last updated: 26 June 2003

Dr. Ritchelita P. Galapate

A. Current Affiliation

Assistant professor
University of the Philippines in the Visayas
UPV Cebu College
Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division

B. Educational Background

1980 BS Chemistry
Silliman University

1996 Master of Engineering (Environmental Science)
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

1999 Doctor of Engineering (Environmental Science)
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

C. Research Fields/Fields of Expertise

Research fields:

Water Resources
Waste Audit
Water Quality

D. Academic Awards

2001 International Publication Award University of the Philippines

E. Presentations in Conferences

Effect of the Hydraulic Retention Time and Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids on Trihalomethane Precursor Removal in the Activated Sludge Process
19th Biennial International Conference of the International Association of Water Quality (IAWQ), Vancouver, Canada, June 21-26, 1998

Influence of Chemical Functional Groups on Trihalomethane Formation
Natural Organic Matter Workshop, Poitiers, France, September 18-19, 1996

Origin of Trihalomethane Precursors in Kurose River, Hiroshima, Japan
ASian Regional Conference on Water Quality and Pollution Control, International Association of Water Quality (IAWQ), Manila, Philippines, February 7-9, 1995

F. Publications - Journals

Transformation of Trihalomethane Precursors in Kurose River, Hiroshima, Japan
Galapate, R. P.; Baes, A. U.; Okada, M.
Water Research 35, 2201-2206, 2001

Trihalomethane formation potential prediction using some chemicl functional groups and bulk parameters
Galapate, R. P.; Baes, A.u.; Ito, K.; Iwase, K.; Okada, M.
Water Research 33, 2555-2560, 1999

Effect of HRT and MLSS on THM precursor removal in activated sludge process
Galapate, R. P.; Agustiani, E.; Baes, A.U.; Ito, K.; Okada, M.
Water Research 33, 131-136, 1999