Two IPB University Students Participated in the 10th APN ECP Poster and Networking Session
Two IPB University students from the Graduate Study Program (Prodi) of Marine Science and Technology, Maya Eria Sinurat and Ni Putu Asri Ratna Suhita, participated in the 10th Asia Pacific Network (APN) Early Career Professional (ECP) Poster and Networking Session which was held simultaneously with the APN 26th Joint Intergovernmental and Scientific Planning Group Meeting.
The event, which took place at the BJ Habibie Building, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jakarta, became an event for young Asia Pacific professionals to showcase their research and work networks.
Maya Eria, a young doctorate candidate from the Marine Sciences and Technology Study Program, presented her research focusing on ‘Evaluation of Coastal Sea Levels from Jason-2 Satellite Altimeter in Indonesian Regional Seas’.
Her research highlights the results of evaluating the ability of a number of altimeter satellite re-trackers to obtain the highest possible accuracy from sea level data in coastal areas of Indonesia. Maya also evaluated the performance of a number of re-trackers by comparing them with the tide gauge in her research.
“Through a series of evaluations, X-TRACK/ALES and Ice3 have high potential to be used in sea level research in coastal areas. However, geophysical correction is still a challenge in the coastal area of Indonesia,” said this IPB University young doctoral candidate.
Meanwhile, Ratna Suhita, a master’s student of the Marine Science and Technology Study Program, presented a poster about ‘Sea Level Rise, Land Subsidence, and Flood Disaster Vulnerability Assessment: A Case Study in Medan City, Indonesia’.
Ratna’s research discusses the development of flood vulnerability models on the East Coast of North Sumatra and Medan City by integrating sea level rise and land level drop rate. Spatial modelling with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and multicriteria analysis using the Analytical Hierarchy Process approach shows as many as 80 percent of regions are classified as regions with very high vulnerability.
“The average sea level rise at the study site is higher than global. Land level drop is also considered as a parameter because it affects sea level variations. The decline in land level also aggravated the flood incident in a number of big cities in Indonesia. Therefore, the integration of these two parameters is important for accurate analysis”, explained Ratna
Maya managed to get a position as Second Runner-Up in this prestigious event. Prof Jonson Lumban Gaol, Chairman of the Postgraduate Study Program in Marine Science and Technology, expressed his pride in the achievements achieved by Maya and Ratna in this prestigious event.
“We are proud to take these two students to continue to participate in international activities and become more successful than their teachers. We hope that there will be more innovations and new solutions that can benefit the development of science in marine science and technology,” he said.
These two students not only earned recognition for their dedication and excellence in their research, but also managed to expand their professional network on the international scene. In networking sessions held after the poster session, they actively interact and gain valuable insights with senior scientists and leading practitioners who are members of the APN. (IAAS/IYN)
