The Faculty of Biology UGM again held a Public Lecture on Thursday 2 February 2023 which was filled in by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Michael Sauer, Dipl. Natw. ETH., Deputy Head of The Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, BOKU University, Vienna, Austria, with the title “Role of Microorganisms in Bioprocess #2”. The public lecture was held in the Auditorium Room of the Faculty of Biology UGM and was attended by lecturers and students as a continuation of last week’s public lecture with a similar title. In the previous lecture, he encouraged the need for more intensive research on native Indonesian microorganisms as a source of biorefinery-based bioplastics.
On this occasion, Prof. Michael returned to continue delivering material on the topic of bioprocess. Prof. Michael explained about the use of alternative carbon sources as a medium in the production of fine chemicals using microbes. The public lecture by him at the Faculty of Biology ended with the enthusiasm of the students during the question and answer session and closed with the presentation of souvenirs from the Faculty of Biology UGM, represented by Dr. Yekti Asih Purwestri, M.Sc. The implementation of this public lecture is one of a series of activities from BOKU University’s visit to the UGM Faculty of Biology.