Luz oliverios belardo biography of michael

Filipina pharmaceutical chemist (1906–1999)

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Belarmino, the birth surname or paternal family name is Oliveros, and the marital name is Belardo.

Luz Oliveros-Belardo (November 3, 1906 – December 12, 1999)^[1] was a Filipina pharmaceutical chemist, honored with the National Scientist of the Philippines award by the Philippine government in 1987.

Luz oliverios belardo biography of michael

Early life

Luz Oliveros was born in Navotas, then a municipality of Rizal, to Aurelio Oliveros and Elisa Belarmino. She held undergraduate (Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy) and master's degrees in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of the Philippines in Manila.

In 1957, she earned a PhD in Pharmacy at the University of Connecticut,^[2] with a dissertation involving molecular refraction in terpenes.^[3]

Career

Luz Oliveros-Belardo was director of the Natural Sciences Rese