UNAIR Chemistry Alumni Share Their Research Results as a Ph.D. Student Abroad
The Master’s Program in Chemistry at Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) held its second alumni lecture webinar series attended by various participants including students, faculty members, and alumni of the UNAIR Chemistry Master’s program on Saturday afternoon (7/8), conducted via the online Zoom meeting platform.
The Alumni Lecture is an event organized by the Master’s Program in Chemistry at UNAIR to foster closer relationships between alumni and current Master’s students. Through this program, alumni can motivate and inspire Master’s students in completing their studies at UNAIR. Additionally, this event serves as a platform for enriching scientific knowledge for active Master’s students and alumni of the Chemistry program. The alumni lecture webinar featured two alumni from UNAIR’s Chemistry program of 2014, Abdul Wafi, Ph.D., and Ni Nyoman Purwani, M.Si, both of whom continued their doctoral studies abroad.
Currently, Abdul Wafi, Ph.D., commonly known as Wafi, is a lecturer at Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University Malang and has completed his doctoral studies at the University of Pannonia in Hungary. Wafi shared his research results on TiO2-based photocatalysts for pharmaceutical degradation and bacterial disinfection. His research originated from the disposal of pharmaceutical waste, cosmetic rinsing, and used mosquito lotion residues, which have been increasingly causing environmental pollution and damage over the years. Wafi presented his idea of TiO2-based photocatalysis innovation, which is a technique of photooxidation in wastewater treatment technology. His approach involves heterogeneous photocatalysis, which is particularly intriguing because it allows the use of sunlight as a sustainable resource and renewable energy source, well-suited for application in Indonesia, a country with two seasons where the dry season is longer compared to four-season countries. The heterogeneous approach can be utilized for water purification, bacterial disinfection, among other applications,” expressed the University of Pannonia graduate.
