College of Arts and Sciences
Professor VI
Email Address: shirleyagrupis@yahoo.com
Dr. Shirley Castañeda Agrupis is a full-fledged professor and the current President of Mariano Marcos State University.
A seasoned and published researcher, she has won a number of awards, at the regional, national and international level, including the prestigious William D. Dar Research Leadership Award given by the Philippine Association of Research Managers, and the Outstanding Science Administrator Award from the National Academy of Science on Technology. She was also awarded Most Outstanding Ilocano 2019 for varied achievements as an educational leader that helped uplift the life of Ilocanos. In 2020, she was awarded the Lingkod Bayan Award by the Civil Service Commission.
As research project leader, she steered various research projects on bioethanol, funded by external agencies. The project eventually paved the way for the establishment of the National Bioenergy Research and Innovation Center at MMSU. Her team was awarded the Gantimpala Agad Award by the CSC for their innovative and immediate response at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She is also the program leader of the Tuklas Lunas Development Program which is focused on investigating the potential of indigenous plants in Ilocos Norte as raw materials in drug formulation.
Prior to her presidency, she was Director for External Affairs and Partnerships (EAP) of MMSU. Her enthusiasm, vision, leadership as director made MMSU a magnet destination of DOST Balik Scientists and visiting professors from international institutions. Her efforts led to the forging of international institutional partnerships that remain strong up to this day.
Having obtained postgraduate education and training abroad (Japan, USA, UK) internationalization ranks high in Pres. Agrupis' strategic agenda for MMSU (dubbed as 7-point agenda to ACHIEVE). In the first two years of her presidency, she was able to steer the university to become ISO-certified for all processes, and to be a three-star university in the QS Stars Rating system. MMSU likewise leveled up in its institutional accreditation in AACCUP.
She is a member of the CHED TWGs on the 7th Cycle Implementation of NBC 461 and formulation of criteria in the evaluation and levelling of State Universities and Colleges, as well as the PASUC Platform for Innovating SUCs for Industry (PISI) Committee and the special task force created by USAID STRIDE to formulate and assist universities in mapping out strategic thrusts and pathways toward excellence in research and innovation.
A BS Biology alumna (cum laude) of the College of Arts and Sciences, at MMSU Dr. Agrupis is the first MMSU graduate to be the president of her Alma Mater. She obtained her Master of Science, major in Plant Morpho-Anatomy and Physiology from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños, and her Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Sciences from the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, Shizuoka University Campus in Japan.
She is a multi-awarded President obtaining awards in the areas of research (both as researcher and as manager) and public service.
On July 15, 2021, the MMSU Board of Regents unanimously approved her re-appointment and is now serving her second term as University President.
Author | Title of the Paper | Publication | Citing Article | Citing Author | Citing Publication | Year |
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Patrick Gabriel G Moreno, Lien-Yung Wang, Michael Russelle Alvarez, Dyan Day Bandj DC Olivar, Marlon Dave J Echavez, Gracia Fe B Yu, Shirley C Agrupis, Nemencio A Nicodemus Jr, Francisco M Heralde III | Preliminary Comparative Chemical Profiles and Cytotoxic Activities of Two Philippine Allium sativum Linn. Varieties: Ilocos White and Native | Effect of the Histone Methyltransferase Specific Probe BRD4470 on Metabolic Profiling of the Endophytic Fungus Diaporthelongicolla | Jay Hind Nishad1 , Arti Singh1 , Rajnish Bharti1 , Priyanka Prajapati , Vijay Kumar Sharma , Vijai Kumar Gupta and Ravindra Nath Kharwar | Frontiers in Microbiology | 2021 | |
Shirley Agrupis, Eiichi Maekawa, Kyoji Suzuki | Industrial utilization of tobacco stalks II: preparation and characterization of tobacco pulp by steam explosion pulping | Journal Wood Science | Utilization of cellulose in tobacco (Nicotiana tobacum) stalks for nitrocellulose production | Ralph Muvhiiwa, Emmanuel Mawere, Langa Bright Moyo, Lawrencia Tshuma | Heliyon | 2021 |
Rhian Jaymar D Ramil, Ma Danica I Ramil, Taisuke Konno, Toshihiro Murata, Kyoko Kobayashi, Buyanmandakh Buyankhishig, Shirley C Agrupis, Kenroh Sasaki | A new hexenoic acid glycoside with cytotoxic activity from the leaves of Psychotria luzoniensis | Natural Product Research | Inventory of Rubiaceae species in Mt. Pao Range, Ilocos Norte, Northwestern Luzon, Philippines | Mae Ann Batuyong, Michaela A. Calaramo, and Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro | Journal of Biological Diversities | 2021 |
Shirley Agrupis, Eiichi Maekawa, Kyoji Suzuki | Industrial utilization of tobacco stalks II: preparation and characterization of tobacco pulp by steam explosion pulping | Journal Wood Science | Enhancement of saccharification and ethanol conversion from tobacco stalks by chemical pretreatment | Guo-Ning Guo, Bing Cai, Ran Li, Xi Pan, Min Wei, Chun Zhang | Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery | 2021 |
Rhian Jaymar D Ramil, Ma Danica I Ramil, Taisuke Konno, Toshihiro Murata, Kyoko Kobayashi, Buyanmandakh Buyankhishig, Shirley C Agrupis, Kenroh Sasaki | A new hexenoic acid glycoside with cytotoxic activity from the leaves of Psychotria luzoniensis | Natural Product Research | A revised classification of the sister tribes Palicoureeae and Psychotrieae (Rubiaceae) indicates genus-specific alkaloid accumulation | Andreas Berger, Karin Valanr-Vetschera, Johann Schinnerl, and Lothar Brecker | Phytochemistry Reviews | 2021 |
Shirley C. Agrupis, Roque A. Ulep, Maria Concepcion B. Birginias, and Fiorello B. Abenes | Production, Characterization, Testing and Evaluation of the MMSU Hydrous Bio-ethanol Potentials as a Village-Scale Enterprise | MMSU Science and Technology Journal | Application of Automated Control For Reflux Hydrous Bioethanol Distiller | Judith M. Hilario, Victorino T. Taylan, Ruel G. Peneyra, Helen F. Gavino | Central Asian Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences | 2021 |
Shirley C. Agrupis, Roque A. Ulep, Maria Concepcion B. Birginias, and Fiorello B. Abenes | Production, Characterization, Testing and Evaluation of the MMSU Hydrous Bio-ethanol Potentials as a Village-Scale Enterprise | MMSU Science and Technology Journal | Remote monitoring and control system for the energy self-sufficient bioethanol distiller | V Ibañez, WM Manzanas, R Villena, T Ubiña and S Agrupis | IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science | 2021 |
Shirley C. Agrupis, Roque A. Ulep, Maria Concepcion B. Birginias, and Fiorello B. Abenes | Production, Characterization, Testing and Evaluation of the MMSU Hydrous Bio-ethanol Potentials as a Village-Scale Enterprise | MMSU Science and Technology Journal | Design and evaluation of a zero-fossil fuel distiller for bioethanol | Thomas D. Ubiña, Nathaniel Mateo, Roque Ulep, Christopher Baga, Jansen Sagadraca, Psalm David Pastor, Raymart Villena, Jeremiah Corpuz, and Shirley C. Agrupis | IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science | 2021 |
Shirley C. Agrupis and E. Maekawa | Industrial Utilization of Tobacco Stalks (1) Preliminary Evaluation for Biomass Resources | Wood Research and Technology | Enzymatic Production of Xylooligosaccharides from Alkali-Solubilized Arabinoxylan from Sugarcane Straw and Coffee Husk | Patricia F. Avila, Manoela Martins and Rosana Goldbeck | Bioenerygy Research | 2021 |
Shirley Agrupis, Eiichi Maekawa, Kyoji Suzuki | Industrial utilization of tobacco stalks II: preparation and characterization of tobacco pulp by steam explosion pulping | Journal Wood Science | Tobacco stalks as a sustainable energy source in civil sector: Assessment of techno-economic and environmental potential | Piero Bareschino, Elisa Marasso, Carlo Roselli | Renewable Energy | 2021 |
James Paul T Madigal, Jessica F Simbahan, Nacita B Lantican, Shirley Agrupis, Francisco B Elegado | Yeast community profiling of fermenting Nipa (Nypa fruticans) sap in two Philippine locations and fermentation characteristics of selected yeasts | The Philippine Agricultural Scientist | Assessment of the Physico-chemico and Microbiological changes during Nipa (Nypa fruticans) Sap Fermentation collected from different sites in Cagayan province, Philippines | James Paul T. Madigal, Jayson F. Cariaga, Thiara Celine E. Suarez, Shirley C. Agrupis | Indian Journal of Science and Technology | 2020 |
James Paul T. Madigal, Jessica F. Simbahan, Nacita B. Lantican, Shirley C. Agrupis and Francisco B. Elegado | Yeast and Bacterial Community Profiling of Fermenting Nipa (Nypa fruticans) Sap in Two Philippine Locations and Fermentation Characteristics of Selected Yeasts | Philippine Agriculture Scientist | Pre-treatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Banana (Musa acuminata x balbisiana) Pseudostem for Ethanol Production | Galileo E. Araguirang, Arianne Joyce R. Arizala, Ededn Beth B. Asilo, Jamie Louise S. Batalon, Erin B. Bello, James Paul T. Madigal, Jerice R. Monge, Nicole Angelique L. Sanchez, and Francisco B. Elegado | Agro Bali: Agricultural Journal | 2020 |
Invention | Patent # |
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Isolated Fermenting Yeast | 12020000052 |
Fermentation Process of Nypa Fruticans Sap | 12018050380 |
An Apparatus for Reflux Distillation of Hydrous Ethanol | 22017000287 |