Josette Biyo
Encyclopedia
Dr. Josette T. Biyo is a Filipino
educator who received the Intel
Excellence Award. Presently, she is the Executive Director of the Philippine Science High School System. She was the first Asian to win the award in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair at Louisville, Kentucky
. An asteroid, 13241 Biyo
(1998 KM41), was named after her by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, Lincoln Laboratory, USA. She holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the De La Salle University
in Manila with a dissertation research on seagrass community dynamics on Guimaras island, which was later on published in the The Philippine Scientist Journal.
josette Biyo Science Research Teaching Method
Dr. Biyo's innovations for teaching science research made her a winner in the Intel Excellence in Teaching Award. These innovations include a) building a scientific library, b) conducting field studies, c) establishing linkages with research institutions in the country, d) holding science forums in school, and e) teaching students laboratory and field techniques which would help them in the conduct of their research work. These teaching methods were able to produce noteworthy researches among the students in various fields such as oceanography, marine life, physics and robotics.
Awards and honors
Family life
Dr. Josette Biyo was born on January 19, 1958 in Januiay, Iloilo to Mr and Mrs Antonio Talamera. She is married to Nonito L. Biyo. They have two children Jono Angelo and Julian Paolo.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
educator who received the Intel
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
Excellence Award. Presently, she is the Executive Director of the Philippine Science High School System. She was the first Asian to win the award in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair at Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. An asteroid, 13241 Biyo
13241 Biyo
13241 Biyo is an asteroid named after Filipino teacher Dr. Josette Biyo, a high school teacher cited for winning the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Louisville, Kentucky. She was the first Asian teacher to win the Intel Excellence in Teaching Award.-External links:...
(1998 KM41), was named after her by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, Lincoln Laboratory, USA. She holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the De La Salle University
De La Salle University
De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...
in Manila with a dissertation research on seagrass community dynamics on Guimaras island, which was later on published in the The Philippine Scientist Journal.
josette Biyo Science Research Teaching Method
Dr. Biyo's innovations for teaching science research made her a winner in the Intel Excellence in Teaching Award. These innovations include a) building a scientific library, b) conducting field studies, c) establishing linkages with research institutions in the country, d) holding science forums in school, and e) teaching students laboratory and field techniques which would help them in the conduct of their research work. These teaching methods were able to produce noteworthy researches among the students in various fields such as oceanography, marine life, physics and robotics.
Awards and honors
- Intel Excellence in Teaching Award, 2002 – Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Louisville, Kentucky
- Fil-Up Award, 2004 - Global Doors Foundation, Inc., Glendale, California
- Philippine American Foundation Friendship Award, 2004 - National Press Club, Washington, DC
- Honorary Fellow, 2009 - Philippine College of Physicians
- one of the 50 Great Men and Women in Science, 2008, The Department of Science and Technology
- National Award for Community Service, 2008 - Rotary Club of Makati
- Presidential Award, 2007 - Philippine College of Physicians
- Lingkod Bayan Award, 2007 - Civil Service Commission
- Special Award, 2007 - Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS)
- Doctor of Humanities (Honoris Causa, 2004 – Manila Christian University
- Award for Continuing Excellence and Service (ACES), 2004 – Metrobank Foundation
- Distinguished Lasallian Award, 2004 – De La Salle UniversityDe La Salle UniversityDe La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director...
- “Women of Distinction Award”, 2004 - Soroptimist International
- The Outstanding Young Men(TOYM), 1998
- Outstanding Teacher of the Philippines, 1997 – Metrobank Foundation
Family life
Dr. Josette Biyo was born on January 19, 1958 in Januiay, Iloilo to Mr and Mrs Antonio Talamera. She is married to Nonito L. Biyo. They have two children Jono Angelo and Julian Paolo.