
Name : Prof. Ir. Bandi Hermawan, M.Sc., Ph.D
ID no : 196008271986031001
Email: bandi.unib@gmail.com
Current Office Address: Soil Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bengkulu. Jalan WR Supratman Kandang Limun, Bengkulu, Indonesia.
Education:
University of British Columbia, Canada
1995
Doctor degree in Soil Science
Lincoln University, New Zealand
1990
Master degree in Soil Science
Universitas Sriwijaya
1985
Bachelor degree in Ilmu Tanah
Working experience:
University of Bengkulu
Lecturer 1986 – now
Head of Bengkulu University Soil Science Study Program (2011 – 2019)
Chairman of the Strategic Plan Drafting Team of the Faculty of Agriculture, Bengkulu University
(2014 – 2015)
Secretary of Bengkulu University Research Institute (1998 – 2003)
Head of Department of Agricultural Cultivation, Faculty of Agriculture, Bengkulu University
(1990 – 1991)
Teaching:
Bachelor (S1)
- Soil Physics
- Soil and Water Conservation
- Basics of Soil Science
Magister (S2)
- Natural Resources and Environment Management
- Habitat Conservation and Rehabilitation
Doktor (S3)
- Rehabilitation, Remediation, and Land Conservation
Research Project:
- Prediction Modeling of Soil Moisture Characteristics on a District Scale in Bengkulu Province through the Application of Soil Dielectric Properties Measuring Technology (2021)
- Prediction Modeling of Soil Moisture Characteristics on a District Scale in Bengkulu Province through the Application of Soil Dielectric Properties Measuring Technology (2020)
- Prediction Modeling of Soil Moisture Characteristics on a District Scale in Bengkulu Province through the Application of Soil Dielectric Properties Measuring Technology (2019)
- Balancing of Land Sustainability and Productivity in Coastal Areas and Tropical Forests of Bengkulu Through Mapping of Potential Groundwater Availability (2018)
- Design and Construction of a Handheld Soil Moisture Meter for Measuring Soil Water Content In-Situ (Year II) (2017)
- Design of a Handheld Soil Moisture Meter for Measuring Soil Water Content In- Situ (Year I) (2016)
- Development of a Water Conservation Model to Increase the Productivity of Ex- Mined Land (2011)
- Testing of Superior Arabica Coffee Genotypes in Low and Medium Plains (2010)
- Mapping of Land Suitability for Food Crops on Enggano Island (2005)
- Assessment of Site-Specific Fertilization Technology for Rice, Corn and Soybeans in Bengkulu Province (1999 – 2003)
- Estimating the value of soil density by measuring the dielectric properties of the soil (1999 – 2001)
Publication:
Book / Journal
- Diversity of Soil Organic Carbon and Water Characteristics under Different Vegetation Types in Northern Bengkulu, Indonesia (2020) https://smujo.id/biodiv/authorDashboard/submission/5503
- Spatiotemporal Variability in Soil Water Content Profiles under Young and Mature Oil Palm Plantations in North Bengkulu Regency (2020) http://insightsociety.org/ojaseit/index.php/ijaseit/author/submission/9432
- Spatial variability in soil water under adjacent mature oil palm and rubber plantations: application of a new dielectric method in evaluating soil (2019) http://www.ijataatsea.com/pdf/v15_n2_2019_March/6_IJAT_15(2)_2019_Her mawan,%20B..pdf
- Application of a dielectric measurement technique for calculating water loss from two texture-contrasting soils grown with upland rice (2018) https://ejournal.unib.ac.id/index.php/terrajournal/article/view/4299
- A Quick Dielectric Method to Determine Insitu Soil Water Content for Precision Water Use under Sustainable Agricultural Practices (2017) http://insightsociety.org/ojaseit/index.php/ijaseit/article/view/1667
Paper / Poster
- Temporal and vertical changes in volumetric water content at four contrasting- textured soils (2019)
- Spatial Variability in Soil Water under Adjacent Mature Oil Palm and Rubber Plantations: Application of a New Dielectric Method in Evaluating Soil Water (2018)
- Redistribution of Rainfall Water in the Root Zones of Mature Oil Palm Growing on Different Slope Steepness (2018)
- A Simple Alternative Instrument for Measuring Temporal Soil Water Content in Repacked Soils (2017)
- Techniques for determining water requirements for plants through measuring soil dielectric properties (2016)
Reviewer
- Reviewer: Compost in briquettes form and liquid fertilizer (2018)
- Reviewer: The suitability of lettuce as soil health indicator (2010)