University of Antique Researcher Ms. Danica Marie Aposaga is among the presenters in the 12th International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering & Sciences (IEICES) held at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, on October 28–30, 2026.
Aposaga presented her study “Effects of Thermal Processing and Pretreatments on the Microbial Load of Watermelon Peels andRinds from Three Cultivars Using Principal Component Analysis (PCA),” co-authored by Prof. Jessebel V. Gadot, and Ms. Jemaica S. Labus.
Furthermore, the Western Visayas delegates together with Department of Science and Technology Region VI Regional Director, Engr. Rowen R. Gelonga, also visited the post-harvest laboratory facilities of Kyushu University – Ito Campus, Fukuoka, Japan, for a potential international research collaboration.
