Arturo Pineda Alcaraz was born on March 21, 1916, to Conrado Alcaraz and Paz Pineda in Manila. Due to his father's occupation as a government auditor, the Alacaraz family moved often. He completed his elementary school education in Lucena, Quezon and had his high school education in Camarines Norte and Baguio.[1]
His father's cousin, Leopoldo Faustino, who was then Head of the Division of Mines of the Bureau of Science, inspired Alcaraz to pursue a career in mining. In 1933, he enrolled in the College of Engineering of the University of the Philippines Manila since no university in the country offered a mining-related degree at that time. However, a year later the Mapúa Institute of Technology offered a degree in mining engineering where Alcaraz transferred to and received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1937. After graduating, he joined the Bureau of Mines.[1]
He then received his M.S. in Geology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1941 through a government scholarship. On his way back to the Philippines, Alcaraz boarded a Japanese ship in San Francisco. While the ship was crossing the Pacific Ocean, the United States government froze all Japanese assets. As a result, Alcaraz and the other returning Filipino scholars were stranded in Tokyo after the ship failed to continue to the Philippines, which was a territory of the United States at that time. Assisted by the American Embassy, they were able to return to Manila by the end of August 1941.[1]
After graduating in 1937, Alcaraz joined the Bureau of Mines as an aide in the geology division. A year later, he went to the United States to study for his master's degree. Upon his return in 1941, the Bureau of Mines assigned him to Busuanga Island, Palawan to study manganese deposits.[5]
After the Japanese victory at Corregidor in May 1942, Alcaraz returned to Manila to visit his family. He learned that the Japanese occupation government had reduced the Bureau of Mines into a skeleton crew of which he was not a part of. In 1943, Maximo Lachica, the Director of the Philippine Weather Bureau, offered him the post of Chief Geophysicist. Alcaraz had met Lachica on the ship from San Francisco.
After the Allied victory in the Battle of Manila, Alcaraz took leave from the Weather Bureau and did a few months of volunteer work as a civilian engineer for the U.S. Army and surveyed the Port Area for clearing and rebuilding. After the end of World War II, he remained as the Chief Geophysicist of the Weather Bureau.
In 1947, Alcaraz studied the eruption of the Mayon Volcano. Since he did not have a personal vehicle, he travelled around the base of the volcano on public buses. He also met with municipal officials and discussed contingency plans for the local population.
In December 1951, Mount Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin released a nuée ardente (burning cloud of hot ash and gas) which resulted in 600 deaths. As a result, the Commission on Volcanology (ComVol) was officially created under the National Research Council. Alcaraz was appointed Chief Volcanologist, a post which he held until 1974. During his tenure as Chief Volcanologist, the ComVol monitored the 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969 eruptions of the Taal Volcano, and the 1968 eruption of the Mayon Volcano.
Ferrer, Anthony P.; Ramos, Emmanuel G. (2002). Pillars of Philippine geology: Prof. Arturo P. Alcaraz, 1916-2001 : a legacy of pioneering work in volcanology and geothermal energy development. PNOC-Energy Development Corporation.
World directory of crystallographers and of other scientists employing crystallographic methods. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1960. ISBN978-0-7817-1970-4. International Union of Crystallography
NIST special publication. U. S. Govt. Print. Off. 1969. National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.), United States. National Bureau of Standards
Guillermo, A. R. en Win, M.K., Historical dictionary of the Philippines, The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1997.
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^ abcdeRamon Magsaysay Award Foundation. (1982). Alcaraz, Arturo Pineda | Biography 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. Manila: Author
^Vasquez, N. C. (2001, April – June). In Memoriam: Arturo P. Alcaraz. IGA News, pp. 6 -7.
^Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. (1982). Alcaraz, Arturo Pineda | Citation 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine.
^John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Fellows: Arturo P. Alcaraz.
^. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Pineda and the surname or paternal family name is Alcaraz Arturo Pineda Alcaraz March 21 1916 1 March 10 2001 2 was a Filipino volcanologist known for his work on geothermal energy He received the 1982 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service 3 Arturo AlcarazBornArturo Pineda Alcaraz 1916 03 21 March 21 1916Manila Philippine IslandsDiedMarch 10 2001 2001 03 10 aged 84 NationalityFilipinoAlma materUniversity of the Philippines Manila Mapua Institute of Technology BS 1937 University of Wisconsin Madison MS 1941 AwardsRamon Magsaysay Award for Government Service 1982 Scientific careerFieldsVolcanology Seismology amp GeologyInstitutionsBureau of Mines Philippine Weather Bureau Philippine Commission on Volcanology National Power Corporation Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 See also 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editArturo Pineda Alcaraz was born on March 21 1916 to Conrado Alcaraz and Paz Pineda in Manila Due to his father s occupation as a government auditor the Alacaraz family moved often He completed his elementary school education in Lucena Quezon and had his high school education in Camarines Norte and Baguio 1 His father s cousin Leopoldo Faustino who was then Head of the Division of Mines of the Bureau of Science inspired Alcaraz to pursue a career in mining In 1933 he enrolled in the College of Engineering of the University of the Philippines Manila since no university in the country offered a mining related degree at that time However a year later the Mapua Institute of Technology offered a degree in mining engineering where Alcaraz transferred to and received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1937 After graduating he joined the Bureau of Mines 1 He then received his M S in Geology from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1941 through a government scholarship On his way back to the Philippines Alcaraz boarded a Japanese ship in San Francisco While the ship was crossing the Pacific Ocean the United States government froze all Japanese assets As a result Alcaraz and the other returning Filipino scholars were stranded in Tokyo after the ship failed to continue to the Philippines which was a territory of the United States at that time Assisted by the American Embassy they were able to return to Manila by the end of August 1941 1 In 1948 Alcaraz received a grant from the United States Government under the postwar Rehabilitation Act to study microseismology at the Opa locka Naval Air Station in Florida In 1955 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and received a Certificate in Volcanology from the University of California Berkeley 1 4 He was also awarded a Colombo Plan Fellowship and took a three month training course on geothermal energy at Kyushu University in Fukuoka Japan Career editAfter graduating in 1937 Alcaraz joined the Bureau of Mines as an aide in the geology division A year later he went to the United States to study for his master s degree Upon his return in 1941 the Bureau of Mines assigned him to Busuanga Island Palawan to study manganese deposits 5 After the Japanese victory at Corregidor in May 1942 Alcaraz returned to Manila to visit his family He learned that the Japanese occupation government had reduced the Bureau of Mines into a skeleton crew of which he was not a part of In 1943 Maximo Lachica the Director of the Philippine Weather Bureau offered him the post of Chief Geophysicist Alcaraz had met Lachica on the ship from San Francisco After the Allied victory in the Battle of Manila Alcaraz took leave from the Weather Bureau and did a few months of volunteer work as a civilian engineer for the U S Army and surveyed the Port Area for clearing and rebuilding After the end of World War II he remained as the Chief Geophysicist of the Weather Bureau In 1947 Alcaraz studied the eruption of the Mayon Volcano Since he did not have a personal vehicle he travelled around the base of the volcano on public buses He also met with municipal officials and discussed contingency plans for the local population In December 1951 Mount Hibok Hibok in Camiguin released a nuee ardente burning cloud of hot ash and gas which resulted in 600 deaths As a result the Commission on Volcanology ComVol was officially created under the National Research Council Alcaraz was appointed Chief Volcanologist a post which he held until 1974 During his tenure as Chief Volcanologist the ComVol monitored the 1965 1966 1967 1968 and 1969 eruptions of the Taal Volcano and the 1968 eruption of the Mayon Volcano See also editList of Magsaysay awardees List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1955Further reading editFerrer Anthony P Ramos Emmanuel G 2002 Pillars of Philippine geology Prof Arturo P Alcaraz 1916 2001 a legacy of pioneering work in volcanology and geothermal energy development PNOC Energy Development Corporation Philippine geographical journal Philippine Geographical Society 1976 World directory of crystallographers and of other scientists employing crystallographic methods Kluwer Academic Publishers 1960 ISBN 978 0 7817 1970 4 International Union of Crystallography NIST special publication U S Govt Print Off 1969 National Institute of Standards and Technology U S United States National Bureau of Standards Guillermo A R en Win M K Historical dictionary of the Philippines The Scarecrow Press Inc 1997 References edit a b c d e Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation 1982 Alcaraz Arturo Pineda Biography Archived 2016 10 11 at the Wayback Machine Manila Author Vasquez N C 2001 April June In Memoriam Arturo P Alcaraz IGA News pp 6 7 Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation 1982 Alcaraz Arturo Pineda Citation Archived 2016 10 11 at the Wayback Machine John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows Arturo P Alcaraz 1982 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service Arturo Pineda Alcaraz 5 July 2012 Archived from the original on 5 July 2012 Retrieved 23 October 2019 External links editThe 1982 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service Citation for Arturo Pineda Alcaraz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arturo Alcaraz amp oldid 1144054376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
