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Director | Research, Development, Extension, and Publications Office
Editor | The Philippine Scientist
Full Professor
B.S. Chemistry, University of San Carlos, 1991
Ph.D. Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, 2000
Synthetic inorganic and organometallic chemistry, environmental chemistry, chemical security
1. Ward, J. P.; Lim, P. J.; Evans, D. J.; White, J. M.; Young, C. G. Tungsten ligand-based sulfur-atom-transfer catalysts: Synthesis, characterization, sustained anaerobic catalysis, and mode of aerial deactivation. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59(23), 16824-16828.
2. Buagas, D. J. B.; Megraso, C. C. F.; Namata, J. D. O.; Lim, P. J. Y.; Gatus, K. P.; Cañete, A. M. L. Tracking quicksilver: estimation of mercury waste from consumer products and subsequent verification by analysis of soil, water, sediment, and plant samples from the Cebu City, Philippines, landfill. Environ. Monit. Assess. 2015, 187(3), 138.
3. Cañada, L. M. C.; Yap, G. P. A.; Lim, P. J. Y. (N,N-Diethyldithiocarbamato)[tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)hydroborato]copper(II): A new copper(II) dithiocarbamate compound with the classic TpMe2 scorpionate. Acta Cryst. C 2013, C69(9), 977-980.
4. Eguna, M. T.; Suico, M. L. S.; Lim, P. J. Y. Learning to be safe: Chemical laboratory management in a developing country. J. Chem. Health Safety 2011, 18(6), 5-7.