About me

Fran Kurnia

School of Materials Science and Engineering
The University of New South Wales
UNSW Australia, UNSW Sydney 2052, AUSTRALIA
Tel (c.p.): +61-410-720-760
Tel (lab.): +61-283-444-716
E-mail: fran.kurnia@student.unsw.edu.au

Education:
Ph.D. degree : The University of New South Wales (Aug. 2013 ~ present)
M.Sc. degree : Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Aug. 2009 ~ Aug. 2011)
[1^st rank in qualifying exam July 2011]
B.Sc. degree : Institut Teknologi Bandung (July 2005 ~ July 2009)
[Graduation with high distinction: cum laude]

Research interest:
-> Semiconductor materials for photocatalysts
-> Thin film growth and its characterization
-> Electronic properties for memristive device
-> Electronic structure by density functional theory

Scholarship, award and honors:
-> UNSW postgraduate research scholarship
(Aug. 2013 ~ present)
-> Hankuk University of Foreign Studies research fellowship
(Aug. 2009 ~ Feb. 2013)
-> Best oral presentation award, Korean Physical Society meeting
(Apr.13-15, 2011, Daejon, Korea)
-> Graduation with high distinction: cum laude
(July 2009)
-> Beasiswa unggulan from Direktorat Jendral DIKTI, Indonesia
(July 2006 ~ July 2009)
-> Honors for high academic student performance, Dean of Institut Teknologi Bandung
(Dec. 2005 ~ Mar. 2009)

Work experience:
-> Center for nano and quantum science research member, Korea Reasearch Institute of Standard and Science
(July 2010 ~ Jan. 2011, Aug. 2012 ~ Dec. 2012)
-> Thin film laboratory member, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
(July 2009 ~ Feb. 2013)
-> Laboratory assistanship, advanced physics experiment, Institut Teknologi Bandung
(July 2008 ~ Dec. 2008)
-> Teaching assistanship, solid state physics class, Institut Teknologi Bandung
(July 2008 ~ Dec. 2008)
-> Teaching assistanship, quantum physics class, Institut Teknologi Bandung
(July 2007 ~ Dec. 2007)
-> Laboratory assistanship, basic physics experiment, Institut Teknologi Bandung
(July 2007 ~ Dec. 2007)