Members

Prof. Dwiwahju Sasongko, Ph.D.

Dwiwahju Sasongko is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Head of the Energy and Processing Systems Research Group of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology (FTI), Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). Before joining ITB, he worked at International Business Machine (IBM). He obtained his bachelor's degree (1976) and master's degree in chemical engineering from ITB, and his doctorate (PhD) from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia.

He is focused on the energy sector, especially in coal and biomass processing, becoming a principal researcher/member with funding support from the government/ITB budget and national/international sponsors and becoming an Anthony Mason Fellow at UNSW (1996-1997). He has written more than 140 scientific articles in international/national journals/proceedings and delivered keynote speech pada beberapa seminar internasional/nasional. Ybs pernah/sedang menjadi anggota Dewan Editor beberapa jurnal ilmiah nasional terakreditasi. Ybs pernah menjadi dosen tamu di University of Borås, Swedia.

He is a senior member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), a mentor of the AIChE ITB Student Chapter and was once a member of the Indonesian Engineers Association (PII). He was the Head of the Chemical Engineering Department (1998-2001), Vice Dean I (2002-2004) and Dean of FTI (2004-2010) ITB. He is the Head of the Accreditation Council, National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT), Ministry of Education and Culture (2016-2021) and a member since 2006.

Prof. Dr. Herri Susanto

Herri Susanto graduated from the ITB Chemical Engineering Doctoral Program in 1984. He has been a Professor in the ITB Chemical Engineering Study Program since 2006. He focuses on Chemical Engineering with a focus on biomass combustion. He is also active in education, research, and community service by producing more than 5 doctoral graduates, more than 50 papers published in national and international journals, conducting collaborative research with various domestic and foreign universities, and initiating several gasification pilot plants in Indonesia. He is currently also active in the Indonesian Engineers Association (PII) and is an editor in several scientific journals.

Dr. Sanggono Adisasmito

Sanggono Adisasmito received his Doctorate from Colorado School of Mines, Illinois, USA in 1992. His research focuses on chemical engineering, especially oil & gas processing technology, process thermodynamics, fluidized bed bioreactors, and natural gas hydrate thermodynamics. He has published numerous publications in various national and international peer-reviewed journals that have been cited 766 times and presented scientific papers worldwide. Due to his active relationships with various societies and academies and his contributions, he has been recognized by subject experts worldwide. Currently, he is an assessor at the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT).

Dr. Retno Gumilang Dewi

Retno Gumilang Dewi received her Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from ITB, after completing a Master's program at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Active in the field of energy policy, she currently serves as the head of the Center for Energy Policy, ITB. Her research is related to the greenhouse effect, energy conservation, and low-carbon technology policies.

Hary Devianto, Ph.D.

After receiving his Ph.D. in 2010 from Seoul National University, South Korea, Hary Devianto continued his post-doctoral studies at ENEA (Italian National agency for new technologies, energy, and sustainable economic development) from 2010 to 2012. Returning to Indonesia in 2012, he became a lecturer at the Chemical Engineering Study Program, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). Currently, Hary Devianto serves as Deputy of Indonesia Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy (INAFHE). As of 2019, he has published articles in 22 journals and 15 scientific conferences as the first author or corresponding author, and has obtained 4 patents in South Korea and Indonesia. His current areas of interest are fuel cells (MCFC and SOFC), carbon nano for supercapacitors, and Zn-air batteries and electrolysis.

Dr. Pramujo Widiatmoko

Joining the ITB Chemical Engineering community in 2010, Pramujo Widiatmoko continued his doctoral studies at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan in 2011-2014. His current research areas are electrochemical engineering and the use of solar energy for chemical synthesis and other electrochemical processes. Current research projects include the development and scale-up of dye sensitized solar cells, electrochemical reduction of CO2 and hydrogen production assisted by solar energy, and supercapacitors. Pramujo Widiatmoko is also heavily involved in process safety studies in the chemical industry.

Pri Januar Gusnawan, M.T.

Pri J. Gusnawan is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Materials Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA. There, he also worked as a research assistant at the Petroleum Research Recovery Center, in the development of membrane contactors using biosolvents to capture CO2 from exhaust gas. Until 2020, he has published 6 scientific articles in leading international journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, and Journal of Membrane Science. His research focuses on several fields including pre-combustion & post-combustion carbon capture such as CO2 selective solvent/sorbent/membrane and carbon conversion via gasification.

Dicka Ar Rahim, M.T.

Dicka Ar Rahim joined the ITB Chemical Engineering community since 2014. Currently, he is pursuing a doctoral program at Zhejiang University of Technology, China. As an academic staff, he is involved in teaching, research, and community service. He has a scientific background in energy and process engineering. His research field is thermochemical conversion of solid fuels, especially syngas cleaning and conditioning.

Wibawa Hendra Saputera, Ph.D.

Wibawa Hendra Saputera obtained his Ph.D. in 2018 from the Doctoral program in the Particles and Catalysis Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia under the guidance of Prof. Rose Amal. His research interests are the development of sustainable technology and functional nanomaterials. The research conducted focuses on the development of new nanomaterials, heterogeneous catalysis, electrocatalysis, and photocatalysis for environmental remediation, and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. He has experience in winning various grant awards at the ITB, national, and international levels. Over the past 5 years, Wibawa Hendra Saputera has published 15 articles in Q1 international journals and 1 book chapter which cumulatively received 229 citations and produced an H-index value of 9 as of April 2020, (Google Scholar)