Dr. Marla M. Redillas, a licensed Civil Engineer, has completed her Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas. She took up her Masters and Doctorate degrees in Civil Engineering major in Environmental Engineering from Kongju National University in South Korea. She has co-authored 46 ISI (SCI/SSCI) and SCOPUS indexed international journal publications, 23 Korean journal publications; and over 85 international and 67 Korean conference proceedings publications. She has almost 10 years of research experience in water quality, diffuse pollution and stormwater management. She serves as Board Member of the International Water Association (IWA) Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication Specialist Group, Secretary of International Relations Committee of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, and Editorial Committee Member of the Journal of Wetlands Research. Prior to entering DLSU, she worked as Water Resources Manager in the Water Resources and Environmental Planning Department of the Manila Water Company, Inc.