Gil Cruz: Academic Sustainability Leadership Awardee

Engineer Gil Cruz’s passion for sustainability can be seen even during his years in Bataan Peninsula State University where he co-founded CSI: Earth (Care, Save, Immortalize: Earth). The organization actively works on environmental awareness and education in and around the school campus.

In 2013, after passing the Civil Engineering board exam, he took a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering at the University of the Philippines – Diliman where he saw the significance of advanced research and development to environmental protection. This allowed him to embrace his profession with his enthusiasm for the environment.

In 2018, he started his teaching career in his alma mater – Bataan Peninsula State University – where he extended his mission and utilized the platform he has as an educator. He wanted to impart to the students’ minds the importance of thinking through the consequences of one’s behavior, actions, and decisions on the environment.

Today, with the help of his students, co-researchers, and colleagues, he conducts various research projects and other initiatives to mainstream environmental sustainability. During the pandemic, they had online ideation and pitching events related to environmental engineering. He is also the brainchild of the BPSU Office of Environmental Sustainability which aims to mainstream sustainability and promote climate action in the university.