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Research Fellow

Didik Prasetyo obtained his Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Rutgers the state university of New Jersey. His expertise is focus on wildlife conservation and management specifically for Indonesian primates. For more than 15 years, he is intriguing with orangutan ecology and behavior, and how this knowledge could be connected to improve a better wildlife (primates) management in Indonesia. He is currently a chairman for Indonesian Primatologist Association and previously work with several NGOs in Indonesia and USAID projects.

Research Assistant

Fauzan is a biologist with experience in research on conservation of coral reefs and endemic bird  species. He is actively involved in organisations focusing on marine conservation. In Blue Communities, he will assist the conducting of Project 3 Ecosystem Services, and Project 6 Well-being Benefits and Risks of Coastal Living. He is a keen nature photographer, who enjoys spending time doing outdoor activities. He hopes that his participation in GCRF Blue Communities, will enable him to gain experience in performing research on coastal and marine ecology and coastal communities social-economy conditions.

Research Assistant

Lia obtained her B.Sc from Bogor Agricultural University with Biochemistry major in 2017. During her bachelor study, she was part of the Community of Research in Biochemistry, an internee in the Center of Applied Health Technology and Clinical Epidemiology, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. In her penultimate year, she took interest in biology molecular specifically regarding enzymes from white-rot basidiomycetes for the isolation and purification process. Her bachelor thesis was published in the university website and local newspaper. After completing her study, she has been involved in research project under Forest Research and Development Agency (FORDA), Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia. Undertaking research on the potential fungal enzyme from local isolate of Indonesia as a prospective biomaterial for wastewater treatment. Nuzulia currently holds position as a research assistant for CSERM. She is involved in the GCRF Blue Communities Indonesia Case Study for well-being benefits and risks of coastal living project, as well as evidence synthesis project.

Research Assistant

Arfa is a physics engineer currently pursuing Master’s degree in Sustainable Energy Engineering at STT PLN Indonesia. Her final bachelor degree project was focused on designing biosignal for personal-medical monitoring system with Internet of Things (IOT). Arfa was an intern at the Office for International Cooperation (OIC) and Centre for Sustainable Energy and Resources Management (CSERM), Universitas Nasional. In 2017, she was selected to participate in Global Leadership Development Programme at Far East University – South Korea. In 2019, she was awarded the Top Bachelor Graduate of the Year from Universitas Nasional. She brings expertise in collection and analysis of quantitative data relating to application of appropriate technology in local communities. She is actively seeking opportunities on research that tries to develop communities capacity in applying environmentally sustainable technology to improve their well-beings.