Wilson O. Garcia

Director
Education: Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (University of the Philippines)
Academic Group: Photonics Research Group
Fields of Interest: Pulsed laser Deposition, Development of laser sources, laser induced plasma spectroscopy, Basic studies of laser generated plasm

Dr. Wilson O. Garcia is a professor at the National Institute of Physics (NIP) at the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. He is currently the Director of the institute. In 2011, Dr. Garcia was elected Chair of the Physics Division of the National Research Council of the Philippines. Dr. Garcia was also elected as the first Vice-President and President of the Physics Society of the Philippines to a two year term in 2012 and 2016, respectively.

Dr. Garcia completed BS, MS, PhD Physics degrees at the U.P.-Diliman Campus. He was a research fellow and visiting scientist at the University of Swansea, Wales in the United Kingdom; Institute of Quantum Electronics in Florence, Italy; Institute of Laser Technology in Shanghai, China; and Institute of Laser Engineering in Osaka University, Japan. His fields of specialization are optics, development of laser sources, laser produced plasma, pulsed laser deposition and spectroscopy. He has made scientific contributions in the field of non-linear optics, pulsed laser deposition and spectroscopy. Dr. Garcia has mentored several undergraduate and graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.,) physics students.

His research works and academic excellence have been recognized by several honors and awards including the 2007 NRCP Physics Division Achievement Award, the 2004 Dr. Jose P. Rizal Awards for Excellence (S&T) and U.P.-Diliman Campus Chancellor Award on Invention and Innovation for 2002 and 2005.