LIPI awards two researchers

LIPI awards two researchers

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has made
an award to two of its researchers, Setijati Sastrapradja and
Danny Hilman Natawidjaja, on Monday in observance of the
institute's 38th anniversary that falls on Aug. 23.

The Sarwono Prawirohardjo award was conferred by LIPI head
Umar Anggara Jenie in Jakarta. Sarwono was the first head of the
institute.

Umar said Setijadi and Danny were given the awards for their
outstanding contributions in developing sciences in the field of
biology and geology respectively.

Setijati was considered to have played a key role in promoting
the concept of developing a provincial mini park that emphasizes
the significance of managing popular and unique species from
local areas.

He was also among the initiators of the signing of the
Convention on Biological Diversity during the 1992 Earth Summit
in Rio de Jainero, Brasil.

Danny had meanwhile managed to obtain data on the cycles of
major earthquakes that took place during more than 300 years by
researching the growth patterns of coral reefs. --Antara