Bidhari Pidhatika, 33 year old, got his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia, 2003), master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden, 2006), and doctorate degree in Surface Science and Technology from Department of Materials, ETH Zurich (Switzerland, 2011). During his doctorate research at EHTZ, he has worked on pretty much an inter-disciplinary topic ranging from polymer synthesis, surface modification (including polymer and biomolecule adsorption to surfaces), and surface characterizations by means of different kinds of techniques. This has provided him with an exceptional opportunity to get trained in broad range of disciplines ranging from synthetic organic chemistry to polymer chemistry and materials science; from surface physics and chemistry to biochemistry and microbiology. He has enjoyed working in the inter-disciplinary type of project because of his big desire to explore new research fields and techniques. He also enjoyed discussing with people with different scientific backgrounds. Bidhari Pidhatika, 33 year old, got his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia, 2003), master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden, 2006), and doctorate degree in Surface Science and Technology from Department of Materials, ETH Zurich (Switzerland, 2011). During his doctorate research at EHTZ, he has worked on pretty much an inter-disciplinary topic ranging from polymer synthesis, surface modification (including polymer and biomolecule adsorption to surfaces), and surface characterizations by means of different kinds of techniques. This has provided him with an exceptional opportunity to get trained in broad range of disciplines ranging from synthetic organic chemistry to polymer chemistry and materials science; from surface physics and chemistry to biochemistry and microbiology. He has enjoyed working in the inter-disciplinary type of project because of his big desire to explore new research fields and techniques. He also enjoyed discussing with people with different scientific backgrounds.

Polymer synthesis, surface modification