FPIK, SEMARANG – (Source: Jatengdaily.com) Four Graduates of the Doctor of Marine Science Program at the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science (FPIK), Diponegoro University (UNDIP) who were confirmed at the 161st Graduation have achieved perfect results with a Grade Point Average of 4.0. The perfect score also includes scientific papers in the form of a dissertation which he compiled as an academic work.
The four graduates of the Marine Science undergraduate program who achieved perfect scores were Retno Hartarti, Lilik Maslukah, R Baskoro Rochaddi and Sugeng Widada. The scientific work that they produce besides having to be tested in front of a board of examiners, is also published in international scientific journals.
Retno Hartati wrote a dissertation written in English about the stability of the new ecosystem. Dr Ir Retno Hartati MSc made a dissertation entitled “Sea ranching of Holothuria atra: Study on the establishment of new ecosystems and its relation with their feeding ecology”. During the study, Retno Hartati produced 3 publications in reputable international journals, and 1 publication in SCOPUS indexed proceedings. He has also produced several articles in existing national journals.
Some of Retno’s works during her doctoral study at FPIK Undip include “Asexual Reproduction of Black Sea Cucumber from Jepara Waters” published in 2019 in the Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences; then “Relationship Between Stage of Gonad Maturity and Level of Osmotic Work of Sea Cucumber”; and “Feeding selectivity of Holothuria atra in different microhabitat in Panjang Island, Jepara (Java, Indonesia)” published in the 2020 Biodiversity Journal.
Meanwhile, R Baskoro Rochaddi made his doctoral work with a dissertation entitled “Diversity of Bacteria in Shallow Groundwater, Degradation of Chlorpyrifos Pesticides and Resistance of Hg and As Heavy Metals in the Coastal Areas of the North Coast of Central Java and East Java”. Baskoro conducted this research because of his concern about the pollution in the Javanese coast. In addition to a dissertation, he also wrote the study in the Biodiversity Journal.
Another dissertation produced by the marine science doctoral program in this period is a work entitled “Model of Lithological Layers Based on Resistivity and Horizontal to Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) Data and Its Relation to Land subsidence based on Dinsar Analysis and Changes in Coastlines in Semarang City”. This paper based on research compiled by Sugeng Widada is expected to provide benefits for policy making on handling land subsidence in the city of Semarang.
Meanwhile, another perfect score winner, namely Lilik Maslukah, made a scientific paper entitled “Phosphorous Fractionation and Its Relationship with Chlorophyll-A Concentration in North Waters of Central Java”.
Dean of FPIK UNDIP, Prof. Ir Tri Winarni Agustini MSc PhD, reminded that achieving maximum value has consequences for both the person concerned and for the educational provider institution. Therefore, he cited a phrase that was always made by the Chancellor and Chair of the Academic Senate in every graduation ceremony to always maintain the good name of the almamater.
“I think every graduate has the same obligation to maintain the big name of Diponegoro University. It is also important to remember that the completion of your study is the beginning of greater dedication to the field you are engaged in. For those who hold a doctorate degree, they must also devote their knowledge through innovation and academic works that are useful for society, “said Tri Winarni. she
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