Carlo Arcilla is the director of the National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) at the University of Philippines, Diliman.
As director, Dr. Arcilla has helped guide the national disaster mitigation programme, Project NOAH (based at the NIGS), and has helped produce top geologists for the Philippines.
Dr. Arcilla has a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences and a M.S. in Geology from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He earned his B.S. in Geology from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.
Relevant links
Curriculum Vitae of Carlo A. Arcilla (http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2015/doc/GE/ARCILLA_CV.pdf)
Inquirer – How PH helps curb global warming (http://opinion.inquirer.net/95172/how-ph-helps-curb-global-warming)