Surono (born 8 July 1955), who is often called Mbah Rono ( Javanese for ''Grandfather Rono''), is an

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

geophysicist Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' som ...

and

volcanologist A volcanologist, or volcano scientist, is a geologist who focuses on understanding the formation and eruptive activity of volcanoes. Volcanologists frequently visit volcanoes, sometimes active ones, to observe and monitor volcanic eruptions, col ...

. He was the Head of the Indonesian Center of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation ("Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi"). Currently, he is the Head of the Indonesian Geological Agency of the

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral Republik Indonesia, ) is an Indonesian ministry responsible for providing assistance to the President and Vice President i ...

. After graduating from the

Bandung Institute of Technology The Bandung Institute of Technology ( id, Institut Teknologi Bandung, abbreviated as ITB) is a national research university located in Bandung, Indonesia. Since its establishment in 1920, ITB has been consistently recognized as Indonesia's premie ...

in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

, he studied at

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in France. He graduated from the

University of Savoy Savoy Mont Blanc University (french: Université Savoie Mont Blanc, a.k.a. Chambéry University) is a public university in the region of Savoy, with one campus in Annecy and two around Chambéry. Campuses The university was officially founded ...

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in 1993 with a doctorate degree in

geophysics Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' som ...

. He became the Head of Physical Volcanology at the Volcano Analysis Division Volcanological Survey in Indonesia in 1993. In 2001 he became the head of the Geological Hazard Mitigation Division Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation. In 2006, he was appointed as the Head of the PVMBG, and in 2014 he became the Head of the Indonesian Geological Agency.

International Publications

* Lesage, P., Surono, 1995
Seismic precursors of the February 10, 1990 eruption of Kelut volcano, Java
''Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 65(135-146)''. * Surono, Jousset, P., Pallister, J., Boichu, M., Buongiorno, M.F., Budisantoso, A., Costa, F., Andreastuti, S., Prata, F., Schneider, D., Clarisse, L., Humaida, H., Sumarti, S., Bignami, C., Griswold, J., Carn, S., Oppenheimer, C., Lavigne, F., 2012
The 2010 explosive eruption of Java's Merapi volcano—A ‘100-year’ event
''Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 241-242(121-135)''. * Syahbana, D. K., Caudron, C., Jousset, P., Lecocq, T., Camelbeeck, T., Bernard, A., Surono, 2014
Fluid dynamics inside a “wet” volcano inferred from the complex frequencies of long-period (LP) events: An example from Papandayan volcano, West Java, Indonesia, during the 2011 seismic unrest
''Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 280(76-89)''.

References

School on Internet Asia Project.
Dr. Surono was sworn in as a new Head of Geological Agency, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
Recent news from the webpage of the Indonesian Geological Agency. {{DEFAULTSORT:Surono 1955 births Living people Volcanologists Bandung Institute of Technology alumni Université Savoie-Mont Blanc alumni Indonesian geologists