Renato Solidum Jr.
Filipino geologist and DOST secretary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Renato Umali Solidum Jr. is a Filipino geologist and government official. Solidum has been Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) since August 13, 2022.[2][3] Before his appointment as Secretary, Solidum served as an Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction-Climate Change Adaptation at DOST and as the Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
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Renato Solidum Jr. | |
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9th Secretary of Science and Technology[1] | |
Assumed office August 13, 2022[lower-alpha 1] | |
President | Bongbong Marcos |
Preceded by | Fortunato de la Peña |
Undersecretary for Scientific and Technical Services | |
In office 2019–2022 | |
President | Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos |
Succeeded by | Usec. Maridon O. Sagahun |
Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction Climate Change Adaptation | |
In office 2017–2019 | |
President | Rodrigo Duterte |
Director of PHIVOLCS Officer in charge[lower-alpha 2] | |
In office 2003–2022 | |
President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte Bongbong Marcos |
Preceded by | Raymundo Punongbayan |
Succeeded by | Usec. Teresito C. Bacolcol |
Personal details | |
Born | Renato Umali Solidum Jr. |
Nationality | Filipino |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines (B.S.) University of Illinois Chicago (M.S.) University of California, San Diego (Ph.D) |
Occupation | Geologist |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology |
Institutions | Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology |
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