Felicia Grace Ratnasari Utomo
Felicia is a Researcher at the Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Development Economics from Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya Jakarta. Since her childhood, she loves to observe everything around her and in PYC she finally found her strong interest and passion in research. At PYC she has been involved in several research projects on energy economics, energy policy and environmental-energy-related topics, such as carbon tax, regulatory impact assessment on electricity regulation, peer-to-peer energy trading using blockchain technology, analysis on kaya identity and an ongoing research on energy subsidy reform. She has also contributed by writing articles, research papers and reports, and opinions related to energy issues, as well as supporting material and assistance for lectures and seminars. Other than that, she participated in various energy events, podcasts, and conferences, such as as a jury in student energy competitions, a speaker and moderator at the PYC podcast, and a paper presenter at the Business and Economics National Conference. Before joining PYC, she was an assistant lecturer for econometrics in her major. In PYC, she frequently used econometrics for her internal research or for knowledge sharing with external parties, for example in 2019 she delivered a sharing session with Petroleum Engineering students of Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). In her free time, Felicia enjoys singing, travelling, watching k-dramas, and culinary hunting.
Massita Ayu Cindy Putriastuti
Massita Ayu Cindy is the coordinator of research department at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) through a fast track program allowing her to finish both degrees within five years. She is currently a doctoral student with research focus on natural gas pricing mechanism reform at the School of Strategic & Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, under the scholarship program from PYC. She has been involved in various energy research projects such as geothermal feasibility study, Indonesia’s manufacturing industry review from the energy perspective, biogas implementation in rural areas, mini LNG feasibility study, Indonesia’s natural gas price adjustment, crowdfunding as RE alternative financing, and energy transition in manufacturing industry. She shared her opinion in many articles, opinions and research papers in the subject of energy-related issues such as biomass and natural gas. Aside from research activities, she has also actively participated in various energy-related events, i.e. as a member of the delegation of Indonesia at Student Energy Summit in London, juries on energy-related student competitions, and as well as guest lecturer, speaker, and moderator on numerous events at universities and seminars. Outside her work at PYC, she loves interior designing, singing, eating, traveling, hanging out with friends, and shopping. She also prefers to chill out and unwind to recharge her energy.
