Poor. State University of Malang (UM) held an open session of inauguration of 2 new professors in science. The two professors are Prof. Dr. Fauziatul Fajaroh, MS in the field of Material Chemistry and Prof. Dr. Markus Diantoro, M.Si. in the field of Material Physics. Lecturer at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) UM added the number of professors on the Education campus, so that there were 80 professors. This inauguration was held on Monday (25/11) on the 9th Floor of the UM Rectorate Graha, which took place with great solemnity.

In this inauguration led by Prof. Dr. H. Sukowiyono, SH, M.Hum as chairman of the UM Senate along with members of the UM Senate. In his inauguration speech Prof. Dr. Fauziatul Fajaroh, MS explained about "Gait of Nanomaterials in Human Life and Its Impact". Followed by Prof. Dr. Markus Diantoro, M.Si about "Dive into structural simplicity, take advantage of the degree of complexity of materials.

Prof. Dr. In his speech, Fauziatul Fajaroh, MS explained nanomaterials in human life.

"This nanomaterial technology has been widely applied in human life and has been commercialized in a wide audience. Like the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries have used this technology because it is very profitable. These nanomaterials also have positive and negative impacts that need to be considered for the lives of our children and grandchildren. So it also needs countermeasures and prevention so that life in the future can be more sustainable. "The application of green chemical principles in the synthetic process of nanomaterials is a hope that this technology will be better and have a social impact on society," he said.

Followed by the second speech delivered by Prof. Dr. Markus Diantoro, M.Si explained the importance of developing natural-based material research.

"Research based on nature-based minerals such as water hyacinth plants and colorful fruits are used as electronic base materials. One of them is manufacture solar cell made from nature such as combining colored fruits to absorb the light spectrum. In this way, the energy from sunlight produced is more because more energy is absorbed. We give this solar cell a name Dye Syntesiser Solar Cell (DSSC). The hope is that with this development, in the future a Super Capacitor that has better capabilities than the existing capacitor can be made in the future, "he said.

The event ended with a professor's medal by the chairman of the Senate of UM, followed by a group photo session.

Reporter: Nuri Riskian - UM Public Relations Internship

Photo reporter: Firda Farhani / Derin Aypa - UM Public Relations Internship