Conducting Post-Disaster Recovery Efforts, ITB Drills Wells near Health Facilities

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Post-Lombok earthquake disaster recovery efforts are still ongoing. Among the efforts is the clearing of debris in several affected regions, restoration of community...

September 10, 2018

ITB Geodesy Expert’s Take on Lombok Earthquake

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – An earthquake with magnitude of 7.0 hit North Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB), Indonesia on Sunday (5/8/2018). The earthquake destroyed...

August 08, 2018

Sandbox Modeling, a Device to Detect Sedimentary Rocks Deformation on Upper Earth’s Plate

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Three researchers from Geological Engineering of Institut...

July 16, 2018

ITB Lecturer Developed Early Warning Lightning Detection Devices

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – It is given that Indonesia is one of the tropical countries with a high level of lightning occurrences. The energy released by lightning even exceeds the one created in the power plant in USA, so it can be imagined what disaster might happen due to lightning strikes. This led Dr. Ir. Syarif Hidayat, an associate professor...

April 11, 2018

Obituary: Prof. Dr. Ir. H Wiratman Wangsadinata

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Institut Teknologi Bandung is grieving over the passing of its influential figure. This time is the passing of the late Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Wiratman Wangsadinata, an influential figure in construction and infrastructure. Prof. Wiratman, widely-known as the figure behind the megaproject Jembatan Selat...

April 06, 2017

ISEDM 2015: Science Contribution to Reduce Earthquake Risks

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Graduate Program Research on Earthquake and Active Tectonics ITB (GREAT-ITB) in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) held the 5th International Symposium on Earthhazards and Disaster Mitigation on Tuesday-Wednesday (19- 20/10/2015) at ITB East Hall. Annual scientific meeting is a major forum for...

October 24, 2015