Prof. Dr. Ir. Rina Sriwati, M.Si.

Prof. Dr. Ir. Rina Sriwati, M.Si. is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK), Banda Aceh, specializing in phytopathology, mycology, microbiology, environmental biology, and biological control of plant diseases. She earned her bachelor’s degree from USK in 1994, followed by a master’s degree in Phytopathology from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), and a PhD from Kyoto University, Japan, in 2007, with a focus on Environmental and Mycoscience. She subsequently completed a postdoctoral program at Kyoto University (2007–2008) and has served as a Visiting Professor at Chubu University, Japan, since 2015. In her academic career, Prof. Rina served as Head of the Doctoral Program in Agricultural Sciences at USK (2021–2026) and currently leads the Research Division at the Atsiri Research Centre (ARC), USK. She has also served as Chair of the Summer Course on SDGs, contributing to the enhancement of international learning and USK’s reputation as a World-Class University. In addition, she has received visiting scholar grants to the University of Kentucky and USDA Maryland in the United States and participated in sustainable farming training programs in several European countries through the Erasmus program. As a researcher, Prof. Rina has published in reputable international journals, with more than 292 citations and a Scopus H-index of 10. Her notable research includes the detection of nonculturable bacteria in the mycorrhizal zone of the fungus Tricholoma matsutake, published in The Journal of Microbiology (2012), and the use of Trichoderma from Aceh to reduce Phytophthora infection in cocoa, published in Biological Control (2015). Prof. Rina also supervises PhD students in the Agricultural Sciences Program at the Graduate School of Agriculture, Universitas Syiah Kuala, under the PMDSU scholarship grant program. Her research contributions support sustainable agricultural productivity, the reduction of harmful chemical pesticide use, and the strengthening of international research collaborations. Prof. Rina Sriwati plays an important role in advancing sustainable tropical agriculture while enhancing Universitas Syiah Kuala’s international standing.