20 Facts About Caesar Saloma

Caesar Aya-ay Saloma is a professor of the National Institute of Physics at the University of the Philippines College of Science and a member of the National Academy of Science and Technology.

Caesar Saloma previously served as Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman, Dean of the College of Science and Director of NIP.

Caesar Saloma spent his childhood in Baclayon, Bohol and attended high school at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in nearby Tagbilaran City.

In 2004 Caesar Saloma received the Galileo Galilei Award from the International Commission for Optics in recognition of his significant contributions in the field of optics that were accomplished under comparatively unfavorable conditions.

Caesar Saloma is the first scientist from an ASEAN member country to receive the Galileo Award.

Caesar Saloma is the only UP faculty member who has been appointed to the rank of Scientist III for four consecutive terms.

Caesar Saloma was recognized for his contributions to photonics and signal processing that were accomplished with colleagues and students at the National Institute of Physics.

Caesar Saloma led the development of a method to generate high-contrast images of semiconductor sites via one photon optical beam-induced current imaging and confocal reflectance microscopy.

Caesar Saloma has published more than 100 papers in leading photonics, applied physics and multidisciplinary journals in the US and Europe.

Caesar Saloma was elected to the National Academy of Science and Technology in July 2005.

Caesar Saloma is a recipient of other awards and recognition including the NAST Outstanding Young Scientist in 1992, the NAST-Third World Academy of Science Prize in Physics in 1997, and the Gawad Chanselor para sa Natatanging Guro in 2006 and several Gawad Chanselor para sa Pinakamahusay na Mananaliksik from the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Caesar Saloma received from the Metrobank Foundation the 2007 Outstanding Teacher Award on September 7,2007, and the Award for Continuing Excellence and Service on January 29,2014.

Caesar Saloma was included in the "50 Men and Women of Science" list that was released by the DOST for its 50th anniversary celebration as a government department in June 2008.

Caesar Saloma received the Lingkod Bayan Award - the Presidential Award for Outstanding Public Service, from Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in a ceremony held at the Malacanang Palace on 19 September 2008.

Caesar Saloma was elected Inaugural Fellow of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas on 23 October 2008 during the 26th SPP Physics Congress in Baguio City.

Caesar Saloma received the 2010 Outstanding Science Administrator Award from the DOST and NAST in recognition of his commitment, leadership, dedication and outstanding service as scientist, teacher and administrator.

Caesar Saloma is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Philippine Journal of Science, which published its first issue in 1906.

Caesar Saloma became the first Filipino Optica Fellow in January 2025 in recognition of his pioneering research and development efforts in optics and photonics in the Philippines, including the training of young Filipino scientists.

Caesar Saloma was elevated to Senior Member status by the Board of Directors of the Optical Society of America in October 2010.

Caesar Saloma carries the rank of Professor 12 and on 2 March 2011, he was elected Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Diliman by the UP Board of Regents.