UP MSI: Lecture on Seaweed Utilization Everyone is invited to attend a lecture on "Seaweed Utilization" by Dr. Marco Nemesio E. Montaño on April 20, 2009, Monday, 10:00 am at the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) AV Room.

Dr. Marco Nemesio E. Montaño is a professor at the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines, Diliman.  He is the inventor of the Seaweed-Based Air Freshener Gel which was granted a Utility Model Patent Certificate on March 9, 2007 by the Philippine Intellectual Property Office.  His field of expertise is on Marine Chemistry.  His works are concentrated on natural products from marine organisms and on seaweed chemistry and utilization.  Dr. Montaño is widely published in international journals such as Coastal Marine Science, Mar Ecol Prog Ser, and Botanica Marina.