Wilfredo Jose

Wilfredo Jose, PhD

WILFREDO I. JOSE, PhD (DocWillyJoe) is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the College of Engineering, University of the Philippines where he teaches several graduate and undergraduate courses. Prof. Jose obtained his BS Chemical Engineering at the Mapua Institute of Technology in 1969, MS Chemical Engineering from the University of the Philippines in 1976, and M. Phil. and PhD from Rutgers University in 1983 and 1984, respectively. He placed first in the Chemical Engineering Board Examination in 1969 and was conferred the Outstanding Chemical Engineer of the Year Award in 2007 by the Professional Regulations Commission.

Courses handled

ChE 101 Introduction to Chemical Engineering
ChE 171 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering
ChE 198 Special Problems: Health and Wellness Engineering (This is a new area of study.)
ChE 266 Waste Utilization (For revision to Waste Engineering)
ChE 202 Biotechnology for Engineers (This course is available to non-engineers as an elective)
ChE 233 Chemical Bioreactor Design
ChE 292 Biochemical Engineering
ChE 297 Special Topics: Design Engineering Principles and Practice (A new course)
ChE 298 Special Problems: Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design (A new course)
ChE 298 Special Problems: Design for Environment and Sustainability (A new course)
EnE 303 Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering

Special Courses Offered Through the National Engineering Center

Seminar/Workshop on Innovation and Creativity for Industry Professionals
Seminar/Workshop on Innovation and Creativity for Educators
Seminar/Workshop on Innovation and Creativity for Researchers

Awards and Recognitions

Achievement Award in Engineering, National Research Council of the Philippines, 1990.
Outstanding Young Scientist in Engineering, National Academy of Science and Technology, 1987
G. Y. Zara Award in Applied Science (Biochemical Engineering), conferred by the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science, 1991.
Outstanding Researcher of the University of the Philippines System for 1986-87.
Outstanding Engineering Researcher, conferred by the U. P. Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc., July 1992
Holder, UPERDFI (University of the Philippines Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc.) Professorial Chair in Waste Utilization, 1978 to 1990
Holder, C. A. Ortigas Professorial Chair in Chemical Engineering, 1991 to 1999
Holder, Cerlito San Juan and Family Professorial Chair in Engineering, 2000-2009
Holder, Sy Ling Chat Professorial Chair, 2010
Winner, 1991 National Science and Technology Week Search for Outstanding Research Award (Environment Category), Department of Science and Technology, July 12, 1991
Winner, Best Poster Paper Competition, 2nd Asia Pacific Biotechnology Congress, Los Baños, Laguna, May 22-24, 1991
2nd Prize, Regional Cluster Competition of the 7th Regional and National S&T Fora Competitions in Industry and Energy, February 2008
2nd Prize, Scientific Poster Presentation, Scientific Poster Exhibition, 74th NRCP Meeting, Manila Hotel, March 8, 2007
Outstanding Silver Jubilarian Award in Academe, MIT ChE-Chem Alumni Association, Inc. 21st Alumni Homecoming and Convention, Nov. 26, 1994

Special Feature: Health and Wellness Engineering

Some tips on health and wellness from the point of view of an engineer
Introduction
The human body is like an intricate engineering system and the brain is a powerful neural network computer.
For a chemical engineer, it is a chemical reactor or processing unit.
For a mechanical engineer – it’s a mechanical marvel.
For a civil engineer – It’s a resilient structure.
For an electrical engineer - it operates with electrical signals.
For an industrial engineer - It is an operatig system.
For a mining engineer - it has many minerals.
For a computer scientist - It is a parallel computer.
For a climate change expert – it’s an adaptable system.
For an accountant - everything should be accounted for.
For a medical doctor - It is bound to get sick.
For a microbiologist - it functions like a bacterium.
For a chemist - it is a chemical factory.
For a biochemist - It is an enzyme factory.
For a pollution control officer - It is a waste generator.
For a janitor – It’s a cleaning machine.
For a laundry person – It’s a washing machine.

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” - World Health Organization.
The health and wellness industry has an estimated $1 trillion market in the US in 2010
All sectors including engineers can partake in such opportunity (products and services)
This paper provides an alternative way of promoting health and wellness

Engineers and scientists formulate mathematical models to study physical and engineering phenomena
Modeling = applied mathematics.
We can also model the human body using five major laws and about two dozen auxiliary principles.
I present only the five major laws

Basic Conservation Laws
1. Conservation of Mass. This is also known as the continuity equation.
2. Conservation of Energy. This is also known as the first law of thermodynamics.
3. Conservation of Momentum. This refers to force balance or Newton’s Law.
4. Conservation of Charge. This is also known as Kirchoff’s Law used by electrical engineers.
5. Conservation of Moments. Applied by civil engineers to design and construction of structures.

To be continued...
From Jose, W. I., "The Application of Engineering Principles to Health and Wellness", Paper presented at the The 10th Science Council of Asia Conference, Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Manila, June 15, 2010
ABSTRACT
Professionally, health and wellness is usually the concern of health and medical practitioners. The analogy and similarity between biological and engineering systems are striking that engineers become interested in studying potential applications. The human body is more complicated than many engineering systems, and applying engineering principles to the human body can logically improve its performance. In this paper, five major principles (mass balance, energy balance, momentum balance, charge balance, and moment balance) are applied to the human body. About 2 dozen auxiliary principles (fundamentals usually studied in physics and chemistry) supplement the major principles. Examples of some practical applications are discussed. Direct applications of some principles may not be simple and have some limitations. Genetic makeup, environmental factors, and lifestyle practices largely affect the performance of the human body. A more realistic alternative is to apply the principle of preventive maintenance of engineering systems to the human body. This will result in a well functioning and healthy body.