On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, Universitas Diponegoro inaugurated three Professors from the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the Prof. Soedarto, S.H. Building in Tembalang during the Inauguration Ceremony as Professors at Universitas Diponegoro. The three professors appointed were Prof. Ir. Badrus Zaman, S.T., M.T., IPM., ASEAN.Eng as a Professor Expert in Environmental Biotechnology, Prof. Dr. Adian Fatchur Rochim, S.T., M.T. as a Professor Expert in Intelligent Computer Network Science and Scientometrics, and Prof. Dr. Dra. Hartuti Purnaweni, M.P.A as a Professor Expert in Environmental Governance.

Prof. Ir. Badrus Zaman, S.T., M.T., IPM., ASEAN.Eng, in his academic speech entitled “Domestic Waste Processing through Biodrying as a Sustainable Alternative Energy Generator,” explained that waste management was a significant environmental concern in Indonesia. In 2022, only about 51% of the waste was effectively managed, and issues persist at Final Processing Sites (TPA), such as unmanaged sanitary systems, full capacity, inadequate gas handling, and improper leachate treatment, leading to potential further environmental problems. Biodrying systems were reliable, effective, and efficient, with relatively low operational costs. They offered a solution for handling waste types like food scraps, wood, leaves, plastics, and paper. Biodrying systems also produced low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions while generating minimal liquid waste in the form of leachate and producing Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) as a sustainable alternative energy source applicable from household to large-scale industrial needs.

Meanwhile, Prof. Dr. Adian Fatchur Rochim, S.T., M.T., in his academic concept titled “Modification of H-Index Algorithm for More Proportional Researcher Impact Indicators,” explained that the H-index served as an indicator for measuring researchers’ impact and productivity used by many institutions and universities. However, it had shortcomings, such as the inability to measure highly productive and perfectionist researchers. Indonesia comprises researchers known for productivity but with relatively low citation numbers. Prof. Adian had developed a new method, RA-index, to measure researchers’ impact indicators in Indonesia. Additionally, he contributed another thought, the D-offset, adding distinguishing capabilities to the H-index in ranking researchers with the same index values. It was anticipated that this measurement method would serve as a more proportional tool for assessing researchers’ impact indicators in Indonesia and similar characteristic nations.

Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Dra. Hartuti Purnaweni, M.P.A., in her academic presentation entitled “Environmental Governance as a Pillar of Sustainable Development,” elucidated that the environment was crucial for human survival. However, environmental degradation and damage were escalating rapidly. Increased population and human needs, along with lifestyles incompatible with the environment’s carrying capacity, were the primary factors causing various climate change phenomena, pollution, food shortages, ecosystem destruction, and biodiversity loss. This led to detrimental disasters such as floods, landslides, forest and land fires, erosion, and abrasion. Overcoming these disasters required public policies and programs implemented through public management. The success of public policies laid in public management, specifically environmental governance. The urgent need for sustainable development that met the current generation’s needs without compromising future generations’ interests was crucial. Sustainable development must be far from practices of bad governance but align with good governance encompassing economic, ecological, and social aspects. Enhancing well-being shouldn’t come at the expense of environmental conservation, especially considering the looming threat of global warming, which could escalate into global boiling. An even greater risk was the depletion of natural resources and biodiversity. Indonesia needed serious efforts to promote environmentally based policies (environmental mainstreaming) and value often overlooked environmental services. (Sudanta – Public Relations)

Source: undip.ac.id