Assoc. Prof. Dr. P Susthitha Menon from the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN) UKM Malaysia, was present to give a Public Lecture to Universitas Sriwijaya Postgraduate Program. The public lecture was held yesterday (26/10), attended by Deputy Director I of the Universitas Sriwijaya Postgraduate Program, Prof. Sofendi, MA., Ph.D., Director of IMEN Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmad Rifqi Md Zain, IMEN lecturer and researcher Dr. Dilla Duryha Berhanuddin, Chair of the Materials Science Master’s Study Program, Prof. Aldes Lesbani, Ph.D, Chair of the Physics Masters Study Program Dr, Menik Ariyani, lecturers, and Universitas Sriwijaya postgraduate students. Prof. Rifqy from IMEN gave an introduction by explaining IMEN’s profile and opportunities for collaboration in research, guidance, publications, and offering scholarship opportunities from IMEN.
The topic presented by Prof. Susthitha Menon was Plasmonics in Biosensors and Optoelectronic Devices. Prof. Susi further explained that sensors are needed to detect proteins such as detecting glucose, urea, creatinine, and uric acid for laboratory applications on a chip (Lab-on-chip (LoC)) for Chronic Kidney Disease whether in saliva, blood or urine. Optical sensors using Krestchmann-based Surface Plasmon Resonance (K-SPR), Localized Surface Plasmon resonance (LSPR) and Surface enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) are methods for detecting bionanomolecules. It is said that the solution to solving these medical problems is closely related to photonic, optoelectronic, and plasmonic phenomena.
Through this Public Lecture, it is hoped that in the future there will be opportunities for collaboration between the Master of Materials Science study program and the Malaysian UKM Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN) through joint research, joint supervisors, and student final projects.
