Fr. Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ is no ordinary priest in the Philippines. He successfully reconciled the fields of science and religion with his work, especially in the development of mathematics and science in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia. After finishing his MS and PhD in Mathematics at Stanford University in California, he founded the Mathematical Society of the Philippines. He is also one of the founding officers of the Southeast Asian Mathematical Society. He pioneered a consortium of leading universities in Manila to develop PhD programs in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. This led to the development of a critical mass of scientists in these areas. Fr. Nebres chaired the Engineering and Science Education Project of the DOST and directed a team for the Philippine Department of Education on the development of education plans to strengthen elementary and secondary education in the poorest provinces of the country.
Sex: Male
Education:
- Berchmans College, USA, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 1962
- Berchmans College, USA, Master Philosophy, 1963
- Stanford University, USA, Medical Science Mathematics, 1967
- Stanford University, USA, Doctor Philosophy in Mathematics, 1970
Field of Specialization:
Mathematics, Mathematical Logic, Model Theory and Proof Theory
Researches:
Nebres, B.F., (1983) Decline in post-secondary students continuing the study of mathematics.
Proceedings, Fourth International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME 4) Birkhauser
Nebres, B.F., (1984) The problem of universal mathematics education in developing countries.
Mathematics for All, UNESCO Science and Technology Education,
Nebres, B.F., (1986) School mathematics in the 1990s.
International Conference on Mathematical Education (ICME) Study Series, cambridge, Univrsity Press, Kuwait
Nebres, B.F, (1982) Social Organization for Science and Technology
Philipine Atomic Energy Commission
Nebres, B.F., (1984) Science and Social imperatives of education in the Philippines today
Philippine Christian University
Nebres, B.F., (1989) Building for the year 2000: A report on the Presidential Task force on Science and Technology
Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences and Technology
Nebres, B.F., (1995) Math education in an era of globalization: Linking education, society and culture in our region
International Conference on International Collaboration in Math Education
Nebres, B.F., (1995) Science and math education: Challege and perspectives
CEAP Nation Convention, University of San Carlos
Nebres, B.F., (1995) Science and Technology education: The role of research
Science and Technology, UST
Nebres, B.F., () Science, Technology and the challeges to the Philippine in the New World Culture
Memorial Lecture
Nebres, B.F., (1984) The problem of universal mathematics education in developing countries.
Mathematics for All, UNESCO Science and Technology Education
Nebres, B.F., (1988) School mathematics in the 1900's: Recent trends and the challenge to developing countries.
Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on mathematical ducation
Nebres, B.F., (1983) Problems of mathematics education in and for changing societies: Problems of Southeast Asian Countries.
Proceedings, ICME-JSME Regional Conference in Mathematics Education, Tokyo, Japan
Nebres, B.F., (1981) Major trends from the Fourth International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME 4): A Southeast Asian perspectives.
Teaching Teachers, Teaching Students: Reflections on Marhematical Education
Nebres, B.F., Barceller, A. Lynn, A. Steen & Donald Albers (eds), (1981) Universal primary education.
Teaching Teachers, Teaching Students: Reflections on Mathematical Education
Nebres, B.F. Marasigan, J., (1980) Recent developments in mathematics education in the Philippines.
Studies in Mathematics Education (UNESCO) , No. (1):
Nebres, B.F., (1978) Mathematics in Southeast Asia : Where we are, where we are going (Mathematics in the Philippines 3)
Proceedings, First Southeast Asian Conference on Mathematical Education
Nebres, B.F., (1978) The interaction between mathematics and society: Report on the Khartoum conference on developing mathematics in Third World Countries.
Proceedings, First Southeast Asian Conference on Mathematical Education
Nebres, B.F., (2003) Demographics and education
Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Volume 25(1)
Nebres, B.F., (1993) School mathematics in the 1990's: Recent trends and the challenge to edveloping countries.
NRCP in its Diamond Jubilee
Awards:
- Honorary Member, Phi Kappa Phi, 1994
- Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, University of the Philippines, 1992
- Ordre Des Palmes Academiques , French Government, 1981
- Study Grant, Fulbright-Hays, 1965
- Elected Academicians, National Academy Science and Technology, 1983