EMPLOYMENT:

Research Associate | July 2021 – present

Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University (UU), Utrecht, the Netherlands

Duties:

• Conducting research on the atmospheric water isotopologue topic using model and remote sensing datasets
• Publishing in reputable peer-reviewed international journals

Postdoc on drought forecasting and Guest Researcher | November 2016 - June 2021

Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen (WUR), the Netherlands

Duties: 

• Developing seasonal drought (+impacts) forecasting algorithms
• Contributing to prediction of compound hazards at pan-European scale
• Interacting with end-users to improve  drought forecasting skill and implementing in their local services
• Research assistant and supervision
• Publishing in reputable peer-reviewed international journals

Head of Research and Development Section | July 2015 - November 2016

Experimental Station for SABO, Research Center for Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Indonesia 

Duties:

• Coordinating research programs
• Conducting research on the sediment related disaster (e.g. landslide & debris) 
• Giving technical advice to local Governments
• Publishing in peer-reviewed national and international journals

PhD on the global hydrological cycle | June 2011 - June 2015

Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University (UU), Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Duties:

• Conducting research on the global hydrological cycle using water vapor isotopologues from models and satellites
• Publishing in reputable peer-reviewed international journals
• Contributing to academic courses as a teaching assistant

Junior Hydrology Researcher | 2004 - 2009

Experimental Station for Hydrology and Water Management, Research Center for Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Indonesia 

Duties:

• Research assistant in the field of hydrology (flood modeling)
• Giving technical advice to local Governments
• Publishing in peer-reviewed national journals

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D in Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry | 2011 - 2015, Utrecht University, the Netherlands (NWO-GO funding)
• M.Sc in Hydrology and Water Resources | 2009 - 2011, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands (JJWBGSP Fellowship)
• B.Sc in Civil Engineering, Hydrology and Hydraulics major | 1998 - 2004, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

2020    | EGU Early Career Scientist’s Travel Support, EUR 450

2016    | Best innovative proposal with the title Development of Landslide Early Warning System in Indonesia (EUR 1,600 ca), and personal research grant from Ministry of Public Works and Housing Indonesia to further implement the research, EUR 60,000 ca

2015    | Sumaryanto Widayatin Young Scientist Award from Ministry of Public Works and Housing Indonesia, EUR 1,500 ca

2014    | AGU young hydrology prize for best poster presentation at GEWEX conference, USD 150

2009    | Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) for Master Study in the Netherlands, EUR 26,000 ca. per year

2009    | STUNED scholarship for River Basin Modeling short course in UNESCO-IHE Delft, the Netherlands, EUR 5,000 ca

2008    | AUS AID in cooperation with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for short course in Legal Framework of Water Resources Management, Sydney, Australia, USD 3,000 ca

ACADEMIC SERVICES:

• Scientific manuscripts reviewer: e.g. J. Hydrology, J. Geophysical Research, HESS, WRR, Natural Hazards, WACE, Scientific Reports, Tellus, NHESS
• Proposal reviewer: DAAD 2019, SNSF 2021, External Evaluator PhD proposal IHE 2021
• Convener of the natural hazard session at EGU 2019
• Teaching assistants: Interdisciplinary Topics in Earth and Environment (WUR, 2017-2020), Atmospheric Composition and Chemical Processes (IMAU, 2012-2014), Radioactivity and Radiation (UCU, 2012-2013)
• Supervising students and research: 1 PhD student & some MSc students at WUR, research master cluster for proposal writing concerning anthropogenic activities on drought, research projects in Experimental Station for Sabo
• Invited talks/seminar: Highlighted talk in EGU 2020, invited talk in RISK-KAN 2020, drought risk and impacts IVM 2020, EGU and AGU.