Background
Bedia, Elinor Lacdan was born on December 27, 1957 in Binan, Laguna, The Philippines. Daughter of Efren Hermosilla and Leonor Lacdan Bedia.
Bedia, Elinor Lacdan was born on December 27, 1957 in Binan, Laguna, The Philippines. Daughter of Efren Hermosilla and Leonor Lacdan Bedia.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Philippine Women's University, Manila, 1979. Master of Science in Chemistry (honorary), Philippine Women's University, Manila, 1994. Doctor of Engineering Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Kyoto University, Japan, 2002.
Science research assistant II National Institute of Science and Technology, Manila, 1980—1981, science research specialist I, 1981—1983. Science research specialist II Materials Science Research Institute, 1983—1987. Senior science research specialist Organisation of Islamic Cooperation-Polymer section Industrial Technology Development Institute, since 1988.
Product manager packaging/petrochemical industry Department of Science and Technology, Manila, 1993—1994. Member science and technical coordinator council technical panel on materials science-polymer subsector Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development, Manila, 1993—1997. Member technical committee packaging BPS/TC 40, Bureau Product Standard, Manila, 1994.
Associate member division engineering and industrial research division VII National Research Council Philippines, Manila, 2002. Consultant Philippine Plastic Industry, Manila, since 1986. Established polymers/plastics section Materials Science Division Industrial Technology Development Institute.
Trainer, consultant on plastics technical, processing, recycling.
Member of TAPI-Department Science and Technology (volunteer since 1997), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Ron Paku scholar), Philippine-Japan Fellow Association, Chemical Society Philippines, VFP Sons and Daughters Association (officer 1990), Hunter's Sons and Daughters, Golden Kris Fraternal Society (GK2 1995).