Undip Professors Continue to Develop Environmental Care Innovations
Still with the theme “Undip’s Innovation during the Covid-19 Pandemic,” two Diponegoro University professors showed their innovation in the Halo Central Java talk show program with TVRI.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nur, DEA from the Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Undip, and Prof. Dr. Denny Nugroho Sugianto, S.T., M.Si. from the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Affairs attended as a speaker. The two Undip lecturers have created innovative products that can be solutions to problems in the modern era like today.
Prof. Muhammad Nur is known as a plasma technology expert at Undip and in Indonesia. Previously, he had created a room purifier called Zeta Green which has been used in several government agencies and hospitals. This tool can purify the air in an area, remove unpleasant odors, kill mold and bacteria, and suck out dust and dirt.
Bacteria and dust particles are destroyed by the plasma reactor so that the air in the room with Zeta Green is cleaner and healthier. Another innovation from him is a tool for preserving vegetables which also uses plasma technology. Using cold plasma that reaches a temperature of 1000 ° Celsius, this tool can kill germs on vegetables and make tissue growth faster.
Furthermore, the innovations created by Prof. Denny was motivated by the rob problems that routinely occur in the city of Semarang. Tidal flooding is affected by tides due to the gravity of the moon and land subsidence, and external factors such as strong winds and storms can exacerbate the situation.
Based on these facts, he created an application called Rob’s Calendar which is available in the offline form in hard copy calendars and online on the Play Store. Rob’s calendar is an early warning system for tide/rob. Application users can see the estimated date and time of the rob so that they can anticipate flooding. The tidal data which is the result of research by the Undip engineering lecturer is updated once a year.
Apart from this application, Prof. Denny is also developing a Pantura erosion treatment prototype in the cities of Semarang and Demak. He listened to ideas and input from the community and cooperated with them to actively participate in the reconstruction of the coastline.
The research conducted by Undip professors certainly started with the establishment of many programs. In its implementation, lecturers collaborate with students, Undip, the government, and the community to jointly tackle problems that often arise in the city of Semarang and other cities in Central Java.
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