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Assoc. Prof. Oka Pradipta Arjasa, Ph.D. is a leading researcher and Principal Investigator in Colloid and Nanoscience at the Fuel Cells System and Hydrogen Production Research Group, Energy Conversion and Conservation Research Centre (PR KKE), BRIN, Indonesia. With a strong focus on hydrogen technology and sustainable energy solutions, he has been instrumental in developing cutting-edge research and national policy frameworks for energy transition. Dr. Arjasa holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Manchester, UK, where he specialized in the magnetic properties of graphene using Electron Spin Resonance. He also earned a Master of Engineering from the University of Indonesia, a Master of Science from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Universitas Gadjah Mada. His professional journey includes over a decade of research at the Center for Material Technology (BPPT) and ongoing contributions to national and ASEAN-level scientific initiatives. He currently serves as a Technical Committee member for Indonesia’s Hydrogen Technology Standard (TC 27-11) and as the ASEAN COSTI focal point for Sustainable Energy Research. In Scopus, he has published 15 documents with 28 citations and an h-index of 3. Google Scholar reports 530 citations with an h-index of 10, reflecting his growing impact in sustainable energy research. In addition to his research, Dr. Arjasa is Vice President of Power Resilience at HAGI, a reviewer for international journals, and a dedicated member of multiple scientific consortia. His work in battery recycling, rare earth materials, and hydrogen fuel development reflects his commitment to advancing clean energy technologies in Indonesia and beyond.
Featured Publications
Bhagaskara, A., Wijaya, K., Trisunaryanti, W., Saputra, D. A., Agustanhakri, A., Taqwatomo, G., Arjasa, O. P., Budiman, A. H., & Anggaravidya, M. (2025, October). Upcycling secondary nickel from spent nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) batteries as a nanocatalyst on sulfated natural zeolite for converting LDPE plastic waste into jet-fuel hydrocarbons. Next Materials.
Hastuti, L. P., Budiman, A. H., Arjasa, O. P., Ristiana, D. D., Gumelar, M. D., Saputra, D. A., Rahayu, S., Husin, S., & Prasetyo, H. (2025, June 18). Synergistic NiS/CuO heterostructures as two-in-one catalysts for dye removal and bacterial inactivation. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry.
Hastuti, L. P., Budiman, A. H., Darsono, N., Timuda, G. E., Bakri, A., Darmawan, A., & Arjasa, O. P. (2025, May 4). Novel g-C₃N₄/rGO/NiS incorporated into GO free-standing membrane as a photocatalytic membrane for excellent dye photodegradation. Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures.
Simamora, R. M. A., Setyadi, J. P., Pravitasari, R. D., Arjasa, O. P., Damisih, D., Hapsari, A. U., Raharjo, J., Indayaningsih, N., Subhan, A., Budiman, A. H., et al. (2025, January 13). Pt nanowire arrays on graphene-integrated cathode gas diffusion layer for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials.
Husin, S., Saudi, A. U., Taqwatomo, G., Gumelar, M. D., Raharjo, J., Rahayu, S., Prasetyo, H., Yuliani, H., Saputra, D. A., Arjasa, O. P., et al. (2024). Recovery of valuable metals from NMC-811 Li-ion battery waste with froth flotation and hydrometallurgical extraction. Engineering and Applied Science Research.