FMIPA UI Lecturer Wins 2023 International Young Achiever Award

Dr. Lukmanda Evan Lubis, M.Si., Lecturer and researcher in the field of Medical Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia (FMIPA UI) received an international award The P. N. Krishnamurthy Memorial Young Achiever Award 2023 from the Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP). He received the good news via email from the AFOMP Award and Honors Committee on September 18, 2023.

Dr. Evan received the award because he was considered active in service, research, and education activities in Medical Physics, and active in the Central Leadership Council (DPP) of the Indonesian Medical Physicists Alliance (AFISMI) as Chair of the Research and Scientific Publication Division.

In addition, AFOMP assesses Dr. Evan as a medical physicist who has leadership qualities as a member of the Executive Committee from South East Asia. Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (SEAFOMP).

The P. N. Krishnamurthy Memorial Young Achiever Award is an award given by AFOMP as a form of commemorating P. N. Krishnamurthy, a Nuclear Scientist, Academic, and Pioneer in the field of Radiation Protection.

"This award motivates me to continue working, conducting research and producing better research results," said Dr. Evan to the FMIPA UI Public Relations team.

Furthermore, he hopes that his efforts in service, research, and his activeness in the field of medical physics will have a positive impact on the progress of medical physics in Indonesia and on the international stage.

"Hopefully my research efforts and activities in the KBI Medical Physics and Biophysics team at the Department of Physics, FMIPA UI can contribute to the advancement of medical physics services for patients, radiation workers, and the public, both in Indonesia and internationally," he said.

Under the guidance of pioneer medical physics experts in Indonesia, namely Prof. Dr. Djarwani Soeharso, professor of FMIPA UI, and head of the Master of Medical Physics Study Program FMIPA UI, namely Dr. Supriyanto Ardjo Pawiro, Dr. Evan has been pursuing various research activities and developing the contribution of Physics science in diagnostic and interventional radiology services since 2012, by collaborating with alumni and colleagues of medical physicists in various hospitals in Indonesia as his partners.

Together with his team, the medical physicist from the University of Indonesia Hospital also received research funding worth € 32,000 or equivalent to IDR 500 million from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the world's atomic agency headquartered in Vienna, Austria, in 2021 with a research proposal entitled "Establishing Guidelines and Recommendations for Solid State Dosimetry in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology". The research aims to improve radiation safety for patients, radiation workers, and the public.

When Indonesia was facing the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, he joined the AIRA (artificial intelligence for radiological applications) research team as Team Coordinator, developing the DSS-CovIDNet innovation. It is a tool to help predict cases of pneumonia due to Covid-19 using an artificial intelligence-based program (artificial intelligence) deep-learning, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Djarwani S. Soejoko, FIOMP, and Prawito, Ph.D.

The achievement of the lecturer from the Department of Physics received appreciation from the Dean of FMIPA UI, Prof. Dede Djuhana, Ph.D. The Dean said that the leadership of FMIPA UI highly appreciates Dr. Evan's dedication as a source of pride for FMIPA UI. He considered that the award won by his community adds to the long list of achievements of FMIPA UI lecturers at the world level.

"Congratulations to Dr. Evan for the award received. This achievement is a source of pride for FMIPA UI and adds to the long list of achievements of lecturers at FMIPA UI," said the Dean.

Furthermore, he is optimistic that the achievements received by Dr. Evan will motivate other lecturers at FMIPA UI to continue to diligently expand their scientific insights, and maintain their enthusiasm in conducting research to improve the capacity and quality of higher education.

"Research activities by lecturers and researchers are the breath of higher education, so we hope that fellow lecturers at FMIPA UI will also be motivated, continue to increase their scientific insight and no less importantly, maintain enthusiasm in research activities," he added.

News source : https://sci.ui.ac.id/