UNAIR NEWS –Faculty of Fisheries and Marine (FPK), sent its three best students to an international conference entitledThe 11thConference of Indonesian Students Association in South Korea(CISAK) 2019. The three students are Shindy Novia A’yun, Nada Dzatalini and Muhammad Fauzan.听Not only being a participant, all three also had the opportunity to become speakers, presenting their works.
Shindy Novia A’yun or Shindy won the award as thebest presenteratfood and agriculture cluster.听She presented a paper entitledExtraction and Characterization of Astaxanthin Content from the Industrial Waste of Fresh and Boiled Shrimp Shells (Litopanaeus vannamei).
“The paperthat I presented is the result of a mini research that I conducted during Field Work Practice (PKL) at Kasetsart University, Thailand,” said the chairman of student legislative body (BLM) FPK.
In the study, Shindy analyzed theastaxanthincontentfound in shrimp skin waste and how to use it.听Astaxanthinitself is a very powerful antioxidant that can be used as a deterrent to free radicals.听Astaxanthincan be processed into sunscreens,food supplementsand so on.
“The results of the study showed that the antioxidant in shrimp skin is very high, especially in fresh shrimp skin,” Shindy explained.
There were three supervisors who helped Shindy in completing her research. They are Annur Ahadi Abdillah S.Pi., M.Si, Ir.听Dr.听Gunanti Mahasri., M.Si from FPK UNAIR and Dr.听Wanwimol Klaypradit from Kasetsart University, Thailand.
Even so, Shindy’s struggle to be thebest presenterat the international conference was not easy.听As a Bidikmisi student, one of the problems she must overcome was related to funding.听Shindy also had a cold before her presentation.
“Because of limited funding, when we arrived there (South Korea, ed) we got confused to find a place to live.听Alhamdulillah, there was an FPK doctoral lecturer who happened to be in Busan, so we could stay with him for a few days, “Shindy said.
Getting an award as thebest presenterwas the most memorable thing for Shindy, especially when she had to compete with delegations from several other well-known universities infood and agriculture clusterin Indonesia such as University of Indonesia (UI) and Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB).
Author: Galuh Mega Kurnia
Editor: Khefti Al Mawalia
