Dr. Glenn D. Aguilar: the Energetic Scholar

by

Melchor F. Cichon
September 6, 2006

At 42, Dr. Glenn Doromal Aguilar was chosen as the 7th Chancellor of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Iloilo, Philippines.

His appointment as Chancellor of UP in the Visayas was based, among others things, on his track record as a faculty, researcher, administrator, leadership, scholarship, linkages, commitment and loyalty.

Born on December 23, 1963 in Jaro, Iloilo City, Dr. Aguilar has been an "exemplar of excellence" since his high school days at Central Philippine University, Iloilo City in 1980, and even until after he got his Doctor of Engineering (Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering) in 1996 at the University of Tokyo. He got his Master of Science in Engineering (Ocean Engineering) at the University of Washington, USA, in 1988 under the World Bank Fellowship.

He graduated valedictorian at CPU Developmental High School in 1980. But before his graduation from high school, he was a Gerry Roxas Leadership Awardee, and was selected as one of the Ten Outstanding High School Students of Iloilo (Gov. Conrado Norada Award), both in 1980.

From CPU he proceeded to the College of Fisheries, University of the Philippines in Diliman for his Bachelor of Science in Fisheries, major in marine fisheries, and graduated cum laude in 1984.

While a student at UPCF (now UPV-CFOS), he was a recipient of President Ferdinand E. Marcos Scholarship in Fisheries, the present BFAR Scholarship for four years, 1980-1984.

Science and mathematics were the pet subjects of Dr. Aguilar since high school and these subjects were boosted when he entered college.

As a marine fisheries student, knowledge on these two subjects is very useful as there are several subjects in fisheries that require expertise on science and mathematics. All the majors and higher subjects in fisheries are science-based like phycology (study of algae), navigation, calculus, and physics.

Because of his mathematical and systematic way of doing things, he was appointed as a research aide even before he finished his college.

Upon graduation, he was immediately hired as a faculty of his alma mater.

As a faculty, Dr. Aguilar was involved in several research projects. This can be seen on his list of researches, publications, creative works and inventions, but mostly on fishing crafts. As of November 2005, he has published more than thirty papers, mostly as the major author. (Please see the partial list at the end of this profile.)

In between his work as a faculty and as a graduate student, Dr. Aguilar has held various administrative positions as Director of IMFO, CFOS, Vice-Chancellor for Planning and Development, UP in the Visayas. The highest position he got is being the Chancellor of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas.

He is the youngest among the UPV Chancellors.

Outside of the university, Dr. Aguilar served, among other, as Project leader like Philippine marine transportation system project (UP CID), 2000. He was also the National Team Leader of the Capture Fisheries Network (under the DA-BFAR Research, 1999-2004.

From these numerous works, Dr. Aguilar has won several awards, citations, honors and scholarships like:
2006 Outstanding Professional of the Year Award in the Field of Fisheries, given by the Professional Regulation Commission to "a professional as recommended by his/her peers for having demonstrated exceptional professional competence and integrity in the practice of his/her profession; participated meaningfully in professional activities through the professional organization; contributed significantly to the advancement of the profession and to the effective discharge of the profession's social responsibility through meaningful contribution/participation in socio-civic activities."

Fulbright Research Scholar, Oregon State University, August 2004- May 2005.

First Place winner, 5th National Science and Technology Fora and Competition for Outstanding R & D in Industry and Energy (PCIERD-DOST), March 19, 2004

AFMA Outstanding Paper Award, Knowledge based system for the selection and monitoring of marine fishery reserves. National Research symposium, DA-BAR, October 4, 2001.

Graduate Paper Award, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, USA, 1988.

He was included in Marquis Who’s Who in the World 2000-2005.

There is a saying that says: the fuller the grain, the lower it bends. This is what we see in Dr. Aguilar when we meet him.

An article about him says it all:

"This superior professional has a humble demeanor. It is not an unusual sight to see "Sir Glenn" comfortably chatting or playing sports with rank-and-file personnel or utility workers. He is known to be readily helpful , i.e. sharing notes with classmates, tutoring students, extending a contribution.

He is married to Dr. Riza O. Aguilar, also of the UPV CFOS. They have two children.

Here are some of his researches/publications/creative works/inventions.

Aguilar, G. D. 1996. Current approaches for sharing design information. UPV Journal of Natural Sciences 1(2):150-159.

Aguilar, G. D. 1997. Comparative analysis of hull forms of selected Philippine indigenous fishing craft. UPV Journal of Natural Sciences 2(1):17-43.

Aguilar, G. D. 1997. Computer modelling of indigenous fishing crafts. UPV Journal of Natural Sciences 2(1):44-59.

Aguilar, G. D. 1998. Development of a ubiquitous ship design and general arrangement system. College of Fisheries, UP Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo. Terminal Report.

Aguilar, G. D. 1998. Development of small craft hull forms using an intranetbase marine vehicle design and model testing equipment. College of Fisheries UP in the Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo. 45p. Terminal Report.

Aguilar, G. D. 1999. The selection tool: a system for simple decision making. Proceedings, 7th National convention on Statistics. National Statistics coordination board, November 1999.

Aguilar, G. D. 2000. Some maritime transport concerns. Public Policy 4(1):93-119.

Aguilar, G. D. 2001.The national integrated research development and extension agenda and program for Philippine capture fisheries. International Seminar on Responsible Capture fisheries in Coastal Waters of Asia: Case Studies and Researches for sustainable Development and Management of Tropical Fisheries. September 24-27, 2001. UPV Miag-ao, Iloilo.

Aguilar, G. D. 2003. The RORO system of the Philippine Archipelago. Proceedings Joint meeting of the Asian Marine transportation Cooperation Program (JSPS) Hiroshima University Oct 22-23, 2003.

Aguilar, G. D. 2004. Philippine fishing boats, p. 118-121. In DA-BFAR (Department of Agriculture-Bureau of fisheries and Aquatic Resources). In turbulent seas: The status of Philippine marine fisheries. Coastal Resource Management Project, Cebu City, Philippines. 378p

Aguilar, G. D. 2004. Present and future role of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences in fisheries and coastal resource management. In: Villareal, L. V., V. Kelleher, and U. Tietze, eds. Guidelines on the collection of demographic and socio-economic information on fishing communities for use in coastal and aquatic resources mangement. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, No. 439. Rome, FAO,pp. 69-79.

Aguilar, G. D. Shigehiro, R. Kuroda, T. September 2001. Resistance characteristics of the Philippine outrigger fishing crafts. UPV Journal of Natural Science 6(1-2):46-54.

Aguilar, G. D. Strengthening of fishing craft provisions in the Fisheries Code: redefining the boat sizes. Proceedings of the conference n Revision of the Fisheries Code, Institute for Small-scale Industries (ISSI) UP Diliman, Quezon City, July 28-29, 2003.

Aguilar, G. D., Koyama, T. and Yamato, H. 1996. Knowledge base construction using combined knowledge acquisition and knowledge modelling approaches. Proceedings of the 9th International conference in Engineering Application of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems, Fukuoka, Japan, June 4-7, pp. 283-288.

Aguilar, G. D., Koyama, T., and Yamato, H. December 1993. An approach to knowledge acquisition for the hull form design of fishing crafts, 2nd report: Object oriented methodology for the rapid development of procedural tools and interactive elicitation for hull selection. Journal of the Japan Society of Naval Architects (174).

Aguilar, G. D., R. Shigehiro and T. Kuroda. 2001. Resistance characteristics of Philippine outrigger fishing craft. UPV J. Nat. Sci. 6:46-54.

Aguilar, G. D., Yamato, H. and Koyama, T. 1996. Development of a knowledge-based system using a combined knowledge acquisition and knowledge modelling approach. Industry & Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, June 4-7, 1996, pp. 283-288.

Aguilar, G. D., Yamato, H. and Koyama, T. December 1996. An approach to knowledge acquisition for the hull form design of fishing craft, (3rd report). Implementation of a hull form definition system using hull variation and shape aggregation techniques. Journal of the Japan Society of Naval Architects (178):755-765.

Aguilar, G. D., Yamato, H. and Koyama, T. June 1996. Development of a hull form definition with a related knowledge based on advisory system. Journal of Marine Science and Technology 1(2):138-148.

Aguilar, G., Shigehiro R., Yamakoshi Y and Kuroda T. 2002. Safety related characteristics of Philippine indigenous outrigger crafts. Fisheries Science vol. 68 Supplement II, pp. 1819-1882.

Aguilar, G.D. and Tiapson, R. J. 2003. Fishery policy helper: A Database Management system of fishery
Related Policies. UPV J. Nat. Sci. 8:226-234.

Aguilar, G.D., Ambatang, R. J., Tiapson, R., Cagalaban, G. and Giner J. 2003. Knowledge based tools for supporting fisheries management. UPV J. Nat. Sci. 8:192-204.

Aguilar, Glenn D., Ambatang, rina Joy, Tiapson, Rhoderick, Cagalaban, giovanni and giner, JJ. June 2003. Knowledge based tools for supporting fisheries management. UPV J. Nat. Sci. 8(1-2):192-204.

Sahigehiro, R, GD Aguilar, T. Kuroda, A. Kawai. 2002. Simulation studies on maneuvering motions of Philippine outrigger craft in wind. Asia Pacific Workshop on Marine Hydrodynamics (APHydro 2002) and Asia Pacifc Maritime Congress 90th anniversary of KSNAJ, May 21-23, 2002 Kobe, Japan.

Shigehiro R, Aguilar G and Kuroda T. 2002. Evaluation methods of seakeeping performance for training ships from the viewpoint of passenger comfort. Fisheries Science vol. 68 Supplement II, pp. 1827-1830.

Shigehiro R, Aguilar GD, Kuroda T, Kawai A and Matsuda A. 2002. Characteristics of maneuvering motions of Philippine outrigger craft. Jounral of the Kansai Society of Naval Architects, Japan No. 238, pp. 113-120 September 2002.

Shigehiro, R., Aguilar GD, Kuroda T, Kagaruki H 2003. Characteristics of manuevering motions of Philippine outrigger craft in wind. Proceedings of the International conference on Marine Simulation and Ship Maneuverability MARSIM’03 august 25-28, 2003 (Japan)

Shigehiro, R., G. D. Aguilar and T. Kuroda. 2001. Turning performance of outrigger craft in the Philippines. UPV J. Nat. Sci. 6:55-68.