across Asia-Pacific for his research plan involving the utilization of cottonseed oil wastes as diesel replacement fuel. He finished his Postdoctoral Fellowship from Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and a Harvard Bok Teaching Certificate: Higher Education Pedagogy online short course from Harvard University.
He entered OSU as an A & S Doctoral Student Excellence Awardee for being one of the Top Entering Graduate Students for Fall 2007 entry. In 2009, he won the American Oil Chemists’ Society’s (AOCS) Analytical Division Student Award for Excellence in Analytical Chemistry Research. In 2010, he was awarded the 2010 AOCS Honored Student Award, the 2010 AOCS Analytical Division Student Award for Excellence in Analytical Chemistry Research, and the 2010 AOCS Hans Kaunitz Award for outstanding research, academics, and leadership involvement. In 2011, he won the 2011 Tony B. Award as one of the upcoming 51 scientists and engineers in the world recognized by LabAutomation in Palm Springs, California.
Gerard has published more than 30 papers to date in international scientific journals, a co-author in 17 book chapters, and has had more than 50 oral and poster presentations in international/local scientific conferences. He served as the Editor-in-chief of the book entitled "Arachidonic acid: dietary sources and general functions" from Nova Science Publishers. He has served as a reviewer of the Journal of Chemometrics, Analyst, Applied Spectroscopy, Microchemical Journal, and the Journal of Laboratory Automation.
In 2012, Gerard was named as one of the 39 up and coming scientists in the world as a 2012 Tony B. Award Winner recognized by the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) in San Diego, California on February 2012. Moreover, he was also awarded as one of the six finalists worldwide for the 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS)/Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division Withycombe-Charalambous Award in San Diego, California on March 2012.
On top of his research accolades, he has also shown excellence in teaching by being recognized as a 2011 and 2012 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Finalist (one of the final three university-wide) by the Graduate and Professional Student Government Association at OSU.
Garnering a total of seven international and one US national research awards from Bayer, AOCS, ACS, and SLAS and having strings of publications from international peer-reviewed journals, Gerard was an Associate Professor of Chemistry and a Huie Dellmon Trust Endowed Professor of Science at Louisiana State University-Alexandria (LSUA). He also worked as a 2016 Visiting Scientist in GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA as a Program to Empower Partnerships with Industry (PEPI) Fellow. He is presently a Visiting Professor and a Department of Science and Technology Balik Scientist Awardee of the University of the Philippines and the University of San Agustin-Philippines. In 2019, he was awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor of Chemistry and was named a Huie Dellmon Trust Endowed Professor of Science (2019-2021) at LSUA. He also served as the Coordinator of Chemistry Programs (2019-2021) and as the Director of Honors Experience (2020-2021) at LSUA. In April 2021, he was awarded 2 major National Science Foundation (NSF) 5-year grants from the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and the S-STEM Program amounting to ~$2 million as a Principal Investigator. As such, he has been directing/co-directing several NSF programs (NSF S-STEM, NSF Noyce, and NSF LAMP scholarships) at LSUA. Over the years, Gerard has generated more than $2 million in external research grants. Specifically, his core research interests involve the development of novel spectroscopic and computational tools with a wide array of applications in edible oils, food science, and biomedical research. Starting Spring 2022, he embarks a career as an Associate Professor of Chemistry and the Director of NSF Noyce Program at the University of Scranton in Scranton, PA. At Scranton, he has also been mentoring MS in Chemistry students.
He entered OSU as an A & S Doctoral Student Excellence Awardee for being one of the Top Entering Graduate Students for Fall 2007 entry. In 2009, he won the American Oil Chemists’ Society’s (AOCS) Analytical Division Student Award for Excellence in Analytical Chemistry Research. In 2010, he was awarded the 2010 AOCS Honored Student Award, the 2010 AOCS Analytical Division Student Award for Excellence in Analytical Chemistry Research, and the 2010 AOCS Hans Kaunitz Award for outstanding research, academics, and leadership involvement. In 2011, he won the 2011 Tony B. Award as one of the upcoming 51 scientists and engineers in the world recognized by LabAutomation in Palm Springs, California.
Gerard has published more than 30 papers to date in international scientific journals, a co-author in 17 book chapters, and has had more than 50 oral and poster presentations in international/local scientific conferences. He served as the Editor-in-chief of the book entitled "Arachidonic acid: dietary sources and general functions" from Nova Science Publishers. He has served as a reviewer of the Journal of Chemometrics, Analyst, Applied Spectroscopy, Microchemical Journal, and the Journal of Laboratory Automation.
In 2012, Gerard was named as one of the 39 up and coming scientists in the world as a 2012 Tony B. Award Winner recognized by the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) in San Diego, California on February 2012. Moreover, he was also awarded as one of the six finalists worldwide for the 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS)/Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division Withycombe-Charalambous Award in San Diego, California on March 2012.
On top of his research accolades, he has also shown excellence in teaching by being recognized as a 2011 and 2012 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Finalist (one of the final three university-wide) by the Graduate and Professional Student Government Association at OSU.
Garnering a total of seven international and one US national research awards from Bayer, AOCS, ACS, and SLAS and having strings of publications from international peer-reviewed journals, Gerard was an Associate Professor of Chemistry and a Huie Dellmon Trust Endowed Professor of Science at Louisiana State University-Alexandria (LSUA). He also worked as a 2016 Visiting Scientist in GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA as a Program to Empower Partnerships with Industry (PEPI) Fellow. He is presently a Visiting Professor and a Department of Science and Technology Balik Scientist Awardee of the University of the Philippines and the University of San Agustin-Philippines. In 2019, he was awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor of Chemistry and was named a Huie Dellmon Trust Endowed Professor of Science (2019-2021) at LSUA. He also served as the Coordinator of Chemistry Programs (2019-2021) and as the Director of Honors Experience (2020-2021) at LSUA. In April 2021, he was awarded 2 major National Science Foundation (NSF) 5-year grants from the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and the S-STEM Program amounting to ~$2 million as a Principal Investigator. As such, he has been directing/co-directing several NSF programs (NSF S-STEM, NSF Noyce, and NSF LAMP scholarships) at LSUA. Over the years, Gerard has generated more than $2 million in external research grants. Specifically, his core research interests involve the development of novel spectroscopic and computational tools with a wide array of applications in edible oils, food science, and biomedical research. Starting Spring 2022, he embarks a career as an Associate Professor of Chemistry and the Director of NSF Noyce Program at the University of Scranton in Scranton, PA. At Scranton, he has also been mentoring MS in Chemistry students.