IPS (International Physics Seminar) 2023: “The Diversity Research and Development of Physics for Stronger Recovery”

The Jakarta State University (UNJ) physics study and physics education program again held the 12th National Physics Seminar (SNF) on June 24 2023 in a hybrid manner (offline and online). This is related to the decision of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Ir. Joko Widodo, who has revoked the status of the Covid 19 pandemic, has become endemic. Unlike previous seminars, this seminar was transformed into an international seminar which was the first to be held by a physics group. The transformation of this seminar is called International Physics Seminar (IPS) 2023. In addition, IPS continues to collaborate with the Jakarta and Banten branches of the Physical Society of Indonesia (PSI). This year, the number of seminar participants registered was 222 participants (50 offline participants and 172 online participants) from various related universities/agencies.

This year’s IPS has the theme “Diversity Research and Development of Physics for Stronger Recovery”. The seminar began by presenting several remarks, namely from the head of IPS-2023 Dr. Firmanul Catur Wibowo, Chairman of the Jakarta and Banten branches of PSI Prof. Dr. Agus Setyo Budi, Dean of FMIPA UNJ Prof. Dr. Muktiningsih, which was officially opened by the Chancellor of UNJ, Prof. Dr. Komaruddin online. To fill in the transfer of events, the SNF committee presented some light entertainment, either in the form of dances or songs performed by students of physics at the Jakarta State University.

The first panel session was hosted by Dr. Anggara Budi Susila from UNJ, moderated by Prof. Dr. Agus Setyo Budi from the Physics Education Study Program UNJ. This session takes place at 08.50-09.30. In his presentation, he explained his research on the topic “Prospect of Aluminum Alloy to Support Industries Sector”. In his presentation, he explained the use of aluminum and aluminum alloys in various industrial sectors, especially Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) such as Al-Cu/SiC, which offer great potential for applications in structural materials, automotive, aerospace, and the electronics packaging industry. The advantages of aluminum alloy include low density, high strength, corrosion resistance, good thermal and electrical conductivity, reflectivity, ductility, and ease of recycling and forming. This event was followed by a question and answer session related to the presentation that had been presented.

The second panel session was presented by Prof. Dr. Mousa Attom from the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, moderated by Dr. Esmar Budi from the State University of Jakarta Physics Education study program. This session takes place at 10.20-10.50. At this seminar, he presented his presentation on the topic “The use of crushed glass waste to stabilize expansive clay soils”. Beiiau explained the use of broken glass waste to stabilize expansive clay soils and reduce swelling pressure. The aims of this study included evaluating the effect of adding crushed glass waste on soil properties, discovering potential civil engineering applications for the material, and addressing the environmental hazards associated with waste glass accumulation and TP costs. This event was followed by a question and answer session related to the presentation that had been presented.

The third or final panel session was given by Prof. Dr. Md Nizam bin Abdul Rahman from the Technical University of Melaka Malaysia, Malaysia, which was moderated by Dr. Esmar Budi from the UNJ Physics Education study program. This session takes place at 10.50-11.20 a.m He presented his presentation on the topic “Importance of Physics in the Post-Covid-19 Era”. In this presentation, he explained the important role of physics in post-Covid-19 economic growth, especially those related to research and innovation. According to him, this is useful for improving resilience and preparing the system for future crises. This event was followed by a question and answer session related to the presentation that had been presented.

After finishing the first panel session, the event was continued with a parallel session for each participant which started at 01.00 p.m This session divides 13 parallel sessions which are moderated by a physics lecturer who is assisted by a student/physics education staff as an operator. In this session, each participant presented their research results offline/online within 7 minutes. Then, a question and answer session was held for 5 minutes. In addition, the moderator also gives value and announces the best presenter in each room. This parallel session ended around 04.00 p.m

The papers presented will be published in one of the following publications

Journal of Physics: Conference Series (scopus indexed)
JPPPF: Journal of Research and Development of Physics Education (SINTA 2) Jakarta State Universiity
Spectra Journal (Sinta 3)
SNF National Proceedings (Google Scholar indexed)
International Journal of Physics and Innovation Science (indexed by Google Scholar)

In addition, this is the fourth year that the National Physics Seminar articles will be published in reputable international proceedings (scopus indexed) by the Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)

Documentation can be seen on the website https://ips2023.snf-unj.ac.id/