Armando S. Somintac

Dr. Armando Soriano Somintac is a professor at the National Institute of Physics (NIP) of the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, and has also earned his M.S. in Materials Sciences and Engineering and B.S. in Physics-Mathematics from the same institution.

Professor Somintac’s research interests lie in the areas of nanotechnology, solar cells, semiconducting oxides, device fabrication of optical detectors, terahertz materials, and spectroscopy. He has extensive experience in the ultra-high vacuum growth of gallium arsenide using Molecular Beam Epitaxy.

Throughout his academic career, Professor Somintac has held various positions, including Professor at NIP (2006-present), Postdoctoral Researcher at High Tech Research Center, Doshisha University (2004-2006), Instructor at NIP (1996-2004), and Instructor at the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Baguio (1993-1996).

In addition to his research and teaching responsibilities, Professor Somintac has also held administrative positions. He has served as Director of the Research Management Office of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development (2016-present), Coordinator of the Materials Sciences and Engineering Program, College of Science, UPD (2012-2016), Coordinator of the Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, NIP (2006-2011), Deputy Director for Research at NIP (2011), and Coordinator-General of the Physics Committee at NIP (2006-2010).

Professor Somintac’s scholarly work is recognized globally, and he has published numerous papers in reputable scientific journals.

Selected Publications

1. Cafe, A. I., De Los Reyes, A., Lopez, L., Jr, Husay, H. A., Faustino, M. A., Mag-usara, V. K., Tani, M., Salvador, A., Somintac, A., & Estacio, E. (2023). Non-contact detection of a naturally formed oxide layer on copper metal surface using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Current Applied Physics: The Official Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 50, 61–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2023.03.007
2. Tingzon, P. M., Husay, H. A., Cabello, N. I., Eslit, J. J., Cook, K., Kapraun, J., Somintac, A., De Leon, M. T., Rosales, M., Salvador, A., Chang-Hasnain, C., & Estacio, E. (2022). Indirect stress and air-cavity displacement measurement of MEMS tunable VCSELs via micro-Raman and micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy. Semiconductor Science and Technology, 37(3), 035013. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6641/ac4abc
3. Solibet, E. J. C. D., Empizo, M. J. F., Angub, M. C. M., Veloz, R. C., Vergara, C. J. T., Husay, H. A. F., Yamanoi, K., Shimizu, T., Estacio, E. S., Salvador, A. A., Sarukura, N., & Somintac, A. S. (2021). Interplay of Zn(OAc)2 concentration, morphology, and emission in hydrothermal-grown ZnO nanostructures. Journal of Crystal Growth, 575(126339), 126339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2021.126339