I am a botanist from Indonesia with research focus on plant systematics and conservation in Southeast Asia with emphasis on:
- Ericaecae and several species-rich families
- Checklist of Indonesian plants in the Digital Flora of Indonesia
- Conservation of rare and threatened trees
- IUCN Red List conservation status assessment
- Conservation area designation
- Plant ecology and vegetation
- Herbarium.
POSITIONS
- 2023- Researcher at Tumbuhan Asli Nusantara Foundation, Palu, Indonesia
- 2023- Assistant Professor of Biology (Plant Systematics), Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Samudra, Langsa, Indonesia
- 2020-2022 Lecturer of Biology (Plant Systematics), Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Samudra, Langsa, Indonesia
- 2019-2021 Associate Assessor, High Conservation Value – Flora, PT. Remark Asia, Bogor, Indonesia
- 2014-2017 Honorary Botanist, Department of Biology, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
EDUCATION
- 2019 M.Sc. Plant Biology (systematics), Department of Biology, IPB University
- 2014 B.Sc. Biology (plant systematics), Department of Biology, Universitas Indonesia
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/EXPERIENCES
- 2023- IUCN / SSC Global Tree Specialist Group
- 2023- Tentative Curator at Herbarium Langsa (LGS), Universitas Samudra, Aceh, Indonesia
- 2023- Research Fellow at Yayasan Tumbuhan Asli Nusantara
- 2022- IUCN / SSC Global Conservation Consortium for Rhododendron
- 2022- IUCN / SSC Global Conservation Consortium for Magnolia
- 2022- Subject editor in PhytoKeys (Ericales)
- 2022-2023 Associated Scientist CRC 990: EFForTS, University of Göttingen
- 2021- Forum Pohon Langka Indonesia (FPLI)
- 2021- Indonesian Society for Plant Taxonomy
- 2021- Subject editor in Biologica Samudra
- 2020- Taxonomic Expert Network (TEN) for Ericaceae, World Flora Online