Ir. Temmy Wikaningrum, M.Sc., Head of the Environmental Engineering Study Program at President University (PresUniv) and three Environmental Engineering Study Program students, were presenters at the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure and Built Environment (SIBE) 2022. The three students were, namely Putri Laila Anggraina, Sekar Arum, and Nurpita Sinurat. This conference was organized by the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) and lasted for two days, Tuesday and Wednesday (8-9 March 2022). The seminars at this conference were divided into 10 sub-themes with 144 presenters from various institutions in Indonesia and abroad, covering civil engineering, ocean engineering, and environmental engineering.
Three studies were presented by PresUniv at this international conference were, namely The Study of Water Lettuce (Pistia Stratiotes L.) Application in Reducing COD Levels of Tofu Wastewater Using Batch System Phytoremediation; Study of Lerak (Sapindus Rarak) Biochar Application for Andosol Agricultural Soil Remediation; and “The Eco Enzyme Application For Reducing Nitrite in Wastewater as The Sustainability Alternative Solution in Garbage and Wastewater Problems. Temmy said that these three studies were conducted in order to find solutions to wastewater problems using natural materials. “This is done not to cause other harmful impacts and remain sustainable,” she said.
These three studies were collaborative research projects between the lecturers and students. Temmy hopes these collaborations will improve the quality and quantity of research at PresUniv. This follow the study program’s research strategic plan and helps improve the students’ research abilities as well as facilitates the dissemination of the papers in international scientific forums. Meanwhile, Nurpita said that this is one of her dreams to collaborate with lecturers in conducting research and participating in international conferences. “This conference gave me a new experiences and I learned a lot and I gained valuable new knowledge,” she said. (Gilang Suryanata, PR team. Photo: Temmy)
Source: https://president.ac.id/p/148-actual/detail/1383-lecturer-and-students-of-environmental-engineering