The figure of Adi Utarini-Tri Mumpuni, the ‘heroine’ of a scientist that Jokowi is proud of



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Jakarta

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) boasts of having two female scientists whose achievements are recognized around the world. They are Adi Utarini and Tri Mumpuni.

The figures of the two scientists were exhibited by Jokowi through her Instagram account, on Sunday (12/20/2020). In fact, Adi Utarini and Tri Mumpuni have been poor in their respective scientific fields.

Quoted from the official website of Gadjah Mada University, Adi Utarini graduated from Gadjah Mada University School of Medicine in 1989. He completed his Master of Science in Maternal and Child Health from the University of London in 1994 (University of London Awards). British Council), Master of Public Health in 1998 and Doctor of Philosophy from Umea University in Sweden in 2002 (STINT and TDR Awards).

In 2011, Adi Utarini was confirmed as Professor of Public Health. In the learning process, he teaches courses and research methods on Quality Policy and Management. In the area of ​​quality of service, he has headed the Quality compartment in the Indonesian Hospital Association and is the Senior Editor. The Journal of Hospital Accreditation published by KARS together with PKMK UGM.

In addition, he is a member of the National Research Council and has served as Vice Dean for Research, Community Service and Collaboration at the Gadjah Mada University School of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing (2012-2016). In addition to being active in academia, he is known to enjoy playing the piano, table tennis, and cycling.

Tri Mumpuni’s figure is equally amazing. At a meeting of businessmen from Muslim countries titled Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship on April 27, 2010, President of the United States (USA) Barack Obama specifically mentioned the name of Tri Mumpuni. She is a social entrepreneur from Indonesia who has successfully developed power plants in remote areas.

On a note detikcom, this veiled woman has built around 61 remote villages that were originally completely dark through the Institute of Popular Business and Economy (Ibeka).

Tri Mumpuni and her husband built a micro hydroelectric plant (PLTMH) as a source of electrical power for areas that are not yet reached or difficult to access by PLN using the energy potential of the water in the local area to drive turbines.

The woman who was born in Semarang on August 6, 1964, is often called the ‘electric woman’. As a result of these services, Tri won the 2012 Nobel or Ashden prizes. Asdhen is a British non-governmental organization dedicated to environmentally friendly energy. Prince Charles is a member of the Ashden Awards.

One of the villages that Tri managed to make shine was the Village of Sophisticated Kam, Kahaungu Eti District, East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). For decades, villagers have lived without electricity, even obtaining water for their daily needs takes 7 hours.

Previously, Jokowi bragged about the two scientists on Instagram. He said that Adi Utarini was included in the list of 10 people who helped the development of science in the world this year based on Nature. Nature is a scientific journal based in the United Kingdom.

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