Education & qualifications
2022Title of Docent in Astronomy, University of Turku, Finland (associate professor level)
2013Doctor of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
An Integral Field Spectroscopic Study of Nearby Supernova Explosion Sites: Constraints on Progenitor Mass and Metallicity
Supervisor: Prof. Mamoru Doi
2008Master of Science, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Fourteen Color Photometry of M13 and Ruprecht 8 using the Dichroic-Mirror Camera (DMC)
Supervisors: Dr. Hakim L. Malasan & Prof. Mamoru Doi (U. Tokyo)
2005Bachelor of Science, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Study of Small Open Cluster in the Galactic Field: Case of Ro 1
Supervisors: Dr. Hakim L. Malasan & Prof. Bambang Hidayat
Research Funding & Grants
2023 - 2025CSC IT Center for Science, Finland-Japan collaborative research project on high-performance computing, ~120 kEUR
2019 - 2025Academy Researcher Fellowship, Academy of Finland (now Research Council of Finland), co-funding scheme with University of Turku, ~1.0 MEUR
2013 - 2016 FONDECYT Postdoctoral Fellowship, Ministry of Education, Chile, approx. 100 kEUR
2009 - 2013 Monbukagakusho International Research Student & PhD scholarship, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology (MEXT), Japan, approx. 64 kEUR
I am experienced in observing proposal preparations (as both PI and Co-I), observations (both visitor and service modes), and data analysis for a wide range of optical and infrared instruments at world's major observatories and smaller facilities. These include the VLT, Gemini, Subaru, GTC, SALT, Magellan, HST, JWST, SOAR, NTT, Blanco, CFHT, Calar Alto 3.5m, WHT, IRTF, NOT, UHawaii 2.2m, Pirika, Kanata, Danish 1.5m, GAO 1.5m, MiniTAO, Tuorla 1m, Bosscha 0.6m, as well as small portable telescopes and commercial CCD cameras. I have been highly productive in proposing new observations, with average proposal acceptance rate as PI of 68%, which is equivalent to ~70 observing nights in total since 2010.