Dr. Roxas-Villanueva joins UPLB Physics Faculty

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Dr. Ranzivelle Marianne
Roxas-Villanueva

Dr. Ranzivelle Marianne Roxas-Villanueva, a long-time IPL and Complex Systems Group member, moves to the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) starting this academic year. She is joined by her husband, Dr. Anthony Villanueva, in going to the UPLB Institute of Mathematical Science and Physics (IMSP).

Dr. Roxas-Villanueva, who is one of the main researchers in the field of Physics Education, joined the Video and Image Processing Group during her undergraduate studies. After a teaching stint in her home province, she returns to the IPL under the Complex Systems and Synchronization Groups of Dr. Christopher Monterola and Dr. Giovanni Tapang, respectively, where she conducted experimental and theoretical work on a modified peer instruction method. Her interests also include semantic networks, social systems, and fractal pattern formations.