Ahmad Munawir Siregar
Ahmad Munawir Siregar is a Research Staff at the Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Universitas Lampung and a Master’s degree in Energy Security from Universitas Pertahanan Indonesia. Before joining PYC, he has been involved in various energy and Environmental research projects such as the Dynamic system model of electric energy availability towards population and land conversion in Padang Lawas, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Fuel Terminal Pare-Pare and Fuel Terminal Poso in PT. PERTAMINA Patra Niaga Marketing Operation Regional VII and Permit environmental of groundwater withdrawal (GL-05) at smelter nickel industry in PT. Mitra Murni Perkasa. He has contributed several research papers in the subject of energy for national and international conferences. Outside his work at PYC, he loves badminton, hiking and travelling.
Vivid Amalia Khusna
Vivid is a Research Staff at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Development Economics from Universitas Airlangga. She has been involved in various research such as crowdfunding as RE alternative financing, women participation in energy transition, and energy transition in manufacturing industry. She has also shared her opinion by writing opinions and research papers in energy related-issues. Before joining PYC, she was a consultant assistant in an economic and psychology consulting agency. In her leisure time, She likes cooking, watching movies, and embroidering.
Hidayatul Mustafidah Rohmawati
Hidayatul Mustafidah Rohmawati is a Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). She holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Universitas Brawijaya in 2020. Prior to PYC, she has an experience as a material engineer in a packaging manufacturing industry where one of her responsibilities was to conduct the trial on the usage of sustainable materials as a substitute for fossil-based plastic material. Hida is very passionate about working in sustainable energy sectors. She is actively contribute as a volunteer in a youth community related to renewable energy sectors located in her hometown, Malang, East Java. Hida is always curios and she loves taking the opportunity for mentorship programs to gain deeper knowledge from the experts. She was selected as one of the mentees of the Female Graduate Mentorship Program from Women in Mining and Energy Indonesia (WiME) and Student Fellowship from Student Energy. During her spare time, she likes cooking, reading, and watching movies.
Mayora Bunga Swastika
Mayora Bunga Swastika is a research assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) and a master’s degree in International Relations from Universitas Indonesia (UI). She has been involved in various energy research projects such as geopolitics of electric vehicles, management of energy sources in border areas, global issues and its impact on the Indonesia energy sector, implications of foreign investment in the energy sector, and cooperation between countries in the energy sector. She also has shared her insitghts by writing in opinions and research paper in energy issues such as geopolitics of energy transition and battery as alternative transport fuel. Outside her work, she loves travelling, shopping and watching movies.
Nadira Asrifa Nasution
Nadira is a researcher at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). She started having interest in energy issues on her last year of postgraduate school. Prior to working in PYC, she worked for G20 Presidency Indonesia, as an analyst for various issues on economic, social, and development. Later she assisted research on public policy and economic development. She has also contributed in working on academic articles and policy brief. She got her bachelor’s degree from Faculty of Political and Business, UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta, majoring in International Relations. In 2019, she completed her master’s degree in Master Program of Economic Planning and Development Policy (MPKP) FEB UI. She has research interest on Development economics, Public Policy, and behavioral economics. Aside from her professional job, she loves to cook, enjoy a cup of coffee, and do pilates on her spare time.
Michael Suryaprawira
Michael is a researcher at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center. As a young sustainable energy enthusiast with an engineering background, he is always trying to connect these two aggressively progressing worlds. In 2022, he acquired his ocean engineering master’s degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), a program in which he had also acquired his bachelor’s degree 5 years prior. He took tidal current energy as the topic for his master’s thesis where he proved that there’s a huge ocean energy potential in the eastern part of Indonesia. His interest in energy fits well in PYC. Here, he conducts research on renewable energy not only from an engineering perspective but also from a social, economic, and geopolitics point of view. He is currently involved in a joint peer-to-peer electricity trading using blockchain technology research project. Previously, he was involved in several research projects with topics such as the impact of foreign direct investment in low-carbon development, and regulatory impact analysis in government regulations related to electricity. Apart from his research, he writes his opinions related to energy security and sustainability in several media. He engages in energy-related activities such as moderating events and preparing materials for lectures and conventions. Academic-wise, he took roles in several responsibilities such as serving as a lecturer’s assistant, giving guest lectures, and thesis mentoring. All in all, deep down Michael is a highly curious learner who constantly wonders and asks questions. He finds joy in figuring out how things work, trying new things, and working with new people. Music is his solitude and he plays instruments in his free time. He watches football on the weekends and at the end of a long day, he reads novels and non-fiction books where, as he turns the pages, he finds out that the more he reads, the more he doesn’t know.
