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Internship and Enrichment Programs

Tirta Fresindo Jaya: Research & Development Intern

  • Researched the influence of varying starter cultures on anti-cancer phenolic compounds and probiotic (ACPP) concentration during sorghum fermentation. 

  • Contributed to developing ACPP based beverages for malnourished Indonesians. 

  • Conducted chemical analysis of sorghum fermentation’s different nutritional content results for data optimization to find optimal quantity and quality of probiotic production. 

Hardcorindo Semesta Jaya: Research & Development Intern

  • Developed sustainable formulations in probiotic fermentation and bioactive compounds, addressing both environmental concerns and nutritional needs.

  • Optimized engineering machinery for scalable consumer product development in fermentation chemistry.

Nanotechnology Engineering Summer Academy at Penn (ESAP)

  • Achieved a final grade of 95.45% (4.0 GPA).

  • Learned the fabrication and characterization of micropatterns, microfluidic devices, quantum dots as explained by classical and quantum physics. 

  • Characterized LED, solar cell, accelerometer, gyroscope sensor, and moisture sensor with Arduino for efficient agriculture production. 

  • Created a research proposal for “Microfluidic Fluorescent Quantum Dot-based Aptamers for Food Allergen Detection.”

UPenn Chemistry Research Academy

  • Gained hands-on research experience in a university level lab setting. 

  • Studied introduction to nanoscale materials, rare earth metals chemistry, applications of coordination complexes, and explored chemical protein modification for disease research.

  • Attended research lectures on medicinal chemistry, stereoisomers and chirality, chemical biology in Parkinsons, NMR Spectroscopy, and computational chemistry.

Awards

1. AMC 12 Top 5% Honor Roll of Distinction; AIME Qualifier

2. AMC 10 Top 1% Honor Roll of High Distinction; AIME Qualifier

3. National Honor Society

  • Selectively chosen to be a part of my school's National Honor Society.

  • Consistently maintained a cumulative GPA higher than 4.0 and tutored students for a minimum of 5 hours per semester. 

4. AP Scholar Distinction

5. Best in Biology 2021 - 2022

  • During my freshman year at my previous school, I was awarded the best in biology. This award is given to the student with the highest grade in biology. 

6. Indonesia National Science Enterprise Challenge (INASEC) Silver Award

  • INASEC is a 12 hours business innovation competition that encourages entrepreneurship and develop their knowledge and experience of enterprise.

  • Awarded silver for conceptualizing "Crunch Cover", a sustainable alternative to plastic packaging.

7. 2x Conrad Innovator Award

  • The Conrad Challenge is an innovation competition encouraging high school students to design products that benefit the world.​

  • I received this award for developing Literrase, a mixture of liquid enzymes that speeds up the biodegradation rate of organic waste in landfills. 

  • I also received this this award for developing greenstem, an innovative vegetable preservative spray using expired dark chocolate.

8. Royal Society of Chemistry Olympiad Bronze Award

  • The RSC is an annual competition that challenges strong learners to develop problem-solving skills and apply chemistry in real-world situations.

9. Los Angeles Film Awards

  • Silver for "Kaki Lima" Film

  • Best Student Short Film, ranked 3rd among 27+ country entries

10. Varsity Golf

  • Train 5 hours a week

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Watch my productions for:

IASAS
FILM

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