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Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido

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Ma. Victoria "Marivic" Carpio-Bernido (17 November 1961 – 6 January 2022[1]) was a Filipino physicist.

Bernido finished her Bachelor of Science in Physics degree at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in 1982. She completed her master’s degree in physics and doctorate degree in theoretical physics at the State University of New York Albany in 1986 and 1989.

She was the recipient of the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award, for commitment to both science and her nation, ensuring innovative, low-cost, and effective basic education even under the Philippine conditions of poverty.[2][3]

She died from colon cancer on 6 January 2022, at the age of 60.[4]

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  1. ^ Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido, 2010 Magsaysay Award recipient, dies at 60, newsinfo.inquirer.net. Accessed 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation - Awardees". Rmaf.org.ph. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ "CHRISTOPHER AND MA. VICTORIA BERNIDO: A Passion for Physics • The Ramon Magsaysay Transformative Leadership Institute • Honoring greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia". Rmaward.asia. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido, 2010 Magsaysay Award recipient, dies at 60". Inquirer. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.