About Us
THE EVENT
Research Fair is the first and flagship event of UP ALCHEMES, garnering recognition for the organization through years of service to the Filipino youth. Now in its 26th year, Research Fair continues its campaign of driving the passions of the youth and maximizing their potential towards and for scientific innovation and excellence.
Through Research Fair, UP ALCHEMES has been acknowledged as one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) in 2016. In this competition, Research Fair represented excellence in the field of Education and Technology, having been chosen for its vision to raise the nation’s bar of science and technology to a global level.
RESEARCH FAIR THROUGH THE YEARS
2001
2010
2012
2013
2014
2016
2017
2018
2020
2021
2023
2024
2025
2027
Research Fair was established in 2001, receiving ten research entries. This marks Research Fair as UP ALCHEMES’ first event since its humble beginnings in 1999.
Research Fair expanded into a 3-day event.
Research Fair became the first nationwide research competition.
Research Fair then expanded its roster of sub-events in 2013 with the addition of Quest for All, a problem-solving competition, as well as talks and workshops on various research skills. The core of the event, the Research Competition, likewise evolved by introducing and further classifying entries into research categories: Applied Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Life Sciences.
In 2014, Quest for All rebranded to the National Science Conquest, and the talks and workshops into the Youth Science Convention. This change resulted to Research Fair’s lineup of sub-events offered until present.
Research Fair garnered an all-time high of 700 participants and over 200 research entries in 2016, further solidifying its position as UP ALCHEMES’ flagship event.
Research Fair 2017 introduced the Discovery Tour.
Youth Science Convention introduced the Case Study Competition.
Youth Science Convention introduced the Lab Tours.
Due to the threat of COVID-19, many events including Research Fair were forced to adapt and reimagine its execution virtually. Research Fair 2021 then became the first iteration conducted via online platforms.
Research Fair was on its third year online.
Research Fair returned to its face-to-face format and introduced the Mixer.
Youth Science Convention re-introduced the Lab Tours.
Research Fair 2027 draws from the theme BALARAW: Wielding Scientific Sagacity in the Hands of Youth, continuing its mission of developing innovative, young minds and maximizing their potential in the pursuit of scientific innovation and excellence. Now in its 26th year, the Fair challenges the Filipino youth to reflect on how science gives them the power to wield both edges, yet also having the responsibility to choose which edge to use—forging a path to becoming the future leaders and innovators in science and technology.
About Us
THE ORGANIZERS
The University of the Philippines Academic League of Chemical Engineering Students, Inc. (UP ALCHEMES, Inc.) is a premier academic non-profit student organization from the University of the Philippines – Diliman and is duly recognized by the College of Engineering. It is composed of undergraduate students from the university’s Chemical Engineering program governed and guided by the organization’s core values of genuine service, distinctive humility, unparalleled academics, dignified professionalism, and soaring excellence.
Over its 27 years and counting, the organization, its members, and its programs and events are anchored to and driven by their dedication to genuine service for and with the Filipino people, making a difference and breaking free towards a brighter future
