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Editor-in-Chief
Maricor N. Soriano, Ph.D.

Associate Editors
Mario A. Aurelio, Ph.D.
Earth Sciences

Jose Maria P. Balmaceda, Ph.D.
Mathematics

Zubaida U. Basiao, Ph.D.
Biology

Joel Joseph S. Marciano, Jr., Ph.D.
Computer Science, Engineering

Nemesio E. Montaño, Ph.D.
Biochemistry

Irene M. Villaseñor, Ph.D.
Chemistry

Corazon D. Villareal, Ph.D.
Managing Editor

Dercylis G. Mararac
Editorial Assistant

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Kelvin S. Rodolfo, Ph.D.
Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
krodolfo@uic.edu

Alfonso M. Albano, Ph.D.
Dept. of Physics
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
aalbano@brynmawr.edu

Victor C. Gavino, Ph.D.
Dept. of Nutrition
University of Montreal, Canada
victor.gavino@umontreal.ca

Rudolf A. Roemer,  Ph.D.
Centre for Scientific Computing and Dept. of Physics
University of Warwick
r.roemer@warwick.ac.uk

Raul K. Suarez, Ph.D.
Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
University of California, Sta. Barbara
suarez@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Luis G. Sison, Ph.D.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute
University of the Philippines, Diliman
luis.sison@up.edu.ph

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COVER PHOTO
The cover shows four species of ferns thriving near the copper-rich soils
of the Lepanto mine in Benguet. They are found to absorb the most
copper in their roots and thus may be used for phytoremediation  (Claveria
et al. page 1-12  this issue). Photo courtesy of Dr. Rene Claveria from
the Department of Environmental Science, Ateneo de Manila.

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