He decided that science would be his career and in 1951 he was awarded a Rotary Foundation Fellowship which allowed him to study at Yale University in the United States.
Siya ang nagpasya na agham ay magiging kanyang karera at sa 1951 siya ay iginawad ng isang makina Foundation Fellowship na pinahihintulutan sa kanya upang mag-aral sa Yale University sa Pilipinas.