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Research and Development Center for Arts and Sciences


The Center envisions to be a leading partner for Arts and Sciences in the Region that provides innovative solutions to societal problems and climate change issues. This enables to provide RDE services in relation to environmental conservation and management, natural product development, moral recovery, psychosocial interventions, empower cultural heritage, mentorship across discipline in technology and knowledge transfer and commercialization.

The Center envisions to be a leading partner for Arts and Sciences in the Region that provides innovative solutions to societal problems and climate change issues. This enables to provide RDE services in relation to environmental conservation and management, natural product development, moral recovery, psychosocial interventions, empower cultural heritage, mentorship across discipline in technology and knowledge transfer and commercialization.

Research Center Niche:

  • Biodiversity
  • Development of Natural Products
  • Experimental Design
  • Survey Sampling
  • Cultural Heritage and Language Documentation
  • Human and Social Development
  • Graph Theory
  • Mathematical Modeling
  • Statistical Modeling

Contact Information

College of Arts and Sciences 

Tel. No. (082 - 227 - 8192 local 230)

Email Address: rdcas@usep.edu.ph

Center Manager
Dr. Ariel C. Pedrano
Center Staff
Rosvelio L. Alan, Jr.

RDCAS has the following services:

- Natural Products Consultancy

- Underwater Photography for Sample Identification

- Species ID

- Environment Consultancy

- Statistical Consulting and Analysis

- Research Clinic (Thesis Advising, Investigatory Project for Senior High School and etc.)

- Human and Social Development

- Mathematical Consultancy and Tutorials

- Short Term Training Programs in Biodiversity Conservation

- Translation and Cultural Immersion Program/Service

- Language and Literature Documentation and Related Studies

Services to be offered:

- Laboratory Service Analyses (Food Surveillance, Water, Heavy Metal, Mutagenicity and others)

As of June 30, 2023

Research Center Managers attend website development training for the Center

The USeP Research Center Managers and RDE staff recently attending the training for the website development on July 4, 2023 at RDE Conference - USeP Obrero Campus. This activity purposely enhances the capacity of the Center to develop the website for updating any information related to the research activities of the faculty, staff and students. The training is facilitated by the Public Affairs Division.

CAS Research Activity Series 2023

The Center had conducted the Research Activity Series on March 21-22 and 24, 2023. This activity was participated in by the faculty and staff intended to come up with research proposals aligned with the RDE agenda. Moreover, contextualization of GAD and SDG related proposals was highlighted during the training on March 21-22, 2023. Dr. Joyce Limbaga, GAD Coordinator of CARS invited as the trainer. The proposals were evaluated according to the GAD scorecard instrument. Same thing was done with the SDG alignment with Dr. Grace Bacaltos. The activity series was culminated on March 24, 2023 for an In-House review with the evaluation - Dr. Silverio Magallon, Jr. as external reviewer. There were at least 4 projects and 2 studies presented and reviewed for research and extension proposals. The event was concluded by LORDEiC with Dr. Eveyth P. Deligero as the presiding officer.

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