A paper written by UP faculty members was featured in the July-Aug 2016 issue of an international journal being published by several groups.
The paper, entitled “Gas Discharge Plasma Treatment of Poly (Ethylene Glycol-co-1,3/1,4 Cyclohexanedimethanol Terephthalate) for Enhanced Paint Adhesion” was selected as the featured article and the issue cover of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A. It was authored by Profs. Hernando S. Salapare III, Julius Andrew P. Nuñez of the College of Arts and Sciences, UP Manila and Henry J. Ramos, Hannah Shamina O. Cosiñero, and Miguel Y. Bacaoco of the College of Science, UP Diliman.
Salapare is a returning scientist under the Balik Scientist program of the Department of Science and Technology. He is Professorial Lecturer at the UP Open University and Adjunct Professor at UP Manila. He has a post-doctorate degree from the Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, LPMC, UMR 7336, France. He is also Professorial Lecturer at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.
The article was conferred the International Publication Award by the UP System in June 2016.
The Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A publishes reports of original research, letters, and review articles that focus on fundamental scientific understanding of interfaces, surfaces, plasmas and thin films and on using this understanding to advance the state-of-the-art in various technological applications. It is being published monthly by AIP Publishing; AVS: Science & Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing; Acoustical Society of America; American Association of Physicists in Medicine; American Association of Physics Teachers; Chinese Physical Society; Laser Institute of America; and The Society of Rheology.
For more information on the paper, visit http:// scitation.aip.org/content/avs/ journal/jvsta and http:// scitation.aip.org/content/avs/ journal/jvsta/34/4.
