Dr. Julie Barcelona is recognized of her outstanding contributions to the field of biology specifically on plant systematics. Her studies on ferns and rafflesias are botanical landmarks that provide information significant to documentation and research on Philippine floral diversity. Her discovery of a new species of Rafflesia, a genus of large-smelly-flowered parasitic plants has placed the country in the center of interest and activity research on unique and largely unknown and endangered species. She has also prepared and maintained the most complete and updated database of pteridophytes (ferns and fern allies) collected in the Philippines since the early 1800s, which is the most powerful resource in biodiversity conservation in this plant group in the Philippines.s and fern relatives found and collected in the Philippines since 1800s. The said database is the most powerful resource in biodiversity conservation in this plant group in the Philippines. She personally examined the specimens in herbaria in the Philippines, the United States of America, Europe, Australia, and Singapore.
Sex: Female
Education
- Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A., Doctor of Philisophy in Botany, 2000
- University of Santo Tomas, Espana, Manila, Master Science in Biological Science, 1994
- West Visayas State University, La Paz, Iloilo City, Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, 1987
Field of Specialization
Botany
Researches
Barcelona, J.F., (2003) The taxonomy and ecology of the pteridophytes of Mt. Iraya and vicinity
In: Pteridology in the New Millenium (Chandra and Srivastava, eds.) Kluwer Academy Publishers, The Netherlands
Barcelona, J.F. Fernando, E.S., (2002) A new species of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) from Panay Island, Philippines
Kew Bulletin Volume 57
Barcelona, J.F., (2004) Noteworthy fern discoveries in the Philippines at the turn of the 21st Century
Fern Gazzette/ Proc. of the International Symposium on the Ferns for the 21st Century, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland Volume 7(3)
Barcelona, J.F. Dolotina, N.E. Madronero, G.S. Granert, W.G. Sopot, D.D., (2004) The fern and the fern allies of the karst forests of Bohol Island, Philippines
American Fern Journal Volume 95(4)
Barcelona, J.F., () Collection and conservation status of pteridophytes in Panay Island, Philippines
Philippine Scientist Volume 41
Barcelona, J.F., () Ferns for the 21st Century-A retrospective (A garntfrom the Centenary Fund)
British Pteridological Society Bulletin Volume 6(3)
Barcelona, J.F., Cajano, M.A.O., Co, L.L., Balete, D.S., (2006) Challenges in the study and conservation of Philippine rafflesias
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (28th NAST Annual Scientific Meeting, July 12-13, 2006) Volume 18(1)
Barcelona, J.F., (2002) Philippine pteridophyte collections as a resource for conservation planning
Fern Gazette Volume 16(6,7, 8)
Barcelona, J.F., (1999) A new Philippine Goniophlebium.
Fern Gazette Volume 15(7)
Barcelona, J.F., (2004) Preliminary report on the ferns and fern allies (pteridophytes ) of Mt. Bali-it, Balbalasang Balbalan National Park, Kalinga, Northern Luzon, Philippines
Sylvatrop: The Technical Journal of Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources Volume 13(1&2)
Barcelona, J.F. Hernandez,B, Price, M,G,, (1996) Philippine Schizaea
Asia Life Sciences Volume 5(1)
Barcelona, J.F., (2003) The plant world
Teachers' Guide: Philippine National Herbarium Collection
Barcelona, J.F., (1998) Pteridophyte diversity and ecology on Mt. Iraya, Batan Island, Batanes, Northern Philippines
The Ohio Journal of Science Volume 98(1)
Barcelona, J.F. Cabrera, J.J., (1994) Vegetation studies on the mangrove and nipa swamps in Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippines
Terminal Report, UP Marine Science Institute and BFAR
Barcelona, J.F., (2002 Ap-Je) Philippines' largest flower blooms in SW Panay
Artifacts: A Quarterly Newsletter of the National Museum of the Philippines, Special Report
Papers Presented
- Noteworthy Pteridophyte Discoveries, Collections, and Observations from the Lowland Karst Forests of Bohol I. to the Montane Forests of Luzon, Philippines, International Symposium on the Ferns for the 21st Century, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Scotland
- The Ferns and Fern Allies of the Karst Forests of Bobol Island, Philippines: Rijah Sikatuna Protected Landscape (RSPL) and Vicinity, 13th Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines (WCSP), Assumption College, Antipolo City
- Herbarium Collection and Management, Training on Basic Museology, PNM, 19 May 2003; Museum Appreciation Training Program to Elementary and High School Teachers, Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines
- Diversity of Philippine Rafflesia: Don't Judge a Flower by its Smell, Museum of Natural History and Institute of Biological Sciences, U.P. Los Banos, Laguna; De La Salle University, Dasmariiias, Cavite
- Field and Ecological Methods on Plant Diversity Studies , Hands-on Science Training Course of the PNM & the Science Centrum
- Collection and Conservation Status of the Ferns and Fern Allies (pteridophytes) on Panay I., Philippines (1841.2002) , 12th Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Conseryation Society of the Philippines (WCSP), Mambukal, Mursia, Negros Occidental
- On the Discovery, Distribution, and Conservation Status of Philippine Rafflesia , 12th Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines (WCSP), Mambukal, Mursia, Negros Occidental
- Ferns, Forests, Facts: Endemism, Endangerment and Extinction in the Philippines, Museum of Natural History and Staff and Faculty of the University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
- Philippine Rafflesias and the Role of the National Museum in Biodiversity Conservation, Sibalom Natural Park (SNP)-PAMB, 2nd monthly meeting & Forum for the Environment Month, Polytechnic State College of Antique
- Data Capture of Philippine Pteridophytes in World Herbaria, 5th Flora Malesiana Symposium at the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Canberra and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia
- The Distribution of Threatened Endemic Pteridophytes in the Philippines, International Symposium on the Fern Flora Worldwide: Threats and Responses by the British Pteridological Society and IUCN-SSC, Guilford, Surrey, U.K.
- The Distribution of Threatened Endemic PterIdophytes in the Phillppines, 5th Flora Malesiana Symposium by the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Canberra and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia
- Philippine Pteridophyte collections as a Resource for Conservation Planning, Internaional Symposium on the Fern Flora Worldwide: Threats and Responses by the British Pteridologicai Society and IUCN-SSC, Guilford, Surrey, U.K.
- Philippine Pteridophyte Collections as a Resource for Conservation Planning, Training Workshop on Red List Categories for Threatened Plants and Animals in the Philippines" by PA WB-DENR and the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) in cooperation with and sponsored by IUCN-SSC, WWF, CI-Phil., and NRCP, Quezon City
- Systematics of the Fern Genus Odontosoria, Sensu Lato (LINDSAEACEAE) , Science & Mathematics Dept., University of the Philippines-Mindanao, Davao City; 5th Flora Malesiana Symposium hosted by the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Canberra and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia
- Alternative Techniques in Teaching Botany, Science & Mathematics Dept., University of the Philippines-Mindanao, Davao City
- Life In the Field: An Account of the Adventures of a Botanist in the Field, Talawanda High School Students for the Career Week Celebration, Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A.
- Pteridophyte Diversity and Ecology on Mt. Iraya, Batan Island, Batanes, Northern Philippines, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England (Dec. 3,1997); The Herbarium, Natural History Museum, London, England (Dec. 4,1997); 107th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science, Middletown, OR, U.S.A. 4 Apr. 1998.
- Biological Diversity Conservation in the Philippines, Advanced Training Program on the Conservation of Biological Diversity, Field Museum, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
- Vegetation Studies on the Mangrove and Nipa Swamps in Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippines, Southeast and East Asian Seminar on Ecosystem Rehabilitation of Ecotone III. Rehabilitation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, Manila, Philippines
Awards
- Parangal ng Bayan-National Award, Philippine Experimental and Educational Research Society, Inc., 2005
- Outstanding Young Scientist Award (Botany), National Academy Science and Technology-Department Of Science and Technology, 2005
- Citation, Dr. Barcelona: Outstanding Filipino Pteridologist. Philippine Gardens, The Philippine Star, B-5, 2005 August 6
- Citation, Duhoux, E. et M. Nicole, Biologie Vegetale: Associations et interactions chez les plantes. Dunod. France, 2004
- Citation, Plant systematics: An integrated approach (p. 332, for Rafflesia speciosa Barcelona and Fe, Science Publishers, Inc. New Hampshire, USA