Bienvenido Juliano is a Filipino scientist who received the National Scientist award in 2000.
Personal Information
Full Name : Bienvenido Ochoa Juliano
Birth Date : August 15, 1936
Died : February 21, 2018
Birthplace : Philippines
Education
College : University of the Philippines Los Banos (1955)
Course : Agriculture (magna cum laude)
Master : Organic Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus (1958)
Doctorate : Organic Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus (1959)
Note: He finished his PhD at the age of 22, the youngest ever from this university.
Career Highlights
Senior consultant at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Los Baños
Contribution to Science
Authored or co-authored over 370 scientific papers on rice chemistry especially the properties of starch and protein in relation to rice grain quality
Awards
2000 – National Scientist of the Philippines
1998 – ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technologists
1964 – Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM)
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