(*undergraduate author, **graduate author)
Presentations at the University of Scranton
(117) Gerard G. Dumancas, Machine learning techniques for developing sustainable chemical materials: applications in lignin depolymerization, Global Chemicals Management for Electronics Conference organized by Enhesa, Shrewsbury, UK, December 7, 2023 (invitation only). It is an honor to be invited to speak in the Global Chemicals Management for Electronics 2023 by Enhesa. Together with other global experts, we spoke from across the supply chain navigating through the complex, evolving regulatory landscape that governs the use of hazardous substances in electronic and electrical equipment. We spoke on the role of machine learning techniques for developing sustainable chemical materials on December 7, 2023 together with IBM. List of global speakers: https://events.chemicalwatch.com/803015/global-chemicals-management-for-electronics-2023/speakers.
(116) Gerard G. Dumancas, Satyajit Ghosh, and Vanessa Jensen, Challenges and opportunities in assessing programs from the perspective of a neophyte liberal arts faculty member, 10th Annual Drexel Assessment Conference, Drexel University, Sept 14, 2023.
(115) Gerard G. Dumancas, Implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom: Experience from PILLAR Program at the University of Scranton, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines, August 25, 2023.
(114) Gerard G. Dumancas, Balik Scientist Awardee Exit Presentation: Barriers and opportunities of establishing a COVID-19 patient registry in Western Visayas, Philippines, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City Philippines, August 24, 2023.
(113) Gerard G. Dumancas, The use of COVID19: R Interface to COVID-19 Data Hub (workshop), Hotel Santa Monica, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines, August 1, 2023.
(112) Gerard G. Dumancas, Recent Trends in COVID-19 Registry and its Applications in the Philippines, Hotel Santa Monica, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City Philippines, August 1, 2023.
(111) Gerard G. Dumancas, The Basics of R Language (workshop), University of San Agustin Center for Informatics, Iloilo City, Philippines, August 1, 2023.
(110) Gerard G. Dumancas, Near-Infrared spectroscopy and stacked regression enable the simultaneous determination of the chemical properties of fresh manure from cattle and poultry, 37th Philippine Chemistry Congress, SMX Convention Center, Bacolod City, Philippines, July 26-28, 2023 (invited speaker).
(109) Gerard G. Dumancas, The Basics of R Language (workshop), University of San Agustin Center for Informatics, Iloilo City, Philippines, July 22, 2023.
(108) Gerard G. Dumancas, I. Searching for publicly available datasets for chemometrics using RStudio, and II. The use of ChemoSpec R Package, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines, July 18, 2023.
(107) Gerard G. Dumancas, Influencing the future of scientific publishing through best practices for AI – Transforming scientific publishing: Harnessing AI through effective book publishing strategies, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology, Philippines, July 3, 2023
(106) Gerard G. Dumancas, Establishing COVID-19 Patient Registry in Western Visayas, Philippines, Department of Science and Technology Region VI, Iloilo City, Philippines, June 27, 2023.
(105) Gerard Dumancas, Research Mentoring for Young Scientists: How to Start?, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines, June 26, 2023.
(104) Gerard G. Dumancas, The Basics of R Language (workshop), University of San Agustin Center for Informatics, Iloilo City, Philippines, June 30, 2023.
(103) Gerard G. Dumancas, Challenges and opportunities of developing innovative ideas to commercialization. 1st Mindanao State University System Research, Extension, and Internationalization Summit: Institutional Assessment, Policy Review, and Action Plan, 4-7 May 2023, at the Grand Summit Hotel, General Santos City, Philippines.
(102) *Astrid D’Souza, Gerard Dumancas, Physical and Chemical Characterization of Ugandan Honey and its Comparison to Manuka Honey, the Celebration of Student Scholars Event, scheduled April 26, 2023, Noon to 3:00p.m., in the Atrium and Room 127 of the Loyola Science Center, the University of Scranton
(101) Gerard Dumancas, The University of Scranton Noyce Scholars Program: Current efforts in science teacher education, March 3, 2023, NEPA Regional Science Education Workshop - Spend the Day with Science Education Colleagues, Blue Ridge School District, Milford, PA (invited) (oral presentation).
(100) Dave Joseph Estrada; Amierson Tilendo; Anthony Maputi; Vanessa Enobio; Alona Lubguban; Gerard G. Dumancas; Roberto Malaluan; Arnold Alguno; Arnold Lubguban, Synthesis of Silanated Coconut Oil-Based Waterborne Polyurethane Coating for Corrosion Protection, 2022 International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Nanotechnology, Oct 27-29, 2022, Metro Centre Hotel/Grand Pavilion, Panda Tea Garden Suites, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.
(99) Gerard Dumancas, *Helena Ellis, *Jossie Neumann, and *Khalil Smith, Comparison of Various Signal Processing Techniques and Spectral Regions for the Direct Determination of Syrup Adulterants in Honey Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics, October 2022, SelectScience® Food Analysis Summit 2022. (e-poster).
(98) Norwell Brian Bautista, Johnziel Ubas, Eleo Jean Bandeling, Rhett Adrian Seduco, Jay Martizano, Steve Janagap, Gerard Dumancas, Chemometric analysis applied to bacterial monitoring using fourier transform infrared - attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR) spectroscopy, 36th Philippine Chemistry Congress, September 29-October 2, 2022 (virtual).
(97) Gerard Dumancas, Prakash Ghimire, Nathan Ponder, Guoyi Ke, Supporting Retention and Graduation of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics in Rural Central Louisiana, 2022 S-STEM Symposium, Washington DC, September 29-October 1, 2022.
(96) Gerard Dumancas, Jennifer Kaschak, Jason Graham, The University of Scranton Noyce Scholarship Program: Preparing for the next academic year, 2022 Southeastern Regional Robert Noyce Conference, June 15-18, 2022 (poster).
(95) Gerard Dumancas, Honey adulteration and beyond: Using chemometric, machine learning, and spectroscopic methods to assess food and bioproducts authenticity, The University of Scranton Research Seminar Series, April 1,2022.
(94) Gerard Dumancas, A novel faculty-student mentoring approach using photovoice and grit techniques for novice science and math teachers, Science and Mathematics Education Virtual Summit, Jackson State University, March 26, 2022 (virtual).
(93) Gerard Dumancas, Honey, are you from around here? Magis Honors Program in STEM, University of Scranton, March 24, 2022 (invited).
(92) Gerard Dumancas, NSF Grant Proposal Writing Experience, Benedictine College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium, Feb 18, 2022 (invited).
(91) Gerard Dumancas, *Helena Ellis, *Jossie Neumann, and *Khalil Smith, Comparison of Various Signal Processing Techniques and Spectral Regions for the Direct Determination of Syrup Adulterants in Honey Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics, Feb 14-15, 2022, SelectScience® Virtual Analytical Science Summit 2022. (poster)
(90) Gerard Dumancas, A novel faculty-student mentoring approach using photovoice and grit techniques to enhance student success, 2022 NSF Midwest Annual Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference, Feb 20, 2022.
(89) Gerard Dumancas, College Exposure for Young Women in Middle and High School, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., January 22, 2022 (invited)
(88) Gerard Dumancas, *Bryan Jackson, Utility of machine learning techniques in improving the scoring function of protein-ligand docking models, Sustainable Horizons Institute Research Pathways Workshop, December 1-2, 2021.
Presentations prior to the University of Scranton
(87) Gerard Dumancas, Feasibility study of establishing a biobank in Western Visayas, Philippines, The Society for Pinoy Neuroscience Enthusiasts (SPiNE) Philippine Neurobanking Symposium, October 30, 2021 (invited oral presentation)
(86) Gerard Dumancas, Guoyi Ke, Prakash Ghimire, Leesia Marshall, Nathan Ponder, Supporting Retention and Graduation of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics Majors in Rural Central Louisiana, 2021 Virtual NSF S-STEM Fall Forum, October 1, 2021 (oral presentation).
(85) Annie Louise Pinaloza, Jumari Fernandez, Arnold Gaje, Gerard Dumancas, Ricardo Babaran, Otolith shape analysis as a possible tool for stock discrimination of yellowfin tuna in the Philippines, 16th National Symposium on Marine Science, Philippine Association of Marine Science, Caraga State University, Philippines, July 22, 2021 – July 24, 2021.
(82) Gerard Dumancas, Guoyi Ke, Susan Myrick, Nathan Ponder, Louisiana State University at Alexandria (LSUA) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program: Preparing for the upcoming school year, Southeast Regional Noyce Conference, June 16, 2021 (online).
(81) Gerard Dumancas, Genome wide association studies, Phenome wide association studies in Mental Health & Biorepositories Development, Philippine National Center for Mental Health, Aprl 21, 2021 (online)
(80) Gerard Dumancas, Determining the requirements for genome-wide association studies and phenome-wide association studies in the Philippines, Western Visayas Health Consortium, April 7, 2021 (online)
(79) Gerard Dumancas, Updates on Chemometrics in the Development of Analytical Methods, Standards and Testing Division, Industrial Technology Development Institute, Department of Science and Technology, March 19, 2021 (online).
(78) Gerard Dumancas, Conceptual and Practical Applications of Chemometrics in Spectroscopy using R, University of the Philippines - Visayas, March 17, 2021 (online)
(77) Gerard Dumancas, Introduction to Chemometrics: Chemometrics in the Development of Analytical Methods, University of the Philippines - Visayas, March 16, 2021 (online).
(76) Gerard Dumancas, Feasibility study of establishing a biobank in Western Visayas, Western Visayas Health Consortium, March 15, 2021 (online).
(75) Gerard Dumancas, The Basics of R Programming, Western Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium, March 5, 2021 (online).
(74) Gerard Dumancas, Statistical Computing with R, Fisheries 224 class, University of the Philippines Visayas, Dec 3, 2020 (online).
(73) Gerard Dumancas, Teaching Innovations in the New Normal: Perspective from a Liberal Arts University in the United States, DOST Balik Scientist Program Online Forum, a pre-NTSW event, Nov 17, 2020 (online).
(72) *Miguel Cortez, Gerard Dumancas, Development of an Integrated Patient Registry System on Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Clinical Information for Risk scoring and Predictive Modeling, LSUA Scholar Day, May 1, 2020.
(71) *Kendall Powell, Gerard Dumancas, Development of a Simple, Easy-to-Use, and Convenient Smartphone Application to Determine Honey Authenticity, LSUA Scholar Day, May 1, 2020.
(70) *Destiny Harrison, Gerard Dumancas, Is it feasible to conduct a Phenome-Wide Association Study in the Philippines?, LSUA Scholar Day, May 1, 2020.
(69) *Khalil Smith, Gerard Dumancas, Examining the possibility of establishing a regional biobank center in
the Philippines, LSUA Scholar Day, May 1, 2020.
(68) *Neaven Bon Joy Marcial, Marjorie Carisma, Gerard Dumancas, Aneline Tolones, Jonel Saludes, Heavy metal profile of selected Philippine commercial herbal teas, Pacifichem 2020 Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, December 15-20, 2020.
(67) Gerard G. Dumancas, Health biomedical informatics for cardiovascular disease and diabetes detection in the Philippines, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines, July 29, 2019.
(66) Gerard G. Dumancas, Enhancing Applied Research Proficiency, University of the Philippines Visayas, Iloilo City, Philippines, July 24, 2019.
(65) Gerard G. Dumancas, Statistical genetics and epigenetics in animal breeding, 4th International Livestock Biotechnology Conference, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines, July 15, 2019.
(64) Gerard G. Dumancas, The Basics of R Programming,Philippine Science High School, Iloilo, Philippines, July 13, 2019.
(63) Gerard G. Dumancas, The Basics of R Programming, University of the Philippines College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines, July 8, 2019.
(62) Gerard G. Dumancas, *Helena Ellis, Direct Determination of Honey Adulterants Using a Quick, Convenient, and Easy-to-Use Method, Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Beekeeping Meeting, Louisiana, June 25, 2019 (Skype presentation live from the Philippines).
(61) *Terry Rodney, Gerard Dumancas, A Novel, Fast, and Efficient Method of Simultaneously Determining Terpenes: Potential Applications to Cannabis Testing and Plant Oil Samples, Scholar Day, LSUA, April 26, 2019.
(60) *Helena Ellis, Gerard Dumancas, Direct determination of honey adulterants using a quick, convenient, and easy-to-use method, Scholar Day, LSUA, April 26, 2019.
(59) *Jonathan Felix, Gerard Dumancas, A Novel Method of Quantifying Carbohydrate Sugars in Low Moisture Confectionary Food Products Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics, Scholar Day, LSUA, April 26, 2019.
(58) *Ben Dufour, Gerard Dumancas, Prediction of cardiorespiratory fitness gains in response to a standardized dose of exercise via a genetic algorithm based predictive modeling, Scholar Day, LSUA, April 26, 2019 (Outstanding Undergraduate Oral Presentation Field in Chemistry).
(57) **Angelica Faith L. Suarez, Gerard Dumancas, Sherwin Escayo, Vivian Azucena-Tupor, Structure-based virtual screening of natural products as inhibitors of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, Philippine Chemistry Congress, Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines, May 28-30, 2019.
(56) Glenn Lo, Anne Chevalier, Gerard G. Dumancas, Xiaoxu Jiang, Rajesh Komati, Darcey Wayment, Nathan Ponder, Heath Barnett, Sharon Cruse, Yusheng Dou, Alex Nguyen, Himanshu Verma, John Allen, Uttam Pokharel, Moodle Assessments for Chemistry: A Symposium and Workshop, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, March 16, 2019.
(55) *Ben Dufour, Claude Bouchard, Sujoy Ghosh, Gerard G. Dumancas, Prediction of cardiorespiratory fitness gains in response to a standardized dose of exercise via a genetic algorithm based predictive modeling, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, March 16, 2019.
(54) *Emmanuel Deniola, Robert L. Magdaug, Steve P. Janagap, Gerard G. Dumancas, Jay O. Martizano, Optimization of Electrospray Ionization-mass Spectrometric Parameters for the Analysis of Chloramphenicol in Fish Using Design of Experiments, 8th Fisheries Scientific Conference, Hotel Jen, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 5-6, 2018 (Top 10 best poster presentation).
(53) Gerard G. Dumancas, Leveraging process analytical technology, signal processing, design of experiments, and design of experiments in research and teaching, DOST Balik Scientist Exit Presentation, University of the Philippines - Visayas, August 9, 2018.
(52) Gerard G. Dumancas, A step to strengthening collaborative research – An interdisciplinary research proposal writing, University of the Philippines – Visayas, Iloilo City, July 16-18, 2018.
(51) Gerard G. Dumancas, Chemometrics and bioinformatics in the development of novel sensors, Philippine Science High School Western Visayas, August 8, 2018 (invited oral presentation).
(50) Gerard G. Dumancas, Training on process analytical technology, design of experiments, signal processing, and data fusion techniques, University of the Philippines - Visayas School of Technology, July 24, 2018.
(49) Gerard G. Dumancas, Training on process analytical technology, design of experiments, signal processing, and data fusion techniques, Saint Paul University - Iloilo, June 18-19, 2018.
(48) Gerard G. Dumancas, Academic Program Improvement Project: Training on process analytical technology, design of experiments, signal processing, and data fusion techniques, University of the Philippines-Visayas Department of Chemistry, June 7-9, 2018.
(47) *Catherine Setijadi, Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Development of a facile, convenient, and economical method for the direct determination of five carbohydrate sugars using partial least squares and Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy, The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, March 10, 2018 (*Best oral presentation award).
(46) *Chloe Lewis, Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Direct determination of oil content in binary mixtures of peanut and canola oils using partial least squares and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, March 10, 2018 (*finalist - best oral presentation award).
(45) *Chloe Lewis, Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Chemometrics for the direct determination of oil content in binary mixtures of peanut and canola oils, Sustainable Research Pathways Institute 2017 Workshop, Berkeley, CA, December 5, 2017 (poster).
(44) *Chloe Lewis, Ghalib A. Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, A novel, facile, and inexpensive method for the direct determination of oil content in binary mixtures of peanut and canola oils, LSU Undergraduate Research Conference, LSU Student Union, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 17, 2017 (oral).
(43) Gerard G. Dumancas, Utilizing chemometrics and bioinformatics in the development of sensors, DOST Balik Scientist Exit Presentation, University of San Agustin - Iloilo City, Philippines, August 1, 2017.
(42) Gerard G. Dumancas, Utilization of chemometrics and bioinformatics in the development of sensors, Department of Science and Technology Region VI, Iloilo City, Philippines, July 28, 2017.
(41) Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Risk factors for olfactory dysfunction in middle-aged and older U.S. adults, 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, July 23-27, 2017.
(40) Gerard G. Dumancas,Analytical chemistry: From traditional instrumental techniques to miniaturization technology, Mount Allison University, Canada, March 8, 2017 (invited Skype presentation).
(39) Gerard G. Dumancas, Analytical chemistry: Evolution and opportunities all throughout the years, Life Long Learner Lecture Opportunity, Louisiana State University - Alexandria, March 13, 2017.
(38) Gerard G. Dumancas, Panel discussion as a PEPI Fellow, Impact Applications of Data Science in Precision Medicine, Health Analytics, and Health Disparities, Georgia Institute of Technology, Klaus Advanced Computing Building, Atlanta, GA, September 19, 2016 (invited oral presentation).
(37) Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Red cell distribution width as a parameter for calculating indices of allostatic load, 2nd International Conference on Public Health and Nutrition, March 22-24, 2017 Rome, Italy.
(36) Gerard G. Dumancas, Ghalib Bello, Arnie de Leon, Stephen Zano, Matharishwan Naganbabu, H.E.A.R.T. (Holistic Evaluation and Assessment Ranking Technologies): A Proof-of-Concept, High Impact Applications of Data Science in Precision Medicine, Health Analytics, and Health Disparities, Georgia Institute of Technology, Klaus Advanced Computing Building, Atlanta, GA, September 19-20, 2016. (*Travel Award Winner from South Big Data Hub).
(35) Gerard G. Dumancas, Chemometrics and statistical genetics in the development of novel sensors, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Benedictine College, Kansas, September 23, 2016 (invited oral presentation).
(34) Gerard G. Dumancas, Ghalib Bello, Comparison of Machine-Learning Techniques for Handling Multicollinearity in Big Data Analytics and High-Performance Data Mining, 2015 Supercomputing Conference, Austin, TX, November 16, 2015 (*Travel Award winner from the Sustainable Horizons Institute) (One of top 44% in the world accepted for poster presentations).
(33) Lucas Adams*, Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Development and application of a genetic algorithm for variable optimization and predictive modeling of a 5-year mortality using questionnaire data, Research Day at the Capitol, Oklahoma City, OK, March 29, 2016 (*Fellowship Award winner).
(32) *Lucas Adams, Gerard G. Dumancas, Development and application of a genetic algorithm for predictive modeling of a 5-year mortality using questionnaire data, From Computational Biophysics to Systems Biology (CBSB2015), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OKC, OK (accepted).
(31) Gerard G. Dumancas and LipidTech, LLC, The LipidTech, LLC technology: Results from the Proof-of-Concept Center Progam, 2015 AOCS Uniform Methods Committee’ Subcommittee’s Roundtable Discussion
Agenda, May 4, 2015, Orlando, Florida.
(30) *Tyler Donathan, *Erin Arroz, *Joel Langford, Gerard G. Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, Robin Purdie, Purdie Assay: A Novel, Facile, and Cheap Assay for a Wide Array of Applications in Lipid, Terpene, and Estrogen Analyses, 2015 AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, May 3-6, 2015, Orlando, Florida.
(29) Gerard G. Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, Robin Purdie, Simultaneous determination of cholesterol and monounsaturated/polyunsaturated fatty acids using a novel assay, clustering algorithms, and genetic algorithm partial least squares, 2015 AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, May 3-6, 2015, Orlando, Florida.
(28) Gerard G. Dumancas, Indra Adrianto, Albert M. Levin, Michael C. Iannuzzi, Benjamin A. Rybicki, Courtney Montgomery, Role of NOD2 pathway in sarcoidosis cases with characteristics of Blau Syndrome, 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, November 14–19, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts.
(27) Gerard G. Dumancas, Chee Paul Lin, Indra Adrianto, Jennifer A. Kelly, Stuart B. Glenn, Jourdan Anderson, John B. Harley, Timothy J. Vyse, Robert P. Kimberly, Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme, Carl D. Langefeld, Betty P. Tsao, Lindsey A. Criswell, Chaim O. Jacob, Patrick M Gaffney, Kathy Sivils, Judith A. James, Courtney G. Montgomery, Identification of novel genetic association within Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I and Class II in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients: An examination of epitopes of early autoimmunity, 2013 Statistical and Quantitative Genetics Conference, November 25, 2013, Seattle, Washington (poster).
(26) Gerard G. Dumancas, Chee Paul Lin, Indra Adrianto, Jennifer A. Kelly, Stuart B. Glenn, Jourdan Anderson, John B. Harley, Timothy J. Vyse, Robert P. Kimberly, Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme, Carl D. Langefeld, Betty P. Tsao, Lindsey A. Criswell, Chaim O. Jacob, Patrick M Gaffney, Kathy Sivils, Judith A. James, Courtney G. Montgomery, Identification of novel genetic association within Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I and Class II in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients: An examination of epitopes of early autoimmunity, 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, October 28, 2013, San Diego, California. (poster)
(25) Gerard G. Dumancas, Michael A. Brown, Indra Adrianto, Christopher J. Lessard, Jennifer A. Kelly, Kiely Grundahl, Astrid Rasmussen, Hal Scofield, Kathy Sivils, Courtney Montgomery, A novel screening tool indicative of primary Sjogren’s Syndrome versus sicca symptoms, 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, October 27, 2013, San Diego, California. (poster)
(24) Gerard G. Dumancas, Chemometrics: The fast science, September 30, 2013, University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo, Iloilo City, Philippines (invited skype oral presentation live from Oklahoma City, USA).
(23) Gerard G. Dumancas, Michael A. Brown, Indra Adrianto, Christopher J. Lessard, Jennifer A. Kelly, Kiely Grundahl, Astrid Rasmussen, Hal Scofield, Patrick Gaffney, Kathy Sivils, Courtney Montgomery, Statistical genetics and chemometrics, September 3, 2013, Southern Christian College, Midsayap, Cotabato, Philippines (invited skype oral presentation live from Oklahoma City, USA).
(22) Michael Brown, Gerard G. Dumancas, Indra Adrianto, Christopher J. Lessard, Jennifer A. Kelly, Kiely Grundahl, Astrid Rasmussen, Hal Scofield, Kathy Sivils, Courtney Montgomery, A Novel Screening Tool Indicative of Primary Sjogren‘s Syndrome versus Sicca Symptoms, From Computational Biophysics to Systems Biology 2013, May 19-21, 2013, Norman, Oklahoma.
(21) Gerard G. Dumancas*, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, Novel, fast, and cheap assay to simultaneously determine the concentrations of lipids in food products using partial least squares and genetic algorithm partial least squares regressions, American Chemical Society Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division, San Diego, California, March 25, 2012 (*Withycombe Charalambous Award Finalist). (oral)
(20) Gerard G. Dumancas*, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, Genetic algorithm partial least squares regression for the simultaneous quantitation of mono-/polyunsaturated fatty acids, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, San Diego, California, February 6, 2012 (*Tony B. Academic Travel Award Winner). (poster)
(19) Pattern Recognition for Discrimination of Dyslipidemic States, Gerard G. Dumancas, Lisa Reilly, Neil Purdie, and Mary Muriuki, Proceedings of World Congress on Engineering, Imperial College London, UK, July 6-8, 2011. (poster)
(18) Simultaneous spectrophotometric and chemometric determination of oleic, linoleic, and linolenic fatty acids in vegetable oils, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Mary Kimani, and Lisa Reilly, Proceedings of World Congress on Engineering, Imperial College London, UK, July 6-8, 2011. (poster)
(17) Comparison of quantification of Total ω-6, Total ω-3 and ω-6/ω-3 Ratio in human serum using GC/MS and Purdie Assay,Mary W. Muriuki, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Lisa Reilly Oral presented at 38th Annual conference NOBBChE Houston Texas, Hilton Americas-Houston 20th April 2011.
(16) Quantification of Total ω-6, Total ω-3 and ω-6/ω-3 Ratio in human serum using GC/MS,Mary W. Muriuki, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Lisa Reilly,oral presented at 38th Annual conference NOBBChE Houston Texas, Hilton Americas-Houston 19th April 2011.
(15) Quantification of Total ω-6, Total ω-3 and ω-6/ω-3 Ratio in human serum usingGC/MS, Mary Kimani, Gerard Dumancas, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, 22nd Annual Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University, February 2011.
(14) Partial Least Squares (PLS1) Algorithm in Obtaining Meaningful Concentrations of Cholesterol and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Human Serum, Gerard G. Dumancas*, Mary Kimani, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, LabAutomation 2011, Palm Springs, California, January 31, 2011 (*Tony B. Academic Travel Award Winner).
(13) Pattern recognition for discrimination of dyslipidemic states, Gerard G. Dumancas, Lisa Reilly, Neil Purdie, and Mary Kimani, 102nd AOCS Meeting and Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(12) Simultaneous spectrophotometric and chemometric determination of oleic, linoleic, and linolenic fatty acids in vegetable oils, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Mary Kimani, and Lisa Reilly, 102nd AOCS Meeting and Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(11) Chemometric Algorithms for the Direct Determination of Lipids in Human Serum, Gerard G. Dumancas*, Mary Muriuki, Lisa Reilly, and Neil Purdie, 101st American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting and Expo, Phoenix, Arizona, May 16-19, 2010 (*Analytical Division Student Award, Honored Student Award, and Hans Kaunitz Award Winner). (oral and p. 11, 2010 ISBN No. 978-0-9818936-4-8 Annual Meeting Abstracts of AOCS).
(10) Effect of Wavelet Daubechies Denoising on K-Matrix Chemometric Algorithm for the Direct Determination of Lipids in Synthetic Mixtures and Human Serum, Gerard G. Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Lisa Reilly, and Neil Purdie, 101st American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting and Expo, Phoenix, Arizona, May 16-19, 2010. (oral and p. 4, 2010 ISBN No. 978-0-9818936-4-8 Annual Meeting Abstracts of AOCS).
(9) Quantification of Total Omega-6, Total Omega-3, and Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratios and Validation of Purdie Assay using GC-MS, Mary Muriuki, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, 55th Annual Pentasectional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 10, 2010, Norman, Oklahoma.
(8) Screening for High Risk Among Plasma Lipids, Gerard G. Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, PITTCON 2010 Conference, Orlando, Florida, (abstract accepted) (Association for Laboratory Automation Poster), February 28-March 5, 2010.
(7) Comparing Chemometric Algorithms for the Direct Determination of Lipids, Gerard G. Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, PITTCON 2010 Conference, Orlando, Florida, (ACS Analytical Poster), February 28-March 5, 2010.
(6) Coupling Ridge Regression Spectrophotometry with K-Matrix Chemometric Technique for the Direct Determination of Lipids, Gerard Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, (abstract accepted for oral to the 23rd Meeting of the Canadian Section of the AOCS), June 2009. (CAOCS Student Travel Award Winner)
(5) Chemometric Techniques for the Direct Determination of Cholesterol and Omega-3/Omega-6 Fatty Acids in Synthetic Mixtures and Human Serum, Gerard Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Mary Muriuki, Lisa Reilly, and Betsy Alberty, 20th Annual OSU Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, February 19, 2009. (poster)
(4) Novel Diagnostic Tool for Quantitating Cholesterol, Omega-3, and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids to Support Maternal/Infant Health, Cardiovascular Status, and Obesity-Related Diseases, Lisa Reilly, Neil Purdie, Gerard Dumancas, & LipidX Technologies, 100th American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting and Expo, Orlando, Florida, May 6, 2009. (oral and p. 9, 2009 ISBN No. 978-0-9818936-2-4 Annual Annual Meeting Abstracts of AOCS)
(3) Direct Calibration for the Direct Determination of Lipids, Lisa Reilly, Neil Purdie, Gerard Dumancas*, & LipidX Technologies, 100th American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting and Expo, Orlando, Florida, May 6, 2009. (oral and p. 9, 2009 ISBN No. 978-0-9818936-2-4 Annual Meeting Abstracts of AOCS) (*Analytical Division Student Award Winner)
(2) New Diagnostic Tool for Quantitating Cholesterol, Omega-3, and Omega-6 Fatty Acids to Support Maternal/Infant Health, Cardiovascular Status & Obesity, Neil Purdie, Lisa Reilly, & Gerard Dumancas, & LipidX Technologies, Venturewest Bricktown Capital Conference, Oklahoma City, September 6, 2007. (poster)
(1) Qualitative Determination of n-Hexane Extractable Materials in Iloilo River Estuary Sediments using Diffuse Reflectance - Fast Fourier Infrared Spectroscopy (DRIFTS), Martizano JO, Dumancas GG, Taberna HS, Pahila IG, Nillos MG. 2006. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science-University of the Philippines in the Visayas (JSPS-UPV), International Forum on Coastal Environment and Utilization of Fisheries Resources, Iloilo City, Philippines, Sept 13-14, 2006. (poster)
Presentations at the University of Scranton
(117) Gerard G. Dumancas, Machine learning techniques for developing sustainable chemical materials: applications in lignin depolymerization, Global Chemicals Management for Electronics Conference organized by Enhesa, Shrewsbury, UK, December 7, 2023 (invitation only). It is an honor to be invited to speak in the Global Chemicals Management for Electronics 2023 by Enhesa. Together with other global experts, we spoke from across the supply chain navigating through the complex, evolving regulatory landscape that governs the use of hazardous substances in electronic and electrical equipment. We spoke on the role of machine learning techniques for developing sustainable chemical materials on December 7, 2023 together with IBM. List of global speakers: https://events.chemicalwatch.com/803015/global-chemicals-management-for-electronics-2023/speakers.
(116) Gerard G. Dumancas, Satyajit Ghosh, and Vanessa Jensen, Challenges and opportunities in assessing programs from the perspective of a neophyte liberal arts faculty member, 10th Annual Drexel Assessment Conference, Drexel University, Sept 14, 2023.
(115) Gerard G. Dumancas, Implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom: Experience from PILLAR Program at the University of Scranton, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines, August 25, 2023.
(114) Gerard G. Dumancas, Balik Scientist Awardee Exit Presentation: Barriers and opportunities of establishing a COVID-19 patient registry in Western Visayas, Philippines, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City Philippines, August 24, 2023.
(113) Gerard G. Dumancas, The use of COVID19: R Interface to COVID-19 Data Hub (workshop), Hotel Santa Monica, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines, August 1, 2023.
(112) Gerard G. Dumancas, Recent Trends in COVID-19 Registry and its Applications in the Philippines, Hotel Santa Monica, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City Philippines, August 1, 2023.
(111) Gerard G. Dumancas, The Basics of R Language (workshop), University of San Agustin Center for Informatics, Iloilo City, Philippines, August 1, 2023.
(110) Gerard G. Dumancas, Near-Infrared spectroscopy and stacked regression enable the simultaneous determination of the chemical properties of fresh manure from cattle and poultry, 37th Philippine Chemistry Congress, SMX Convention Center, Bacolod City, Philippines, July 26-28, 2023 (invited speaker).
(109) Gerard G. Dumancas, The Basics of R Language (workshop), University of San Agustin Center for Informatics, Iloilo City, Philippines, July 22, 2023.
(108) Gerard G. Dumancas, I. Searching for publicly available datasets for chemometrics using RStudio, and II. The use of ChemoSpec R Package, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines, July 18, 2023.
(107) Gerard G. Dumancas, Influencing the future of scientific publishing through best practices for AI – Transforming scientific publishing: Harnessing AI through effective book publishing strategies, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology, Philippines, July 3, 2023
(106) Gerard G. Dumancas, Establishing COVID-19 Patient Registry in Western Visayas, Philippines, Department of Science and Technology Region VI, Iloilo City, Philippines, June 27, 2023.
(105) Gerard Dumancas, Research Mentoring for Young Scientists: How to Start?, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines, June 26, 2023.
(104) Gerard G. Dumancas, The Basics of R Language (workshop), University of San Agustin Center for Informatics, Iloilo City, Philippines, June 30, 2023.
(103) Gerard G. Dumancas, Challenges and opportunities of developing innovative ideas to commercialization. 1st Mindanao State University System Research, Extension, and Internationalization Summit: Institutional Assessment, Policy Review, and Action Plan, 4-7 May 2023, at the Grand Summit Hotel, General Santos City, Philippines.
(102) *Astrid D’Souza, Gerard Dumancas, Physical and Chemical Characterization of Ugandan Honey and its Comparison to Manuka Honey, the Celebration of Student Scholars Event, scheduled April 26, 2023, Noon to 3:00p.m., in the Atrium and Room 127 of the Loyola Science Center, the University of Scranton
(101) Gerard Dumancas, The University of Scranton Noyce Scholars Program: Current efforts in science teacher education, March 3, 2023, NEPA Regional Science Education Workshop - Spend the Day with Science Education Colleagues, Blue Ridge School District, Milford, PA (invited) (oral presentation).
(100) Dave Joseph Estrada; Amierson Tilendo; Anthony Maputi; Vanessa Enobio; Alona Lubguban; Gerard G. Dumancas; Roberto Malaluan; Arnold Alguno; Arnold Lubguban, Synthesis of Silanated Coconut Oil-Based Waterborne Polyurethane Coating for Corrosion Protection, 2022 International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Nanotechnology, Oct 27-29, 2022, Metro Centre Hotel/Grand Pavilion, Panda Tea Garden Suites, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.
(99) Gerard Dumancas, *Helena Ellis, *Jossie Neumann, and *Khalil Smith, Comparison of Various Signal Processing Techniques and Spectral Regions for the Direct Determination of Syrup Adulterants in Honey Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics, October 2022, SelectScience® Food Analysis Summit 2022. (e-poster).
(98) Norwell Brian Bautista, Johnziel Ubas, Eleo Jean Bandeling, Rhett Adrian Seduco, Jay Martizano, Steve Janagap, Gerard Dumancas, Chemometric analysis applied to bacterial monitoring using fourier transform infrared - attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR) spectroscopy, 36th Philippine Chemistry Congress, September 29-October 2, 2022 (virtual).
(97) Gerard Dumancas, Prakash Ghimire, Nathan Ponder, Guoyi Ke, Supporting Retention and Graduation of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics in Rural Central Louisiana, 2022 S-STEM Symposium, Washington DC, September 29-October 1, 2022.
(96) Gerard Dumancas, Jennifer Kaschak, Jason Graham, The University of Scranton Noyce Scholarship Program: Preparing for the next academic year, 2022 Southeastern Regional Robert Noyce Conference, June 15-18, 2022 (poster).
(95) Gerard Dumancas, Honey adulteration and beyond: Using chemometric, machine learning, and spectroscopic methods to assess food and bioproducts authenticity, The University of Scranton Research Seminar Series, April 1,2022.
(94) Gerard Dumancas, A novel faculty-student mentoring approach using photovoice and grit techniques for novice science and math teachers, Science and Mathematics Education Virtual Summit, Jackson State University, March 26, 2022 (virtual).
(93) Gerard Dumancas, Honey, are you from around here? Magis Honors Program in STEM, University of Scranton, March 24, 2022 (invited).
(92) Gerard Dumancas, NSF Grant Proposal Writing Experience, Benedictine College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium, Feb 18, 2022 (invited).
(91) Gerard Dumancas, *Helena Ellis, *Jossie Neumann, and *Khalil Smith, Comparison of Various Signal Processing Techniques and Spectral Regions for the Direct Determination of Syrup Adulterants in Honey Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics, Feb 14-15, 2022, SelectScience® Virtual Analytical Science Summit 2022. (poster)
(90) Gerard Dumancas, A novel faculty-student mentoring approach using photovoice and grit techniques to enhance student success, 2022 NSF Midwest Annual Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference, Feb 20, 2022.
(89) Gerard Dumancas, College Exposure for Young Women in Middle and High School, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., January 22, 2022 (invited)
(88) Gerard Dumancas, *Bryan Jackson, Utility of machine learning techniques in improving the scoring function of protein-ligand docking models, Sustainable Horizons Institute Research Pathways Workshop, December 1-2, 2021.
Presentations prior to the University of Scranton
(87) Gerard Dumancas, Feasibility study of establishing a biobank in Western Visayas, Philippines, The Society for Pinoy Neuroscience Enthusiasts (SPiNE) Philippine Neurobanking Symposium, October 30, 2021 (invited oral presentation)
(86) Gerard Dumancas, Guoyi Ke, Prakash Ghimire, Leesia Marshall, Nathan Ponder, Supporting Retention and Graduation of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics Majors in Rural Central Louisiana, 2021 Virtual NSF S-STEM Fall Forum, October 1, 2021 (oral presentation).
(85) Annie Louise Pinaloza, Jumari Fernandez, Arnold Gaje, Gerard Dumancas, Ricardo Babaran, Otolith shape analysis as a possible tool for stock discrimination of yellowfin tuna in the Philippines, 16th National Symposium on Marine Science, Philippine Association of Marine Science, Caraga State University, Philippines, July 22, 2021 – July 24, 2021.
(82) Gerard Dumancas, Guoyi Ke, Susan Myrick, Nathan Ponder, Louisiana State University at Alexandria (LSUA) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program: Preparing for the upcoming school year, Southeast Regional Noyce Conference, June 16, 2021 (online).
(81) Gerard Dumancas, Genome wide association studies, Phenome wide association studies in Mental Health & Biorepositories Development, Philippine National Center for Mental Health, Aprl 21, 2021 (online)
(80) Gerard Dumancas, Determining the requirements for genome-wide association studies and phenome-wide association studies in the Philippines, Western Visayas Health Consortium, April 7, 2021 (online)
(79) Gerard Dumancas, Updates on Chemometrics in the Development of Analytical Methods, Standards and Testing Division, Industrial Technology Development Institute, Department of Science and Technology, March 19, 2021 (online).
(78) Gerard Dumancas, Conceptual and Practical Applications of Chemometrics in Spectroscopy using R, University of the Philippines - Visayas, March 17, 2021 (online)
(77) Gerard Dumancas, Introduction to Chemometrics: Chemometrics in the Development of Analytical Methods, University of the Philippines - Visayas, March 16, 2021 (online).
(76) Gerard Dumancas, Feasibility study of establishing a biobank in Western Visayas, Western Visayas Health Consortium, March 15, 2021 (online).
(75) Gerard Dumancas, The Basics of R Programming, Western Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium, March 5, 2021 (online).
(74) Gerard Dumancas, Statistical Computing with R, Fisheries 224 class, University of the Philippines Visayas, Dec 3, 2020 (online).
(73) Gerard Dumancas, Teaching Innovations in the New Normal: Perspective from a Liberal Arts University in the United States, DOST Balik Scientist Program Online Forum, a pre-NTSW event, Nov 17, 2020 (online).
(72) *Miguel Cortez, Gerard Dumancas, Development of an Integrated Patient Registry System on Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Clinical Information for Risk scoring and Predictive Modeling, LSUA Scholar Day, May 1, 2020.
(71) *Kendall Powell, Gerard Dumancas, Development of a Simple, Easy-to-Use, and Convenient Smartphone Application to Determine Honey Authenticity, LSUA Scholar Day, May 1, 2020.
(70) *Destiny Harrison, Gerard Dumancas, Is it feasible to conduct a Phenome-Wide Association Study in the Philippines?, LSUA Scholar Day, May 1, 2020.
(69) *Khalil Smith, Gerard Dumancas, Examining the possibility of establishing a regional biobank center in
the Philippines, LSUA Scholar Day, May 1, 2020.
(68) *Neaven Bon Joy Marcial, Marjorie Carisma, Gerard Dumancas, Aneline Tolones, Jonel Saludes, Heavy metal profile of selected Philippine commercial herbal teas, Pacifichem 2020 Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, December 15-20, 2020.
(67) Gerard G. Dumancas, Health biomedical informatics for cardiovascular disease and diabetes detection in the Philippines, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines, July 29, 2019.
(66) Gerard G. Dumancas, Enhancing Applied Research Proficiency, University of the Philippines Visayas, Iloilo City, Philippines, July 24, 2019.
(65) Gerard G. Dumancas, Statistical genetics and epigenetics in animal breeding, 4th International Livestock Biotechnology Conference, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines, July 15, 2019.
(64) Gerard G. Dumancas, The Basics of R Programming,Philippine Science High School, Iloilo, Philippines, July 13, 2019.
(63) Gerard G. Dumancas, The Basics of R Programming, University of the Philippines College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines, July 8, 2019.
(62) Gerard G. Dumancas, *Helena Ellis, Direct Determination of Honey Adulterants Using a Quick, Convenient, and Easy-to-Use Method, Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Beekeeping Meeting, Louisiana, June 25, 2019 (Skype presentation live from the Philippines).
(61) *Terry Rodney, Gerard Dumancas, A Novel, Fast, and Efficient Method of Simultaneously Determining Terpenes: Potential Applications to Cannabis Testing and Plant Oil Samples, Scholar Day, LSUA, April 26, 2019.
(60) *Helena Ellis, Gerard Dumancas, Direct determination of honey adulterants using a quick, convenient, and easy-to-use method, Scholar Day, LSUA, April 26, 2019.
(59) *Jonathan Felix, Gerard Dumancas, A Novel Method of Quantifying Carbohydrate Sugars in Low Moisture Confectionary Food Products Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics, Scholar Day, LSUA, April 26, 2019.
(58) *Ben Dufour, Gerard Dumancas, Prediction of cardiorespiratory fitness gains in response to a standardized dose of exercise via a genetic algorithm based predictive modeling, Scholar Day, LSUA, April 26, 2019 (Outstanding Undergraduate Oral Presentation Field in Chemistry).
(57) **Angelica Faith L. Suarez, Gerard Dumancas, Sherwin Escayo, Vivian Azucena-Tupor, Structure-based virtual screening of natural products as inhibitors of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, Philippine Chemistry Congress, Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines, May 28-30, 2019.
(56) Glenn Lo, Anne Chevalier, Gerard G. Dumancas, Xiaoxu Jiang, Rajesh Komati, Darcey Wayment, Nathan Ponder, Heath Barnett, Sharon Cruse, Yusheng Dou, Alex Nguyen, Himanshu Verma, John Allen, Uttam Pokharel, Moodle Assessments for Chemistry: A Symposium and Workshop, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, March 16, 2019.
(55) *Ben Dufour, Claude Bouchard, Sujoy Ghosh, Gerard G. Dumancas, Prediction of cardiorespiratory fitness gains in response to a standardized dose of exercise via a genetic algorithm based predictive modeling, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, March 16, 2019.
(54) *Emmanuel Deniola, Robert L. Magdaug, Steve P. Janagap, Gerard G. Dumancas, Jay O. Martizano, Optimization of Electrospray Ionization-mass Spectrometric Parameters for the Analysis of Chloramphenicol in Fish Using Design of Experiments, 8th Fisheries Scientific Conference, Hotel Jen, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 5-6, 2018 (Top 10 best poster presentation).
(53) Gerard G. Dumancas, Leveraging process analytical technology, signal processing, design of experiments, and design of experiments in research and teaching, DOST Balik Scientist Exit Presentation, University of the Philippines - Visayas, August 9, 2018.
(52) Gerard G. Dumancas, A step to strengthening collaborative research – An interdisciplinary research proposal writing, University of the Philippines – Visayas, Iloilo City, July 16-18, 2018.
(51) Gerard G. Dumancas, Chemometrics and bioinformatics in the development of novel sensors, Philippine Science High School Western Visayas, August 8, 2018 (invited oral presentation).
(50) Gerard G. Dumancas, Training on process analytical technology, design of experiments, signal processing, and data fusion techniques, University of the Philippines - Visayas School of Technology, July 24, 2018.
(49) Gerard G. Dumancas, Training on process analytical technology, design of experiments, signal processing, and data fusion techniques, Saint Paul University - Iloilo, June 18-19, 2018.
(48) Gerard G. Dumancas, Academic Program Improvement Project: Training on process analytical technology, design of experiments, signal processing, and data fusion techniques, University of the Philippines-Visayas Department of Chemistry, June 7-9, 2018.
(47) *Catherine Setijadi, Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Development of a facile, convenient, and economical method for the direct determination of five carbohydrate sugars using partial least squares and Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy, The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, March 10, 2018 (*Best oral presentation award).
(46) *Chloe Lewis, Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Direct determination of oil content in binary mixtures of peanut and canola oils using partial least squares and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, March 10, 2018 (*finalist - best oral presentation award).
(45) *Chloe Lewis, Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Chemometrics for the direct determination of oil content in binary mixtures of peanut and canola oils, Sustainable Research Pathways Institute 2017 Workshop, Berkeley, CA, December 5, 2017 (poster).
(44) *Chloe Lewis, Ghalib A. Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, A novel, facile, and inexpensive method for the direct determination of oil content in binary mixtures of peanut and canola oils, LSU Undergraduate Research Conference, LSU Student Union, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 17, 2017 (oral).
(43) Gerard G. Dumancas, Utilizing chemometrics and bioinformatics in the development of sensors, DOST Balik Scientist Exit Presentation, University of San Agustin - Iloilo City, Philippines, August 1, 2017.
(42) Gerard G. Dumancas, Utilization of chemometrics and bioinformatics in the development of sensors, Department of Science and Technology Region VI, Iloilo City, Philippines, July 28, 2017.
(41) Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Risk factors for olfactory dysfunction in middle-aged and older U.S. adults, 21st International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, July 23-27, 2017.
(40) Gerard G. Dumancas,Analytical chemistry: From traditional instrumental techniques to miniaturization technology, Mount Allison University, Canada, March 8, 2017 (invited Skype presentation).
(39) Gerard G. Dumancas, Analytical chemistry: Evolution and opportunities all throughout the years, Life Long Learner Lecture Opportunity, Louisiana State University - Alexandria, March 13, 2017.
(38) Gerard G. Dumancas, Panel discussion as a PEPI Fellow, Impact Applications of Data Science in Precision Medicine, Health Analytics, and Health Disparities, Georgia Institute of Technology, Klaus Advanced Computing Building, Atlanta, GA, September 19, 2016 (invited oral presentation).
(37) Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Red cell distribution width as a parameter for calculating indices of allostatic load, 2nd International Conference on Public Health and Nutrition, March 22-24, 2017 Rome, Italy.
(36) Gerard G. Dumancas, Ghalib Bello, Arnie de Leon, Stephen Zano, Matharishwan Naganbabu, H.E.A.R.T. (Holistic Evaluation and Assessment Ranking Technologies): A Proof-of-Concept, High Impact Applications of Data Science in Precision Medicine, Health Analytics, and Health Disparities, Georgia Institute of Technology, Klaus Advanced Computing Building, Atlanta, GA, September 19-20, 2016. (*Travel Award Winner from South Big Data Hub).
(35) Gerard G. Dumancas, Chemometrics and statistical genetics in the development of novel sensors, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Benedictine College, Kansas, September 23, 2016 (invited oral presentation).
(34) Gerard G. Dumancas, Ghalib Bello, Comparison of Machine-Learning Techniques for Handling Multicollinearity in Big Data Analytics and High-Performance Data Mining, 2015 Supercomputing Conference, Austin, TX, November 16, 2015 (*Travel Award winner from the Sustainable Horizons Institute) (One of top 44% in the world accepted for poster presentations).
(33) Lucas Adams*, Ghalib Bello, Gerard G. Dumancas, Development and application of a genetic algorithm for variable optimization and predictive modeling of a 5-year mortality using questionnaire data, Research Day at the Capitol, Oklahoma City, OK, March 29, 2016 (*Fellowship Award winner).
(32) *Lucas Adams, Gerard G. Dumancas, Development and application of a genetic algorithm for predictive modeling of a 5-year mortality using questionnaire data, From Computational Biophysics to Systems Biology (CBSB2015), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OKC, OK (accepted).
(31) Gerard G. Dumancas and LipidTech, LLC, The LipidTech, LLC technology: Results from the Proof-of-Concept Center Progam, 2015 AOCS Uniform Methods Committee’ Subcommittee’s Roundtable Discussion
Agenda, May 4, 2015, Orlando, Florida.
(30) *Tyler Donathan, *Erin Arroz, *Joel Langford, Gerard G. Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, Robin Purdie, Purdie Assay: A Novel, Facile, and Cheap Assay for a Wide Array of Applications in Lipid, Terpene, and Estrogen Analyses, 2015 AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, May 3-6, 2015, Orlando, Florida.
(29) Gerard G. Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, Robin Purdie, Simultaneous determination of cholesterol and monounsaturated/polyunsaturated fatty acids using a novel assay, clustering algorithms, and genetic algorithm partial least squares, 2015 AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, May 3-6, 2015, Orlando, Florida.
(28) Gerard G. Dumancas, Indra Adrianto, Albert M. Levin, Michael C. Iannuzzi, Benjamin A. Rybicki, Courtney Montgomery, Role of NOD2 pathway in sarcoidosis cases with characteristics of Blau Syndrome, 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, November 14–19, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts.
(27) Gerard G. Dumancas, Chee Paul Lin, Indra Adrianto, Jennifer A. Kelly, Stuart B. Glenn, Jourdan Anderson, John B. Harley, Timothy J. Vyse, Robert P. Kimberly, Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme, Carl D. Langefeld, Betty P. Tsao, Lindsey A. Criswell, Chaim O. Jacob, Patrick M Gaffney, Kathy Sivils, Judith A. James, Courtney G. Montgomery, Identification of novel genetic association within Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I and Class II in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients: An examination of epitopes of early autoimmunity, 2013 Statistical and Quantitative Genetics Conference, November 25, 2013, Seattle, Washington (poster).
(26) Gerard G. Dumancas, Chee Paul Lin, Indra Adrianto, Jennifer A. Kelly, Stuart B. Glenn, Jourdan Anderson, John B. Harley, Timothy J. Vyse, Robert P. Kimberly, Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme, Carl D. Langefeld, Betty P. Tsao, Lindsey A. Criswell, Chaim O. Jacob, Patrick M Gaffney, Kathy Sivils, Judith A. James, Courtney G. Montgomery, Identification of novel genetic association within Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I and Class II in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients: An examination of epitopes of early autoimmunity, 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, October 28, 2013, San Diego, California. (poster)
(25) Gerard G. Dumancas, Michael A. Brown, Indra Adrianto, Christopher J. Lessard, Jennifer A. Kelly, Kiely Grundahl, Astrid Rasmussen, Hal Scofield, Kathy Sivils, Courtney Montgomery, A novel screening tool indicative of primary Sjogren’s Syndrome versus sicca symptoms, 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, October 27, 2013, San Diego, California. (poster)
(24) Gerard G. Dumancas, Chemometrics: The fast science, September 30, 2013, University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo, Iloilo City, Philippines (invited skype oral presentation live from Oklahoma City, USA).
(23) Gerard G. Dumancas, Michael A. Brown, Indra Adrianto, Christopher J. Lessard, Jennifer A. Kelly, Kiely Grundahl, Astrid Rasmussen, Hal Scofield, Patrick Gaffney, Kathy Sivils, Courtney Montgomery, Statistical genetics and chemometrics, September 3, 2013, Southern Christian College, Midsayap, Cotabato, Philippines (invited skype oral presentation live from Oklahoma City, USA).
(22) Michael Brown, Gerard G. Dumancas, Indra Adrianto, Christopher J. Lessard, Jennifer A. Kelly, Kiely Grundahl, Astrid Rasmussen, Hal Scofield, Kathy Sivils, Courtney Montgomery, A Novel Screening Tool Indicative of Primary Sjogren‘s Syndrome versus Sicca Symptoms, From Computational Biophysics to Systems Biology 2013, May 19-21, 2013, Norman, Oklahoma.
(21) Gerard G. Dumancas*, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, Novel, fast, and cheap assay to simultaneously determine the concentrations of lipids in food products using partial least squares and genetic algorithm partial least squares regressions, American Chemical Society Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division, San Diego, California, March 25, 2012 (*Withycombe Charalambous Award Finalist). (oral)
(20) Gerard G. Dumancas*, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, Genetic algorithm partial least squares regression for the simultaneous quantitation of mono-/polyunsaturated fatty acids, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, San Diego, California, February 6, 2012 (*Tony B. Academic Travel Award Winner). (poster)
(19) Pattern Recognition for Discrimination of Dyslipidemic States, Gerard G. Dumancas, Lisa Reilly, Neil Purdie, and Mary Muriuki, Proceedings of World Congress on Engineering, Imperial College London, UK, July 6-8, 2011. (poster)
(18) Simultaneous spectrophotometric and chemometric determination of oleic, linoleic, and linolenic fatty acids in vegetable oils, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Mary Kimani, and Lisa Reilly, Proceedings of World Congress on Engineering, Imperial College London, UK, July 6-8, 2011. (poster)
(17) Comparison of quantification of Total ω-6, Total ω-3 and ω-6/ω-3 Ratio in human serum using GC/MS and Purdie Assay,Mary W. Muriuki, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Lisa Reilly Oral presented at 38th Annual conference NOBBChE Houston Texas, Hilton Americas-Houston 20th April 2011.
(16) Quantification of Total ω-6, Total ω-3 and ω-6/ω-3 Ratio in human serum using GC/MS,Mary W. Muriuki, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Lisa Reilly,oral presented at 38th Annual conference NOBBChE Houston Texas, Hilton Americas-Houston 19th April 2011.
(15) Quantification of Total ω-6, Total ω-3 and ω-6/ω-3 Ratio in human serum usingGC/MS, Mary Kimani, Gerard Dumancas, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, 22nd Annual Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University, February 2011.
(14) Partial Least Squares (PLS1) Algorithm in Obtaining Meaningful Concentrations of Cholesterol and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Human Serum, Gerard G. Dumancas*, Mary Kimani, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, LabAutomation 2011, Palm Springs, California, January 31, 2011 (*Tony B. Academic Travel Award Winner).
(13) Pattern recognition for discrimination of dyslipidemic states, Gerard G. Dumancas, Lisa Reilly, Neil Purdie, and Mary Kimani, 102nd AOCS Meeting and Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(12) Simultaneous spectrophotometric and chemometric determination of oleic, linoleic, and linolenic fatty acids in vegetable oils, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Mary Kimani, and Lisa Reilly, 102nd AOCS Meeting and Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(11) Chemometric Algorithms for the Direct Determination of Lipids in Human Serum, Gerard G. Dumancas*, Mary Muriuki, Lisa Reilly, and Neil Purdie, 101st American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting and Expo, Phoenix, Arizona, May 16-19, 2010 (*Analytical Division Student Award, Honored Student Award, and Hans Kaunitz Award Winner). (oral and p. 11, 2010 ISBN No. 978-0-9818936-4-8 Annual Meeting Abstracts of AOCS).
(10) Effect of Wavelet Daubechies Denoising on K-Matrix Chemometric Algorithm for the Direct Determination of Lipids in Synthetic Mixtures and Human Serum, Gerard G. Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Lisa Reilly, and Neil Purdie, 101st American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting and Expo, Phoenix, Arizona, May 16-19, 2010. (oral and p. 4, 2010 ISBN No. 978-0-9818936-4-8 Annual Meeting Abstracts of AOCS).
(9) Quantification of Total Omega-6, Total Omega-3, and Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratios and Validation of Purdie Assay using GC-MS, Mary Muriuki, Gerard G. Dumancas, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, 55th Annual Pentasectional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 10, 2010, Norman, Oklahoma.
(8) Screening for High Risk Among Plasma Lipids, Gerard G. Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, PITTCON 2010 Conference, Orlando, Florida, (abstract accepted) (Association for Laboratory Automation Poster), February 28-March 5, 2010.
(7) Comparing Chemometric Algorithms for the Direct Determination of Lipids, Gerard G. Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, PITTCON 2010 Conference, Orlando, Florida, (ACS Analytical Poster), February 28-March 5, 2010.
(6) Coupling Ridge Regression Spectrophotometry with K-Matrix Chemometric Technique for the Direct Determination of Lipids, Gerard Dumancas, Mary Muriuki, Neil Purdie, and Lisa Reilly, (abstract accepted for oral to the 23rd Meeting of the Canadian Section of the AOCS), June 2009. (CAOCS Student Travel Award Winner)
(5) Chemometric Techniques for the Direct Determination of Cholesterol and Omega-3/Omega-6 Fatty Acids in Synthetic Mixtures and Human Serum, Gerard Dumancas, Neil Purdie, Mary Muriuki, Lisa Reilly, and Betsy Alberty, 20th Annual OSU Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, February 19, 2009. (poster)
(4) Novel Diagnostic Tool for Quantitating Cholesterol, Omega-3, and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids to Support Maternal/Infant Health, Cardiovascular Status, and Obesity-Related Diseases, Lisa Reilly, Neil Purdie, Gerard Dumancas, & LipidX Technologies, 100th American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting and Expo, Orlando, Florida, May 6, 2009. (oral and p. 9, 2009 ISBN No. 978-0-9818936-2-4 Annual Annual Meeting Abstracts of AOCS)
(3) Direct Calibration for the Direct Determination of Lipids, Lisa Reilly, Neil Purdie, Gerard Dumancas*, & LipidX Technologies, 100th American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting and Expo, Orlando, Florida, May 6, 2009. (oral and p. 9, 2009 ISBN No. 978-0-9818936-2-4 Annual Meeting Abstracts of AOCS) (*Analytical Division Student Award Winner)
(2) New Diagnostic Tool for Quantitating Cholesterol, Omega-3, and Omega-6 Fatty Acids to Support Maternal/Infant Health, Cardiovascular Status & Obesity, Neil Purdie, Lisa Reilly, & Gerard Dumancas, & LipidX Technologies, Venturewest Bricktown Capital Conference, Oklahoma City, September 6, 2007. (poster)
(1) Qualitative Determination of n-Hexane Extractable Materials in Iloilo River Estuary Sediments using Diffuse Reflectance - Fast Fourier Infrared Spectroscopy (DRIFTS), Martizano JO, Dumancas GG, Taberna HS, Pahila IG, Nillos MG. 2006. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science-University of the Philippines in the Visayas (JSPS-UPV), International Forum on Coastal Environment and Utilization of Fisheries Resources, Iloilo City, Philippines, Sept 13-14, 2006. (poster)