Liknayan Podcast: Usapang Physics with Pinoy Physicists

Philip, Reggie, and Cherrie

Liknayan Podcast shines a spotlight on Filipino physicists and the paths they’ve taken in science. Beyond research, we share the real journey of pursuing a career in academia: the discipline, sacrifices, doubts, and breakthroughs that shape a life in physics. Hosted by Philip Flores, Reggie Bernardo, and Cherrie Olaya, Liknayan Podcast aims to inspire the next generation of Filipino scientists to see that a place in academia is possible, and worth striving for.

  1. MAR 18

    Ep051 - International Women's Day

    Samahan kaming pag-usapan ang kalagayan ng kababaihan sa STEM ngayong International Women’s Day. Tatalakayin natin ang kahalagahan ng representasyon, ang mga hamon na kinakaharap ng kababaihan sa agham, at ang papel ng pamilya at komunidad sa kanilang paglalakbay. Samahan kaming himayin ang mga stereotype, gender roles, at mga istruktural na hadlang sa larangan ng agham, pati na rin ang mga kwento ng mga babaeng siyentipiko, mula sa kasaysayan hanggang sa kasalukuyan, at kung bakit mahalaga ang mas inklusibo at pantay na mundo sa STEM.

    51 min

  2. MAR 4

    Ep050 - Photoionization of chiral molecules | Philip Flores, PhD | Max Born Institute, Germany

    Samahan kaming pagusapan ang bagong paper ng ating host na si Philip. Ang kanyang papel ay pinamagatang "Enantiosensitive molecular compass". Ito ay tungkol sa spin-polarization ng mga na ionize na electrons sa mga chiral molecules gamit ang mga laser. Samahan kaming pagusapan kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng mga salitang ito at kung bakit importante ang chiral molecules.

    48 min

  3. FEB 25

    Ep049 - Photonic Spin Hall Effect | Cherrie Olaya, PhD | RIKEN, Japan

    Samahan kaming pagusapan ang bagong paper ng ating host na si Cherrie. Ang kanyang papel ay pinamagatang "Enhancing angular photonic spin Hall effect at surface plasmon resonance" at paguuspan natin kung ano ba ang spin Hall effect, ano ang plasmon resonance, at bakit niya ito pinag-aaralan. Ang papel na ito ay open access at pwede ninyong basahin sa link na ito: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/nanoph-2025-0206/html

    47 min

  4. FEB 23 ·  BONUS

    Bonus episode 001: Posible ba ang time travel gamit ang quantum mechanics?

    Welcome sa bagong series ng Liknayan Podcast kung saan sasagutin natin ang tanong sa mga comments. Sa episode na ito ay sasagutin ni Philip ang tanong kung posible ba ang time travel gamit ang quantum mechanics!

    7 min

  5. FEB 18

    Ep048 - Graduate school physics programs sa UPLB | Darwin Putungan, PhD | UPLB

    Samahan kaming kausapin si Darwin Putungan, PhD, ang unang director ng Institute of Physics sa UPLB at president ng Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas para pag-usapang ang kaslukuyang research groups at physics graduate school programs ng UPLB pati na rin ang parating na conference ng Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas

    51 min

  6. FEB 4

    Ep047 - Bilang scientists, saan namin gagamitin ang 1 Billion pesos?

    Samahan sina Philip, Reggie, at Cherrie pagusapan kung saan nila gagamitin ang 1 bilyong piso para sa science sa Pilipinas

    1h 10m
  7. Ep046 - Active Faults in Lingayen Gulf | Paul Flores, DSc | JAMSTEC

    11/12/2025

    Ep046 - Active Faults in Lingayen Gulf | Paul Flores, DSc | JAMSTEC

    In this episode of #LiknayanPodcast, we are joined by Dr. Paul Flores, a Filipino geophysicist whose research focuses on active faults, slow earthquakes, and tectonic processes beneath the ocean floor. He completed his D.Sc. in Earth Science at Yokohama National University (Japan) as a MEXT Scholar, where he studied the mechanism of slow earthquakes in the Nankai Trough. Dr. Flores is currently a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). Prior to this, he worked at the University of the Philippines Diliman, conducting research on marine geophysics, fault mapping, and coastal hazards in the Philippines. Here, we discuss Dr. Flores' paper entitled "Shallow structures, interactions, and recurrent vertical motions of active faults in Lingayen Gulf, Philippines" (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590056023000178).

    44 min
  8. Ep045 - Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

    10/12/2025

    Ep045 - Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

    In this episode of #LiknayanPodcast, we break down the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded for the discovery of macroscopic quantum tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit. You’ll gain clear insight into: What is quantum tunneling? Quantized energy levels — how quantum systems absorb/emission in “steps” Why this matters in electrical circuits The relation to superconductivity Macroscopic quantum effects — quantum mechanics at visible scale

    22 min
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Liknayan Podcast shines a spotlight on Filipino physicists and the paths they’ve taken in science. Beyond research, we share the real journey of pursuing a career in academia: the discipline, sacrifices, doubts, and breakthroughs that shape a life in physics. Hosted by Philip Flores, Reggie Bernardo, and Cherrie Olaya, Liknayan Podcast aims to inspire the next generation of Filipino scientists to see that a place in academia is possible, and worth striving for.

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