The UI Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences student team has once again achieved success. The team, comprised of Bayu Setiawan (Geophysics 2017) and Evi Komala Sari (Geophysics 2017), both received awards (third place) at the 2019 Brawijaya Geophysics Festival (BGF), organized by Geophysics Students Association of Brawijaya University (IMGF UB).
The competition for young geoscientists with the theme "Advancing the Future of Energy Industry in Indonesia" was held at Brawijaya University, Malang, on Sunday (17/11).
The 2019 BGF featured three competition categories: the Seismic Interpretation Competition, the Geophysics Quick Smart Competition, and the Geophysical Survey Design Competition. The FMIPA UI team chose to participate in the Geophysical Survey Design Competition.
Geophysical Survey Design Competition (GSDC) is a competition field where participants are required to create a geophysical exploration survey design, by paying attention to several aspects such as the selection of the geophysical method used, planning the position of which points are measured using each method, the structure of the human resources working, the activity budget plan and so on.
Although he didn't win first place, he and his teammates expressed their joy and pride. Bayu admitted that their preparation wasn't optimal, as some of the courses related to the competition hadn't been covered in class. This posed quite a challenge for him.
"At first, we were reckless, because honestly, we didn't have the courses we needed to participate in the competition. But from there, we were challenged to participate in this competition," he said. "At first, we were reckless, because honestly, we didn't have the courses we needed to participate in the competition. But from there, we were challenged to participate in this competition," he said.
Not just giving up, Bayu and Evi tried to learn the material autodidactically, by involving the relevant lecturers for discussions and guidance.
"Ultimately, we taught ourselves, discussing with each other, and seeking guidance from our lecturers. While living out our beliefs, we ultimately achieved the goal of improving our geophysical skills, which we could later apply in the workplace," Bayu added.
Bayu's teammate, Evi, said she gained many benefits from participating in the competition. One of them was a better understanding of the knowledge she had gained from her studies in the geosciences program at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia, and how to apply it in her daily life. Specifically, Evi continued, in developing geophysical exploration projects to search for energy prospects.
Through the Geophysical Survey Design Competition (GSDC) field, he implemented the importance of determining survey points that will be used as preliminary surveys to identify and determine prospective areas, to conducting follow-up surveys to determine drilling points.
"There are quite a lot of benefits from this competition. We have a better understanding of how to apply the knowledge we gain on campus in the real world, especially in developing geophysical exploration projects to search for energy prospects. The survey design is useful for determining the points to be surveyed. The Preliminary Survey is used to determine prospective areas, and the Advanced Survey is used to determine drilling points," said Evi.
