Mentor Selection


The procedure for selecting a thesis/dissertation advisor is as follows:

  1. During the student’s first semester in the graduate program, s/he must interview at least three (3) senior faculty members to find a suitable thesis/dissertation advisor. Student must accomplish the Graduate Mentor Selection Form 1 (Interview Form), signed by the faculty members interviewed. For a list of potential advisors and their research areas, please click on this LINK.
  2. Student selects a suitable thesis/dissertation advisor based on his/her research interests. If the chosen mentor agrees to accept the student in his/her research group, student must then accomplish the Graduate Mentor Selection Form 2 (Acceptance Form), signed by both the student and the mentor. Student must submit a soft copy of both Forms 1 and 2 to the IChem DDRE by the end of his/her first semester in the graduate program.
  3. In case the student transfers to another thesis/dissertation advisor, s/he must accomplish the Graduate Mentor Selection Form 3 (Transfer Form), signed by the student, the previous mentor, and the new mentor.

Completed forms must be submitted through email to the IChem DDRE: ichem.research.upd@up.edu.ph.

Form 1 (Interview Form)Submit by the end of your first semester in the program
Form 2 (Acceptance Form)Submit by the end of your first semester in the program
Form 3 (Transfer Form)Submit only when you are transferring to another research advisor

The email format should be as follows:

Email subject:LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL, PROGRAM
PDF File name format:
LAST NAME_Graduate Mentor Selection Form No.
(example: DELA CRUZ_Graduate Mentor Selection Form 1)