Editing Rene Batac

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[[Image: Sir_batac.jpg|200px|frame|right|Rene Batac, PhD]]


== Administrative Positions ==

'''Assistant Professor 5'''<br />
National Institute of Physics<br />
University of the Philippines Diliman
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==Courses handled==

'''Lectures'''
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* Physics 71 (Elementary Physics I) - Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics
* Physics 72 (Elementary Physics II) - Electromagnetism, Optics
* Physics 102 (Fundamental Physics II) - Electromagnetic Theory, Special Relativity
* Physics 104 (Fundamental Physics IV) - Quantum Mechanics
* Physics 10 Special Topics - Complex Systems
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'''Laboratories'''
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* Physics 71.1 (Elementary Physics I Laboratory) - Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics
* Physics 72.1 (Elementary Physics II Laboratory) - Electromagnetism, Optics
* Physics 101.1 (Fundamental Physics I Laboratory for Physics majors) - Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics
* Physics 102.1 (Fundamental Physics II Laboratory for Physics majors) - Electricity, Magnetism
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== Publications ==
'''In International Refereed Journals'''
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* I. Crisologo, '''R. Batac''', A. Longjas, E.F. Legara, and C. Monterola, Visual and auditory cues significantly reduce human's intrinsic biases when tasked to generate a random number sequence, ''International Journal of Modern Physics C'' '''21''' (5), 567-581 (2010).[http://www.worldscinet.com/ijmpc/21/2105/S0129183110015324.html]
* C. Monterola, I. Crisologo, J. Tugaff, '''R. Batac''', and A. Longjas, Surface morphology of chalkboard tips captures the uniqueness of the user's hand strokes, ''International Journal of Modern Physics C'' '''21''' (4), 535-548 (2010).[http://www.worldscinet.com/ijmpc/21/2104/S0129183110015294.html]
* M. Arciaga,  M. Pastor, '''R. Batac''', J. Bantang, and C. Monterola, Experimental observation and an empirical model of enhanced heap stability resulting from the mixing of granular materials, ''Journal of Statistical Mechanics - Theory and Experiment'' P07040,  doi:10.1088/1742-5468/2009/07/P07040 (2009).[http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/1742-5468/2009/07/P07040]
* '''R.C. Batac''', M.G. Pastor, M.E. Arciaga, J.Y. Bantang, and C.P. Monterola, Kinks, logarithmic tails, and super-stability in bi-disperse granular media, ''Physica A'' '''388''', pp. 3072-3082, doi: 10.1016/j.physa.2009.04.001 (2009).[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TVG-4W1SRPM-4&_user=3728211&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=998228846&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000061230&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=3728211&md5=49240b6c569c96f0bd1d9ed342e1aeda]
* E.F.T. Legara, A.G. Longjas, and '''R.C. Batac''', Competition in a social structure, ''International Journal of Modern Physics C'' '''20''' (1), 1-7 (2009).[http://www.worldscinet.com/ijmpc/20/2001/S0129183109013406.html]
* D.E. Juanico, A.G. Longjas, '''R.C. Batac''' and C.P. Monterola, Avalanche Statistics of Driven Granular Slides in a Miniature Mound, ''Geophysical Research Letters'' '''35''', L19403 (2008).[http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2008/2008GL035567.shtml]
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'''In national refereed journals/proceedings'''
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* A.Paguirigan, '''R.Batac''', C.Monterola, “Emergence of small-avalanche rollover regimes by increased neighborhood interaction in a sandpile model,” Proceedings of the 28th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2010).
* A.Longjas, I.Crisologo, '''R.Batac''', E.Legara C.Monterola, “Simultaneous Visual And Auditory Cues Enhance Human Random Number Generation,” Proceedings of the 28th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2010).
* '''R.Batac''', A.Longjas, C.Monterola, “Loss of self-organized criticality in a cascaded sandpile,” Proceedings of the 28th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2010).
* '''R.C. Batac''', A.G. Longjas and C.P. Monterola, “Size and waiting time statistics of multiple sandpile cascades,” Proceedings of the 27th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2009).
* A. Paguirigan, '''R.C. Batac''' and C.P. Monterola, “Time evolution of a landslide system with time-varying drying rates,” Proceedings of the 27th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2009).
* A. Paguirigan, '''R.C. Batac''' and C.P. Monterola, “Effects of water on the stability of the sandpile model: Interplay between stabilization and saturation,” Proceedings of the 27th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2009).
* I.A. Crisologo, '''R.C. Batac''', A.G. Longjas, E.F.T. Legara and C.P. Monterola, “Waiting time statistics reveal natural period of humans in random number generation tasks,” Proceedings of the 27th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2009).
* '''R.C. Batac''', M.G. Pastor and C.P. Monterola, "Kinks and logarithmic tails as stability markers in binary granular piles," Proceedings of the 26th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2008).
* '''R.C. Batac''', A.G. Longjas, G.A.P. Esleta and C.P. Monterola, "Cascading dynamics recovers actual landslide scaling exponent," Proceedings of the 26th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2008).
* A.G. Longjas, '''R.C. Batac''', D.E.O. Juanico and C.P. Monterola, "Observation of Self Organized Criticality in a miniature granular mound," Proceedings of the 26th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2008).
* J.P. Tugaff, I.A. Crisologo, A.G. Longjas, '''R.C. Batac''' and C.P. Monterola, "Chalk Print? Feasibility of predicting the lecturer based on his/her chalk leftovers," Proceedings of the 26th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2008).
* E.F.T. Legara, A.G. Longjas, and '''R.C. Batac''', "Competition in a social structure," Proceedings of the 26th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2008).
* '''R.C. Batac''', M.G. Pastor, M.E. Arciaga and C.P. Monterola, "Cellular automata model of repose angle formation of a binary granular mixture," Proceedings of the 25th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2007).
* A.G. Longjas, '''R.C. Batac''', and C.P. Monterola, "Experimental verification of a dissipative self-organized critical sandpile," Proceedings of the 25th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2007).
* M.E. Arciaga, M.G. Pastor, '''R.C. Batac''', J.Y. Bantang and C.P. Monterola. Continuum model for the critical angle of bidisperse granular mixtures. PISIKA 1, 33-35 (2007).
* '''R.C. Batac''' and J.Y. Bantang, "Characterizing elementary cellular automata rule 30 under single-cell overlap and information transfer," Proceedings of the Symposium on the Mathematical Aspects of Computer Science (SMACS) (2005).
* '''R.C. Batac''' and J.Y. Bantang, "Characterizing Cellular Automata Rules Using Quantitative Lattice Properties," Proceedings of the 23rd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2005).
* '''R.C.  Batac''', J.Y. Bantang, C.A. Saloma, "Cellular Automata Model of n-Slit Light Diffraction," Proceedings of the 22nd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Congress (2004).
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== Awards and Recognitions ==
International Publication Award (6)<br />
Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs<br />
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DOST-PCASTRD Thesis Grant, 2008<br />
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NRCP Best Scientific Poster, 2009<br />
Given during the NRCP General Assembly,<br />
Polakabal-Rigodon Hall, Manila Hotel<br />

==See Also==
Personal website: http://sites.google.com/site/renebatac [http://sites.google.com/site/renebatac]<br />
Teaching blog: http://physicsrcbatac.blogspot.com [http://physicsrcbatac.blogspot.com]<br />

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