Augustus C. Resurreccion is an Associate Professor at the UP Diliman Institute of Civil Engineering. He graduated with a degree in PhD in Biological and Environmental Sciences at Saitama University, Japan. He is the current Associate Dean for Instructions and Research of the UPD College of Engineering, Project Leader of the Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) Program and the Project Leader of Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling of Surface Waters nearby Mining Sites in Itogon Benguet. His interests include Soil Physics and GeoEnvironmental Engineering, Water Quality Modeling, Greenhouse Gas Emission Studies, Solid Waste Management, Constructed Wetlands among others. and he likes spirited discussions :-)