Anne Meylani Magdalena Sirait holds a degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. My research is focus on seismology in Indonesia, a crucial topic given the country’s high level of seismic risk.
Interests
Seismotectonic of Indonesia
I am currently working on seismotectonic studies for Java and eastern part of Indonesia.
For Java, our team focused on the seismic anisotropy of crustal layer beneath Java Island. This study will provide insight on anisotropy orientation and magnitude due to stress and strain of subduction zone activity on the Java portion of Sunda Arc subduction zone. One part of the study, identification of seismic anisotropy beneath a crustal fault I’m west part of Java is finished and will be presented at ISCPMS 2023 and will be published to peer-review journal. We continue working on identifying seismic anisotropy beneath different parts of Java. This study is supported by HIBAH FMIPA UI 2022. For this study, we are collaborating with Universitas Gadjah Mada and BMKG.
For the eastern part of Indonesia, our team focusing on the seismogenesis due to tectonic slip. Due to a complicated of tectonic setting of eastern part of Indonesia (Sulawesi, Maluku, Papua, East Nusa Tenggara, etc.), our goal is to identify different slip behaviors of (micro) tectonic plates from seismogenesis perspective. Currently, our team is cataloging seismicity within the area, and working on preliminary interpretation based on the data. This study is supported by HIBAH PUTI Q1 2023 Universitas Indonesia. For this study, we are collaborating with Universitas Gadjah Mada and BMKG.
Disaster Education
My other interest is related to disaster education.
Indonesia is a country with high level of natural disaster, due to its tectonic setting, climate, and natural condition. Considering this condition there is an urgency to educate and train Indonesian about natural disasters. Our team is focusing on a targeted training program for Indonesian residents about potential hazards, mitigation efforts and risk reduction actions.
One of successful program was educate the people of Likupang district, in North of Sulawesi. Likupang is a new tourism hotspot in North of Sulawesi which located close to the Molucca Sea Collision Zone and Celebes Sea. This area is affected by two major tectonic plates (the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate) and many smaller microplates that complicate the region and add complexities to the hazards. We designed an educational program for high school students of the Likupang area. Our idea was to educate high school students and raise awareness at an early age about disaster potential and mitigation. Furthermore, they could serve as communicators to their peers, families, and communities. Our program is supported by Hibah 2022 Direktorat Pengabdian dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Universitas Indonesia (Directorate of Community Service and Empowerment).
Our future endeavor is to design hazard educational program specific to local characteristics of different region in Indonesia.
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