Background

Focus of research: Microfluidics.

• Academic Staff (2009-now), Department of Engineering Physics, Gadjah Mada University, ID.
  
• Post-Doc Fellow (2007-2009), Lab for Aero and Hyrodynamics, Delft University of Technology, NL.
  
• Dr. (Applied Physics, 2008), Quantitative Imaging Group, Delft University of Technology, NL.
  
• M.Sc. (Applied Physics, 2003), Optics Research Group, Delft University of Technology, NL.
  
• S.T. (Engineering Physics, 2001), Optical Instrumentation Lab, Bandung Institute of Technology, ID.
• Secondary Schools (1990-1996), Santo Aloysius - Bandung, ID.
• Primary School (1984-1990), Santo Yusuf - Bandung, ID. 

Teaching

• Guest Lectures

• "Playing with tiny, tiny flows", at Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity, Paris Decartes University, France, Nov 2011.
  
• "Playing with tiny, tiny flows", in the workshop of "Center of Excellence for Computational Science", Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Sep 2011.
  
• "Instrumentasi mikrofluida" (Microfluidic instrumentation) [abstract], at University of General Achmad Yani, Islamic University of Indonesia, University of Brawijaya, University of Jember, Bandung Institute of Technology, and University of Pelita Harapan, Indonesia, May 2009.
  
• "Diagnosa berbasis mikrofluida: Peluang menuju kemandirian medis di Indonesia?" (Microfluidics-based Diagnostics: An opportunity towards medical self-dependence in Indonesia?) [video] [news], in Colloquium Series of PPI Delft (Association of Indonesian Students in Delft), The Netherlands, Feb 2009.
• "Lab-on-a-chip", in B.Eng. Course "Sensors and Transducers", University of Pelita Harapan, Indonesia, May 2008.
• "Electrokinetics", in M.Sc. Course "Microfluidics", Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, May 2008.
• "Quantitative imaging in (sub-)micrometer fluidic channels: flow visualization and molecule detection", in Nanofluidics Meeting Leiden-Delft, Leiden University, The Netherlands, Nov 2005. 

• Research Supervisions
  
  • Undergraduate thesis (as the main supervisor), Department of Engineering Physics, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
  • "t.b.a." (Muhammad Anas, 2013, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "t.b.a." (Laras Fadillah, 2013, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "t.b.a." (Yudia Tirta Karunawardhani, 2013, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "t.b.a." (Dintani Yudhitya Noorzakiah Na'imah, 2013, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "t.b.a." (Abednego Eka Praba Anindita, 2013, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "Design and fabrication of microfluidic channels to control the symmetry in capillarity-driven flows" (Mahardika Yoga Darmawan, 2012, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "The effects of the evaporator opening configuration in microfluidic chambers on the pattern formation of fermenting yeast colonies" (James Rusli, 2012, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "The effects of the evaporator opening ratio in microfluidic chambers on the pattern formation of fermenting yeast colonies" (Cinthya Ferbe, 2012, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "The effects of surface hydrophobicity on bacterial growth in textile-based microfluidics" (Agusman Muhamad Latif, 2012, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "Design and fabrication of a microparticle image velocimetry system based on Scilab" (Grace Gita Redhyka, 2012, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "Design and fabrication of a textile-based microfluidic device for liquid sorting applications" (Ginar Yoga Pradhana, 2011, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "Design and fabrication of a textile-based microfluidic device for liquid mixing applications" (Denny Christian Simbolon, 2011, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "Microfluidic control of CO2 bubbles generated during the fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae" (Aishah Rumaysa Prastowo, 2011, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "The effects of textile texture on the capillarity dynamics in textile-based microfluidics" (Galih Angga Pribadi, 2011, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "The effects of wettability distribution on the capillarity dynamics in textile-based microfluidics" (Fajar Prasetia, 2011, co-supervised by Kutut Suryopratomo).
  • "Microfluidic energy harvesting by transpiration-driven electrokinetics" (Alex Gunawan, 2010, co-supervised by Sihana).
  • Undergraduate internship, Department of Engineering Physics, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
  • "A literature review on the methods to control transpiration-driven flows" (Alex Gunawan, 2010).
• Regular Lectures
  • Undergraduate courses, Department of Engineering Physics, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
    • Current courses:
    • "Biophysics", Fall semester, 2011-now.
    • "Optics", Fall semester, 2011-now.
    • "Electromagnetics", Fall semester, 2011-now.
    • "Elementary Calculus", Fall semester, 2011-now.
    • "Nanotechnology", Spring semester, 2011-now.
    • "Signal processing", Spring semester, 2011-now.
    • "Visual signal processing", Spring semester, 2011-now.
    • Past courses:
    • "Reliability engineering", Fall semester, 2009-2011.
    • "Laser and fiber optics", Fall semester, 2010-2011.
    • "Calculus 1 / Mathematics 1", Fall semester, 2010-2011.
    • "Image processing", Spring semester, 2010-2011.
    • "Medical physics", Spring semester, 2010-2011.
      
    • "Visual radiation", Spring semester, 2010-2011.
    • "Signals and systems", Spring semester, 2010-2011.
    • "Engineering mechanics", Spring semester, 2010-2011.
      
  • Doctorate courses, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia
    • Past courses:
    • "Nanofluids mechanics", Spring semester, 2011.
• Teaching Assistantships
  • "Optical fourier transform" and "Optical detectors and lock-in amplifiers", labwork "Physics Instrumentation", in undergraduate program of Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2004-2006.
  • "Laser and fiber optics" (class tutor), "Electronics" (coordinator of labwork tutors), "Thermal analysis" (class tutor), "Heat and mass transfer" (class tutor), "Measurements" (labwork tutor), "Acoustics" (labwork tutor), "Fluid mechanics" (class tutor), in undergraduate program of Engineering Physics, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, 1999-2000.
    

Publications

• Journal Articles
• “Flower-like formations of fermentation bubbles in microfluidic chambers“, G.O.F. Parikesit, G.G. Redhyka, A.M. Latif, C. Ferbe, J. Rusli, M.Y. Darmawan, A.E.P. Anindita, D.Y.N. Na'imah, Y.T. Karunawardhani, L. Fadillah, M. Anas, K. Suryopratomo, I. Kusumaningtyas; in progress.
• “Textile-based microfluidics: modulated wetting, mixing, sorting and energy harvesting“, G.O.F. Parikesit, F. Prasetia, G.A. Pribadi, D.C. Simbolon, G.Y. Pradhana, A.R. Prastowo, A. Gunawan, K. Suryopratomo, I. Kusumaningtyas; Journal of the Textile Institute, 2012, accepted.
• “Quantitative, low-cost, webcam-based microscopy“, G.O.F. Parikesit, M. Darmawan, A. Faisal; Optical Engineering, 2010, Volume 49, Issue 11, paper 113205, DOI: 10.1117/1.3517747.
• “Observation of hydrophobic-like behavior in geometrically-patterned hydrophilic microchannels“, G.O.F. Parikesit, E.X. Vrouwe, M.T. Blom, J. Westerweel; Biomicrofluidics, 2010, Volume 4, Issue 4, paper 044103, DOI: 10.1063/1.3270523.
• “Nanoparticle image velocimetry at topologically structured surfaces“, G.O.F. Parikesit, J.S. Guasto, S. Girardo, E. Mele, R. Stabile, D. Pisignano, R. Lindken, J. Westerweel; Biomicrofluidics, 2009, Volume 3, Issue 4, paper 044111, DOI: 10.1063/1.3270523.
• “Size-dependent trajectories of DNA macromolecules due to insulative dielectrophoresis in submicrometer-deep fluidic channels“, G.O.F. Parikesit, A.P. Markesteijn, O.M. Piciu, A. Bossche, J. Westerweel, I.T. Young, Y. Garini; Biomicrofluidics, 2008, Volume 2, Issue 2, paper 024103, DOI: 10.1063/1.2930817. Featured in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology (2008, Volume 17, Issue 20) and Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research (2008, Volume 15, Issue 10).
  
• “Electroosmotic flow analysis of a branched U-turn nanofluidic device“, G.O.F. Parikesit, A.P. Markesteijn, V.G. Kutchoukov, O.M. Piciu, A. Bossche, J. Westerweel, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; Lab on a Chip, 2005, Volume 5, Issue 10, pages 1067-1074, DOI: 10.1039/b505493a.
• “Fabrication of nanofluidic devices in glass with polysilicon electrodes”, V.G. Kutchoukov, L. Pakula, G.O.F. Parikesit, Y. Garini, L.K. Nanver, A. Bossche; Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2005, Volumes 1213-1214, pages 602-607, DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2005.02.030.
  

• Thesis
  • "Nanofluidic electrokinetics in quasi-two-dimensional branched U-turn channels" (ISBN: 978-90-9022486-2), Delft University of Technology, 2008. Supervisors: Prof. I.T. Young and Dr. Y. Garini. See also: brain teaser and news article.
  • "Laser frequency stabilization for multiple-wavelength interferometer", Delft University of Technology, 2003. Supervisors: Prof. J.J.M. Braat and Dr. M.L. Krieg.
  • "Design and fabrication of an articulated arm as a low-power laser beam delivery device", Bandung Institute of Technology, 2001. Supervisors: Prof. A. Handojo and Dr. E. Juliastuti.
    
• Book Chapters
  • “Fluorescence measurements“, G.O.F. Parikesit; Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, page 731-737, 2008 (ISBN: 978-0-387-32468-5 [Print]; 978-0-387-48998-8 [Online]).
• Academic Community Forum
  • “Low-cost prototyping of sub-millimeter-wide microfluidic channels with high imaging contrast“, A. Faisal, M. Darmawan, G.O.F. Parikesit; Chips and Tips, 2010.
  • “DIPvelocimetry“ (ver 1.0 and 1.1), M. Darmawan, A. Faisal, G.O.F. Parikesit; Matlab Central, 2010.
    
• Conferences and Scientific Meetings
  
• "Microfluidic energy harvesting by transpiration-driven electrokinetics", G.O.F. Parikesit, A. Gunawan, M. Darmawan, A. Faisal, I. Kusumaningtyas; Annual Engineering Seminar, Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Feb 2011.
• "Microfluidic energy harvesting by transpiration-driven electrokinetics", G.O.F. Parikesit, A. Gunawan, M. Darmawan, A. Faisal, I. Kusumaningtyas; Proceedings of "The Second Conference on Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics & Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Lab on Chip", Singapore, Jan 2011.
• "Meta-hydrophobicity in topologically-patterned microfluidics", G.O.F. Parikesit, E.X. Vrouwe, M.T. Blom, J. Westerweel; Proceedings of "The Second Conference on Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics & Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Lab on Chip", Singapore, Jan 2011.
• "Towards quantitative, low-cost, webcam-based microscopy for medical diagnostics", M. Darmawan, A. Faisal, G.O.F. Parikesit; Proceedings of "BME Days 2010 -- International Conference of Biomedical Engineering", paper #001 (ISSN: 2087-328X), Surabaya Institute of Technology, Surabaya, Indonesia, Oct 2010.
• "Fabrication and characterization of PMMA-based microfluidic chip by hot-wire embossing", H. Ega, G.O.F. Parikesit, H.P. Uranus; Proceedings of "BME Days 2010 -- International Conference of Biomedical Engineering", paper #030 (ISSN: 2087-328X), Surabaya Institute of Technology, Surabaya, Indonesia, Oct 2010.
• "Electrical characterizations of electroosmosis in prototypes of straight microchannels", A. Kusumadjaja, G.O.F. Parikesit, H.P. Uranus; Proceedings of "The 11th International Conference on Quality in Research -- QiR", paper A2-S1-1 (ISSN: 114-1284), University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia, Aug 2009.
• "Finite-element simulations of electrically-driven fluid transport in straight channels for lab-on-a-chip systems", Hendrik, G.O.F. Parikesit, A. Sopaheluwakan, H.P. Uranus; Proceedings of "The 11th International Conference on Quality in Research -- QiR", paper A1-S4-1 (ISSN: 114-1284), University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia, Aug 2009.
• "Nano-velocimetry for flows near nano-structured surfaces" (with lecture presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, R. Lindken, J. Westerweel; Proceedings of "The 1st European Conference on Microfluidics", Bologna, Italy, Dec 2008.
• "Nano-PIV for flows near nano-structured surfaces" (with lecture presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, R. Lindken, J. Westerweel; Bulletin of the American Physical Society, "The 61st Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics", Vol. 53, No. 15, page 26, 2008 (ISSN: 0003-0503), San Antonio, USA, Nov 2008.
• "Modulated evanescent-wave illumination in particle velocimetry near nano-structured surfaces" (with lecture presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, S. Girardo, D. Pisignano, R. Lindken, J. Westerweel; Proceedings of "The 14th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics", Lisbon, Portugal, Jul 2008.
• "Modulated evanescent-wave velocimetry near nano-structured surfaces" (with poster presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, R. Lindken, J. Westerweel; "Burgers Day 2008" symposium, JM Burgers Center for Fluid Mechanics (JMBC), Delft, The Netherlands, Jan 2008.
• "Free-flow dielectrophoresis" (with poster presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, A.P. Markesteijn, O.M. Piciu, V.G. Kutchoukov, J. Westerweel, A. Bossche, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; Book of Abstracts of the "Physics @ Veldhoven" meeting, Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), Veldhoven, The Netherlands, Jan 2008.
• “Free-flow dielectrophoresis - A numerical study“(with poster presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, A.P. Markesteijn, J. Westerweel, I.T. Young, Y. Garini; Proceedings of µTAS (Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences) Conference, Vol. 2, pages 221-223, 2007 (ISBN: 978-0-9798064-0-7), Paris, France, Oct 2007.
• "Sorting of DNA single-molecules in a branched nanofluidic U-turn" (with poster presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, A.P. Markesteijn, O.M. Piciu, V.G. Kutchoukov, J. Westerweel, A. Bossche, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) on "Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics", Waterville Valley, USA, Jul 2007.
• “A branched U-turn nanofluidic device for continuous sorting of macromolecules“ (with poster presentation; nominated for Best Poster award), G.O.F. Parikesit, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; Proceedings of SCM-3 (Third International Symposium on Separation and Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules), page 86, 2007 (ISBN: 978-90-81124-81-2), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Jan 2007.
• "Electrokinetics in a branched U-turn nanofluidic device" (with poster presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, A.P. Markesteijn, O.M. Piciu, V.G. Kutchoukov, J. Westerweel, A. Bossche, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; Book of Abstracts of the "Physics @ Veldhoven" meeting, Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), Veldhoven, The Netherlands, Jan 2007.
• "The molecular pinball machine: A novel nanofluidic device for single-molecule analysis" (with poster presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, A.P. Markesteijn, O.M. Piciu, V.G. Kutchoukov, J. Westerweel, A. Bossche, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; Book of Abstracts of "The 20th International Symposium on Micro-Scale Bioseparations" (MSB), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Jan 2006.
• "The molecular pinball machine: A novel nanofluidic device for single-molecule analysis" (with poster presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, A.P. Markesteijn, O.M. Piciu, V.G. Kutchoukov, J. Westerweel, A. Bossche, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; Book of Abstracts of The Symposium of Graduate School Biotechnological Sciences Delft Leiden / Delft Research Center - Life Science and Technology (BSDL/DRC-LST), Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, Nov 2005.
• "Particle imaging and manipulation in micro-/nano-fluidics" (with lecture presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; Delft University of Technology - meeting of Biomedical Engineering / Health Science and Technology (BME/HST), Bilthoven, The Netherlands, Nov 2005.
• “Numerical simulation of electrokinetic force fields for particle manipulation and sorting in a branched U-turn 2D-like nanofluidic device“ (with poster presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, A.P. Markesteijn, O.M. Piciu, V.G. Kutchoukov, J. Westerweel, A. Bossche, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; Proceedings of µTAS (Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences) Conference, Vol. 2, pages 841-843, 2005 (ISBN: 0-9743611-1-9), Boston, USA, Oct 2005.
• "High sensitivity nanofluidic chip for single molecule detection" (with lecture presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; Book of Abstracts of The Conference of “Focus on Microscopy” (FOM), Jena, Germany, Mar 2005.
• “Optical detection of electrokinetically manipulated single molecules in a nanofluidic chip” (with lecture presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, V.G. Kutchoukov, A. Bossche, I.T. Young, Y. Garini; Proceedings of SPIE (Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers), Vol. 5718, pages 133-141, 2005, "Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems III", edited by I. Papautsky, I. Chartier, W. Wang (ISBN: 0-8194-5692-6), San Jose, USA, Jan 2005.
• "Electrokinetic manipulation and optical detection of single molecules in nanofluidic chips" (with lecture presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, Y. Garini, I.T. Young; in "The 3rd Seminar of Indonesian Applied Mathematics Society in The Netherlands" (IAMS-N), Delft, The Netherlands, Oct 2004.
• “Optical detection of single molecules in nanofluidic chips” (with lecture presentation), G.O.F. Parikesit, V.G. Kutchoukov, W. van Oel, G.L. Lung, A. Bossche, I.T. Young, Y. Garini; Proceedings of SPIE (Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers), Vol. 5515, pages 109-116, 2004, "Nanoengineering: Fabrication, Properties, Optics, and Devices", edited by E.A. Dobisz, L.A. Eldada (ISBN: 0-8194-5453-2), Denver, USA, Aug 2004.
• “Fabrication of biochemical nanodevices with self-aligned electrodes”, V.G. Kutchoukov, G.O.F. Parikesit, Y. Garini, L.K. Nanver, A. Bossche; Proceedings of Joint Conferences ICEE and APCOT-MNT (‘International Conference on Electrical Engineering’ and ‘Asia-Pacific Conference of Transducers and Micro-Nano Technology’), Vol. 3-1, pages 403-408, 2004 (ISBN: 4-88686-000-1), Jul 2004.
• “Three-wavelength laser light source for absolute, sub-angstrom, two point source interferometer”, M.L. Krieg, G.O.F. Parikesit, J.J.M. Braat; Proceedings of SPIE (Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers), Vol. 5144, pages 227-233, 2003, "Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection III", edited by W. Osten, M. Kujawinska, K. Creath (ISBN: 0-8194-5014-6), May 2003.
• Technical Reports
  • “Laser frequency digital stabilization for a portable and user-friendly optical frequency standard”, G.O.F. Parikesit; Internship Project Report at NMi VSL (Nederlands MeetInstituut – van Swinden Laboratory), Delft University of Technology, Jan 2003.
    
  • “Application of ‘Distributed Control System’ on co-gen supply pump control in water treatment plant CGS Area 5 Duri Field - PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia”, G.O.F. Parikesit; Internship Project Report at PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, Bandung Institute of Technology, Sep 2000.
  • “Difference of lens focal length caused by fungi cleansing on camera lens with manual and mechanical method”, G.O.F. Parikesit, B.N. Utomo, R. Yulina; Laboratory Assignment Project Report, Bandung Institute of Technology, May 1999.
    

Activities

• Peer-Reviews for Academic Journals
  • Experiments in Fluids.
  • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering.
  • Microfluidics and Nanofluidics.
• Departmental Administration at the Department of Engineering Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University
• Vice Chairman for Student and Alumni Affairs, Nov 2010 - Apr 2011.
• Coordinator for the Magister Program on Industrial Safety Engineering, May 2011 - now.
  
• Conference Organization
  • International Program Committee of "The 2nd International Conference on Instrumentation, Control & Automation", November 15 – 17, 2011, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia.
    
  • General Secretary of ISSM 2008 - "Sustainable Development in Indonesia - An Interdisciplinary Approach", Delft, The Netherlands.
    
• Professional Associations
  • Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers: 2005-2006.
    
  • American Physical Society - Division of Fluid Dynamics: 2008-2009.
    
• Community Outreach
  • Microscopy class for children at "Sekolahku MySchool", Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Mar 2010.
    
• Popular Writings
  • Dari webcam menjadi mikroskop, berbuah publikasi internasional (From webcams into microscopes -- resulting in an international publication); also published in Department of Engineering Physics, UGM, Nov 2010. 
  • Ban berjalan malah melambatkan anda? (Travelators make you travel slower?); also published in NetSains.com, Aug 2009.
  • Sepercik ilmu dari secarik kain (Bursts of knowledge from a piece of cloth); also published in NetSains.com, Aug 2009.
    
  • The essence of education; written for the "MSc Yearbook 2009 of" of TU Delft, Jun 2009.  
  • Bionanofluidik untuk Lab-on-a-Chip (Bionanofluidics for Lab-on-a-Chip); written for the book "100 Doctors of Nanotechnology", published by the Indonesian Nanotechnology Society, Oct 2008. 
    
  • Rekayasa foto, dari era Hitler sampai Brad Pitt (Photographic manipulations, from the era of Hitler until Brad Pitt); also published in NetSains.com, Aug 2008.
    
  • Kamera, awalnya bekerja tanpa lensa (Cameras, originally working with no lens); also published in NetSains.com, Aug 2008.
    
  • Kiat jadi ilmuwan yang pandai berbagi ilmu (How Scientists can Better Share Their Knowledge); also published in NetSains.com, Apr 2008.
    
  • Menilik kepiawaian tokek (Learning from Gecko's Acrobatics); also published in NetSains.com, Mar 2008.
    
  • Pinball untuk molekul; an Indonesian translation of the articles "Molecular Pinball"/"Moleculaire Flipperkast" published in Delft Outlook (research magazine in the Technische Universiteit Delft), Mar 2008.
    
  • Kemiskinan: berkah Indonesia yang tersembunyi? (Poverty: Indonesia's Blessing in Disguise?); also published in NetSains.com, Mar 2008.
  • Menyibak keunikan terjadinya cincin dari tumpahan kopi (Why do we get Coffee Rings); also published in NetSains.com, Feb 2008.
  • A pinball machine for molecules (Bermain 'Pinball' dengan molekul); an English translation of the Dutch popular-science article "Flipperkast voor moleculen" written by Jos Wassink for Delta (the local weekly newspaper of Technische Universiteit Delft), Jan 2008.
    
  • Ketika universitas bagai sebuah pusat perbelanjaan (When a University becomes like a Shopping Center); also published in NetSains.com, Dec 2007.
  • A new year quiz (Teka-teki tahun baru); as a teaser prior to the public defence of my doctorate dissertation, Dec 2007.
  • Ilmuwan dan detektif, serupa tapi tak sama (Scientists and detectives, similar but not identical); also published in NetSains.com, Dec 2007.
  • Uang bukan kunci perbaikan kualitas pendidikan (Money is not the key to improve the quality of education); also published in NetSains.com, Nov 2007.
  • Membangun teleskop di bulan dengan cermin cair (Building a lunar telescope with a liquid mirror); also published in NetSains.com, Oct 2007.
  • Jembatan cair, bukan sulap bukan sihir (Liquid bridge, not by magic); also published in NetSains.com, Oct 2007.
  • Life in a nanofluidic world (Alam di dunia nano-fluida); as a teaser of my doctorate dissertation manuscript, Sep 2007.
    
  • Love and blessings (Cinta dan anugerah); related to these two articles in Nature Jobs : (1) and (2), Aug 2007.
  • Delays in finishing PhD thesis (Hambatan dalam menyelesaikan disertasi PhD); written together with Indraswari Kusumaningtyas, also published in Promood (newsletter for doctorate students in Technische Universiteit Delft), Jul 2007.
    
  • Antara peran mentor dan orangtua (Between the roles of mentor and parent); also published in Febdian.net, Jun 2007.
    
  • Bermain dengan gelembung sabun (Playing with soap bubbles); also published in Febdian.net, Jan 2007.
  • Ayo bermain dengan mata! (Let's play with our eyes!); also published in Febdian.net, Aug 2006.
  • Mengapa daun (tidak selalu) berwarna hijau (Why the leaves are [not always] green); also published in Febdian.net, Aug 2006.
  • Sensor gelas pada mesin kopi (Mug sensors in automatic coffee machines); also published in Febdian.net, Aug 2006.
  • Pasta gigi bergaris warna-warni (Colourfully striped toothpaste); also published in Febdian.net, Aug 2006.
  • Lab on a Chip: laboratorium sebesar koin (Lab on a chip: a lab as small as a coin); also published in Febdian.net, Jul 2005.
  • Semula kubit akhirnya meter (From cubit to meter); also published in Intisari (Asal Usul), Jul 2003.
  • Rekayasa laser dan optika – Dari serat optik hingga teleskop Hubble (Laser and optical engineering – from fiber optics to the Hubble telescope); also published in Pikiran Rakyat (Cakrawala), Jul 2003.
  • Mata merah saat dipotret (The red eye effect in photography); also published in Intisari (Fisika Mania), Mar 2003.
  • North Sea Jazz Festival 2002 – Den Haag; also published in WartaJazz, Jul 2002.
  • World Port Jazz Festival, sajian dari Rotterdam (World Port Jazz Festival, a feast in Rotterdam); also published in WartaJazz, Jun 2002.
  • Rahasia bermain yoyo (The secret of How to play the Yoyo); also published in Intisari (Fisika Mania), Feb 2002.

Trainings

• “Developing Textile-Embedded Microfluidics Biosensors”, One-Week Collaborative Research Visit, Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity, Paris Decartes University, Nov 2011.
• “Basic cell culture”, Short Course at the Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, May 2011.
• “Effective lab skills: Managing people, projects, and money”, Web-Seminar at AAAS (The American Association for Advancement in Science), Aug 2009.
• “Lab staffing in Europe: Hiring and retaining top academic talent”, Web-Seminar at AAAS (The American Association for Advancement in Science), Aug 2009.
• “Flow of foams", International Workshop at Lorentz Center, Leiden, Aug 2009.
• “Active and collaborative learning", Course at The "Basic Teaching Qualification" Program, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Jan-Feb 2009.
• “Biological fluid mechanics", Course at Delft University of Technology, Delft, Apr-May 2008.
• “How to formulate and design a good project proposal", Workshop at Valorisation Center, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Mar 2008.
• “Application of particle image velocimetry - theory and practice", International Course at German Institute for Aerodynamics and Flow Technology (DLR), Gottingen, Feb 2008.
• “Micro-fluidics", FOM Masterclass by Prof. Kenneth Breuer (Brown University, USA), Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), Veldhoven, Jan 2008.
• “Physics and chemistry of microfluidics", Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Waterville Valley, Jul 2007.
• “Thin film flows and a range of fluid dynamics problems", FOM Masterclass by Prof. Howard A. Stone (Harvard, USA), Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), Veldhoven, Jan 2007.
• “Capillary electrophoresis method development” and “Micro-scale separation for genomics and proteomics”, International Workshops at Micro-Scale Bioseparations (MSB) 2006, Amsterdam, Jan 2006.
• “Biology for physicist”, International Workshop at Casimir Research School, Leiden, Oct 2005.
• “Multiphysics modeling in Femlab”, Web-Seminar at Comsol, Jul 2005.
• “Nano-optics: Light through sub-wavelength hole arrays”, Workshop at Quantitative Imaging group, Delft University of Technology, Delft, May 2005.
• “MicroPIV and applications in microsystems”, International PivNet Workshop, Laboratory for Aero and Hydrodynamics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Apr 2005.
• “Advanced optical imaging”, Course at Department of Imaging Science and Technology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Sep-Dec 2004.
• “Introductory training on nanofabrication technology in cleanroom class 10000”, Course at Delft Institute for Microelectronics and Submicron-technology (DIMES), Delft, Sep 2004.
• “Introduction to biochemistry”, Course at Quantitative Imaging group, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Mar-Jun 2004.
• “Microfluidics”, Course at Delft University of Technology, Delft, Jan-Jun 2004.
• “Goal oriented working and planning”, Course at Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM), Utrecht, Apr 2004.
• “Measurement in digitized images”, Course at Advanced School for Computing and Imaging (ASCI), Delft, Mar 2004.
• “Image processing on industrial applications”, Course at Dutch Center for Image Processing and Pattern Recognition (CBP), Delft, Oct 2003.
• “Optical frequency standard stabilization”, Internship Project, NMi VSL (Nederlands MeetInstituut – van Swinden Laboratory), Dutch National Metrology Institute, Delft, Jan 2003.
• “Distributed control system”, Internship Project, PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia, Duri, Sep 2000.

Scholarships

• International Joint Research Grant for "Developing Textile-Embedded Microfluidics Biosensors", from the French Embassy for Indonesia (SCAC) and the Indonesian Ministry of National Education Directorate General of Higher Education (DIKTI), 2011 (project partner: Dr. Ariel B. Lindner, Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity, Paris Decartes University).
  
• Research Grant for "Dynamic Analysis of Microfluidics-Based Energy Harvester", from the Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, 2010 (project partner: Dr. Indraswari Kusumaningtyas, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Gadjah Mada University).
  
• Travel Grant, GRC (Gordon Research Conference) on Microfluidics, Jul 2007.
• StuNed (Studeren in Nederland) Scholarship from NEC (Netherlands Education Center), Sep 2001 - Aug 2003.
• ADB (Asian Development Bank) Grant, Sep 1999 - Aug 2000.
• DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship, Jan-Jun 1999.
• DIKTI (Indonesian General Directory of Higher Education) Scholarship, Apr-Dec 1998.