West Bandung Landslide: ITB Expert Explains Mudflow Mechanism and Potential Secondary Hazards

The mudflow path passing through Kampung Pasir Kuning to Pasir Kuda, Pasirlangu Village, Cisarua District, West Bandung Regency. (Source: PPMB and DPMK ITB)BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - The landslide that occurred in West Bandung Regency (KBB) on January 24, 2026, should not be understood solely as a consequence of land-use change. Landslide geology...

January 25, 2026

Two ITB Researchers Participate in Oceanic Research Aboard Chinese Vessel

From left: Two ITB researchers, Dr. Alvina Kusumadewi Kuncoro and Gabriella Alodia, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D. JAKARTA, itb.ac.id – Two researchers from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), along with nine other researchers from BRIN, Gadjah Mada University (UGM), University of Indonesia (UI), and China, departed from Tanjung Priok Port to...

August 10, 2025

Strata Explore Geoscience ITB Team Wins 1st Place in Asia Region at the 2025 Imperial Barrel Award, Achieves International Recognition

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – The Strata Explore Geoscience Team, composed of students from the Geological Engineering and Geophysics Engineering programs at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), has achieved a remarkable feat by winning 1st Place in the Asia Region at the 2025 Imperial Barrel Award (IBA). Additionally, the team received an Honorable Mention...

July 28, 2025

ITB and Kebumen Regency Government Synergy: Preserving Karangsambung as a World-Class Geological Laboratory

KARANGSAMBUNG, itb.ac.id – The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) has once again reaffirmed its commitment to preserving the Karangsambung geoheritage in Kebumen, Central Java. This region is one of the most comprehensive geological sites in Indonesia and has served as a natural laboratory since the establishment of ITB’s Geological Field...

July 21, 2025

ITB Geological Engineering Seminar Discusses Magma Movement and Its Impact on Volcanic Disasters

SEMAT Geological Engineering ITB discussing recent basaltic eruptions in La Palma and Iceland, Friday (14/2/2025). (Courtesy of Geological Engineering ITB) BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Prof. Valentin R. Troll, Head of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development at Uppsala University, served as the keynote speaker at SEMAT (Friday Seminar),...

April 15, 2025

SEMAT ITB Discusses the Future of Energy: Petrology Experiments for Supercritical Geothermal Systems and Carbon Capture

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – The Geological Engineering Study Program of the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology at Institut Teknologi Bandung (FEST ITB), in collaboration with the Indonesian Association of Geologists (IAGI) and Tohoku University, held a Friday Seminar (SEMAT) at the Hilmi Panigoro Room, Geological Engineering Building, ITB...

April 08, 2025

SEMAT x Career Talk: Geology Connect Edition Discusses Supercritical Geothermal Exploration and CCS

Astin Nurdiana, Ph.D., presented experimental petrology. (Doc. Geological Engineering ITB) BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – The Master's and Doctoral Programs in Geological Engineering ITB, in collaboration with the Indonesian Association of Geologists (IAGI), the Geological Engineering Postgraduate Association ITB (IPTG-ITB), HMTG "GEA" ITB, and...

March 17, 2025

Expanding Access for Everyone, E-Book "An Introduction to the Geology of Indonesia" Officially Launched

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – The Geological Engineering Study Program of Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) held the launch event for the e-book "An Introduction to the Geology of Indonesia" by Prof. (Em) Dr. R. P. Koesoemadinata at the East Hall of ITB, Ganesha Campus, on Friday (January 1, 2024).In his opening speech, Dr. Eng. Mirzam Abdurrachman,...

February 10, 2025