Scientific Awards

• IGSP DAAD (Indonesian-German Academic Exchange) Scholarship. 2013

• Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Scholarship. 2007.

• Australian Development Scholarship. 2007.

• The best participant.  Popular Scientific Writing Training.  IPB-Tempo Magazine. 2005.

• The best poster presenter.  International Conference on International Conference on Functional and Health Foods: Market Technology and Health Benefit. 2003.

• First winner. Essay Competition: Sustainable Agriculture for Better Future. IPB. 2002.

• First winner. Students' Innovative Technology Competition.  Instant Black Cincau Production. 1996.

• Second runner up. Students' Innovative Technology Competition. Cassava Leaf Fortification in Puffed Corn Snacks as an Alternative to Overcome Vitamin A Deficiency in Children.  1995.

• The best presenter.  Agrocomplex Seminar, Gadjah Mada University.  1996.

 

Education

Research Trainee in Tissue Engineering

RWTH Aachen, 2013-2014

Research Topic: Bone Tissue Engineering with Silk Scaffold, Umbilical Cord MSC and HUVEC

 

Research Trainee in Regenerative Medicine

Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation

Queensland University of Technology, 2009-2010

Research Topic:  Biomimetic Articular Cartilage with Zonal Approach

Specialization: Biomedical engineering, especially on cartilage tissue engineering. 

 

Research Trainee in High Performance Polymer

Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

University of Queensland, 2007-2009

Research Topic: Bioelastomer for Biomedical Application

Specialization: Polymer characterization

 

MSc in Food Science

Bogor Agricultural University (Institut Pertanian Bogor), 1999-2003

Thesis title: Ethnobotanical Study and Nutritional Value of Some Auxiliary Vegetables in Indonesia

Expertise: Food engineering, food chemistry, bioactive compounds, nutrition, and ethnobotany

 

BSc in Food Science and Technology

Gadjah Mada University (Universitas Gadjah Mada)

Agricultural Products Processing Technology, 1992-1998

Thesis title: Study of Extraction Length and Abu Qi Proportion Effect in Black Cincau Processing.

Factory Design Project: Water Consumption for Pilsener Beer Production.

Expertise: Food science, food engineering, food technology, and nutrition.

 

Notable International Publications

1. Matrices for Zonal Cartilage Tissue Engineering.  Chapter 36. In Handbook of Intelligent Scaffold. D.Irawan,   DW Hutmacher, TJ Klein.  Edited by G Khang.  Pan Stafford Publishing Co. 2011. http://www.panstanford.com/books/9789814267854.html.

2. Engineering cartilage tissue with zonal properties. Chapter 12. In: 3-D Tissue Engineering. JE.Jeon, J Malda, K. Schrobback, D.Irawan, K. Masuda, RL Sah, DW Hutmacher, TJ Klein: ed by Berthiaume F,  Artechhouse. 2010.

 

 

Other International Publications

1. Ethnobotanical Study and Nutrient Potency of Local Traditional Vegetable in Central Kalimantan. Daisy Irawan, C.H. Wijaya, S Limin, S.H. Limin, Y. Hashidoko, Mitsuru Osaki and Ici P Kulu. Journal of Tropics. 15( 4):441-448.  2006.

2. The Opinion of Agricultural Students from Three Universities in Bogor and Jakarta about some Issues on Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition. Daisy Irawan, Purwiyatno Hariyadi, and C. Hanny Wijaya. International Workshop on Land Management of Peatlands and Human Dimension in Southeast Asia. 2003.

3. Ethnobotanical Study and the Nutraceutical Potency of Some Indigenous Auxiliary Vegetables in Indonesia. Daisy Irawan, Purwiyatno Hariyadi, and C. Hanny Wijaya. International Conference on Redesigning Sustainable Development on Food and Agricultural System for Developing Countries. 2003.

4. Krokot (Portulaca oleracea) : A Potential Functional Food Ingredient. Daisy Irawan, Purwiyatno Hariyadi, and C. Hanny Wijaya. International Conference on Functional and Health Foods: Market Technology and Health Benefit. Journal of Food and Nutrition Progress. 2003.

5. The Opinion of Agricultural Students from Three Universities in Bogor and Jakarta about some Issues on Sustainable Agriculture. Daisy Irawan, Purwiyatno Hariyadi, and C. Hanny Wijaya. International Conference on Environment and Urban Management. 2003.

6. Biodiversity Education for Conservation and Sustainable Development. C. Hanny Wijaya, and Daisy Irawan. International Conference on Gender Issues in Biodiversity Conservation. 2003.

7. Nutritional Value and Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Vegetables in Central Kalimantan. Daisy Irawan, CH Wijaya, S Limin, Y Hashidoko and Ici P Kulu. International Symposium on Land Management and Biodiversity in South East Asia. 2002.

8. Pesticide Residue on Several Cultivated and Marketed Vegetables around Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. CH Wijaya, Daisy Irawan, S Limin, Y Hashidoko and Ici P Kulu. International Symposium on Land Management and Biodiversity in South East Asia. 2002.

 

 

National Publications (in Indonesian)

1. Ethnobotany and the Nutraceutical Potency of Sariawan leaves.  Daisy Irawan, Purwiyatno Hariyadi. The Indonesian Community of Food Technologist. 2006.

2. The Potency of Natural Food Additives as Bioactive Ingredients. National Colloquium on Food Science and Technology: A Critical Look on Food Research in Indonesia. 2002.

3. Active Packaging. National Student Conference on Food Science &and Technology: Global Competition: Advancing the Research Culture. 2002.

4. Alternatives to Conventional Thermal Processes in Food Industry. National Student Conference on Food Science and Technology.  A Challenge for the Indonesian Food Technologist. 2001.

5. Recent Development in Black Cincau Research. National Seminar: Traditional Food as a Fundamental of Functional Food & Supplement Industry (2001), Republished with permission at Berita Iptek (2004).

 

Popular Articles

1. Brave Chocolate.  U-Magazine 2011

2. Gout, not Allowed to Eat Veggies?  U-Magazine 2011

3. Why we like Savory Taste?  U-Magazine 2011

4. The Hidden Sodiums.  U-Magazine 2011.

5. Stroke and Hidden Sodiums.  U-Magazine 2011

6. Wedang (a Javanese Traditional Drink), A Cup a Day Keep the Doctor Away.  U-Magazine 2011.

7. The Country of Sambal (Indonesian Chilly Paste).  U-Magazine 2011.

8. The Water Method.  Tempo English 2011.

9. From Baliem Valley to America.  Tempo English 2011.

10. The Return of the Bidadari (Semioptera Walacii).  Tempo English 2011.

11. Alfred Wallace of the East.  Tempo English 2011.

12. Orang Utan is also a “Human”.  Borneo Orang Utan Foundation 2005. Republished by Alive Foundation in 2009.

13. Retrovirus in Primate.  Borneo Orang Utan Foundation 2005.  Republished by Gibbon Foundation 2010.

14. Maintaining the Freshness of Vegetable without Electricity. Tempo Newspaper, Republished with permison at Berita Bumi website. 2005.

15. Alliums. Intisari Magazine. 2003.

16. Sustainable Food Industry to Encourage Sustainable Living. Seva Saraswati Bulletin. 2001.

17. Save the Water, Save the Environment. Intisari Magazine. 1998.

 

Unpublished Research

• Chondrogenesis of Human Chondrocytes Cell Line in 3D system, 2010

• Degradation behavior of High Acyl Gellan in Simulated Body Fluid Environment. 2009

• Rheology, and Mechanical Properties of High Acyl Gellan Gel.  2008

• The influence of Abu Qi Proportion and Extraction Length on Black Cincau Gel. Thesis. 1997

• Water Consumption in Pilsener Beer Production.  Factory Design Project. 1995

 

Organizational Experience

• Student Committee Member at the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (2009)

• A member of Engineers without Borders, Chapter Queensland (2007-present)

• Founder and Research and Development Coordinator, Seva Saraswati Foundation (2000-2006).  One of the activities of this organization, educating street food vendor and small home industry about food safety, was documented on Citibank Calendar in 2006.

 

Job Experience

• Researcher.  People and Plants International and Woods and Wayside International. 2012-2014. Writing Environmental Education Books for Children and General Public.

• Writer.  Tempo Media Group. 2011-2012. Writing Articles on Education, and Environmental issues in remote areas, translating, writing transcript, and preparing questions for interview.

• Research Assistant.  Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).  2006. Developing books and collecting ethnobotanical data and specimens, writing scientific reviews, designing environmental education programs for the general public and children. Produced two books and a trail guide.

• Lecturer Assistant.  Gadjah Mada University. 1996-1997. Teaching and assisting the preparation for these following laboratory subjects:  Sensory Evaluation, Physical Properties of Material, Operation Unit III.

Researcher and lecturer in Sanata Dharma University, St. Carolus Health Institute, Padjadjaran University, the University of Timor, writer at Borneo Orang Utan Foundation, researcher in food industries, and in international research projects (including Hokkaido and Monash University), research assistant for Vitamin A program at Hellen Keller International Foundation, and a translator and freelance writer for Tempo Magazine, The World Health Organization, and the Aksara Foundation.

 

Languange

• Mother tongue: Indonesian and Javanese.

• English, active user. TOEFL score (internet based): 104. Test date: 28th July 2012

• German, passive user. Goethe Zertifikat B1: 214. Test date: 18th October 2011

 

Technical Skills and Competence

• Computer: advanced user of MsOffice, Adobe Photoshop, and Endnote.

• Technical and organizational skills: I have been helping to set up the tissue culture lab at IHBI.

• Artistic skill: graphic design, gardening, painting, and photography.