Supeno Surija
Supeno Surija (born 1961; Medan, Indonesia) is an Indonesian writer, scientist, inventor and economic and environmental professional. Background. Surija earned Master's and Ph.D. degrees, he is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 2000, Surija became an active environmental activist and pioneer of Zero Burning in many plantations in Indonesia. In 2008, he established Buah Nabar Conservation in Sibolangit, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Surija had completed CPD (Continuing Professional Development) from distinguished universities, namely: RNA-seq data analysis from Harvard University, Antimicrobial Stewardship from Stanford University and University of Dundee, Developing New Drugs from  Texas University, Extremes Microbes from Kyoto University, Astrophysics from Australian National University, Astrobiology from the University of Copenhagen, Energy Development from University of Liverpool and Monitoring Climate from Space from European Space Agency. Biotechnology. Surija began his career in Biology since he was in senior high school. In 1994, he began his research on Dioxin-Free in the prevention of cancer, diabetes, infertility, and DNA damage by implementing the Dioxin-Free system for the production, packaging, distribution, and consumption processes. As he continued his research, he successfully completed his research and invention which was written in the book entitled “Dioxin -Free System”. This invention has received many world awards including an award from MURI (Indonesia World Records Museum) as the first Dioxin-Free system in the world. In 1998, he started his research on agriculture and organic palm plantation. Through the root analysis and nanoparticle implementation, he successfully produced more efficient organic fertilizers at a lower cost and increased the production significantly, this implementation disproved the failure of the previous generation of organic fertilizers for perennials (especially oil palm). In 2008, he established PT. Propadu Konair Tarahubun a subsidiary of Plantation Key Technology Group which is the acronym for Proyek  Terpadu Konservasi Air, Tanah, Udara, Hutan, dan Perkebunan (Integrated Project for Water, Earth, Air, Forests Conservation, and Plantations) as plantation professional and producer of organic fertilizers, biopesticides, bioherbicides. The implementation of nanotechnology is the foundation of the success of PT Propadu Konair Tarahubun (Plantation Key Technology/ PKT) as the pioneer of organic oil palm plant and CPO around the world and in Indonesia. He is the first person in the world to invent a vaccine for Ganoderma disease in oil palm plantations. PKT is also the only company recognized by many parties for its success in preventing and handling basal  stem rot disease "Ganoderma" in oil palm plantations.