Wahyu Prasetyo Utomo is an lecturer/assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, Indonesia. He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Department of Chemistry in 2012 under the supervision of Dr. Afifah Rosyidah. During the 4th year of his undergraduate study, he simultaneously joined the master studies in the same department starting from 2011 under Fast track program. After completing the master’s degree under Prof. Hamzah Fansuri's supervision in 2014, he subsequently joined the department as a lecturer, focussing on inorganic chemistry. During his period as a lecturer, he actively joined conferences and workshops, such as joining the ASEAN workshop on X-ray absorption Spectroscopy in 2016 in Synchrotron Light Research Institute (SLRI), Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, and subsequently performing the XAS measurements in the following year. He just completed his Ph.D. from the School of Energy and Environment (SEE), City University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Yun Hau Ng and Dr. Hao Wu (Macao University of Science and Technology, MUST).

His research is to develop materials which include:

1. Nanoparticle synthesis

2. Thin films and heterostructure for electro- and photo-catalysis processes, focusing on energy and environmental applications: a) Ammonia synthesis from nitrate, nitrogen, and other sources, b) hydrogen production from water splitting, c) CO2 reduction, and d) photodegradation of organic pollutants.

3. Metal extraction from minerals or tailing

Wahyu has authored (as the first author) publications in reputable peer-reviewed journals, including Advanced functional materials (IF: 19.22), Small (IF: 15.5), Green Chemistry (IF: 9.8), etc. He was awarded as the best oral presenter in International Conference on Environmental Systems Engineering and Technology (ICESET) 2022 held by UPN Veteran Jawa Timur on 7 September 2022. He also currently serves as a chair of Indonesia Chemical Society (Himpunan Kimia Indonesia, HKI), East Java Chapter and Head of Chemistry Department, Institut Teknoogi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS)

Education:

2019 – 2023  : Ph.D studies in School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong

2011 – 2014   : Master in chemistry, ITS

2008 – 2012 : Bachelor in chemistry, ITS

Award/Achievement:

• Best oral presenter in International Conference on Environmental Systems Engineering and Technology (ICESET) 2022 held by UPN Veteran Jawa Timur, September 2022

• Research article entitled Modulating the active sites of oxygen-deficient TiO2 by copper loading for enhanced electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia, by Wahyu Prasetyo Utomo, Hao Wu* and Yun Hau Ng*, Small, 2022, 25, 220099, was featured as the front cover.

Activities:

• 2025 - now: Head of Chemisty Departement, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS)

• 2024 - now: Chair of Indonesian Chemical Society - East Java Chapter (Himpunan Kimia Indonesia, HKI Jawa Timur)

• 2024 - Dosen Tim Konsultasi Kemahasiswaan (TKK) Departemen Kimia (Advisor of Chemistry Department Student Association)

Contact:

Email: wp.utomo@its.ac.id (official) / wahyu.pras892@gmail.com (personal) 

Selected Publications

• Tailoring metal–support interaction over faceted TiO2 and copper nanoparticles for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia. Utomo, W.P.; Wu, H.; Rui, L; Ng, Y.H.  Green chemistry, accepted manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3GC02018E

• Modulation of particle size and morphology of zinc oxide in graphitic carbon nitride/zinc oxide composites for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. W.P. Utomo, P.A.I. Afifah, A.I. Rozafia, A.A. Mahardika, E. Santoso, R. Liu, D. Hartanto, Surfaces and Interfaces, 104017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2024.104017 

• Quantification Methodology of Ammonia Produced from Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic Nitrogen/Nitrate Reduction. Utomo, W.P.; Wu, H.; Ng, Y.H.  Energies 2023, 16, 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16010027 

• Enhanced visible-light-driven heterogeneous photocatalytic CO2 methanation using a Cu2O@ Cu-MOF-74 thin film. H Wu, WP Utomo, Y Tian, CH Mak, HY Chung, HY Hsu, J Shang, YH Ng. ChemPhysMater 2022

•  Advancement of Bismuth-Based Materials for Electrocatalytic and Photo(electro)catalytic Ammonia Synthesis. Utomo, W. P., Leung, M. K. H., Yin, Z., Wu, H. & Ng, Y. H., 19 Jan 2022, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 32, 4, 2106713.

• Modulating the Active Sites of Oxygen-Deficient TiO2 by Copper Loading for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia. Utomo, W. P., Wu, H. & Ng, Y. H., 23 Jun 2022, In: Small. 18, 25, 2200996 (featured as front cover).

• Unveiling the charge transfer behavior within ZSM-5 and carbon nitride composites for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. Hartanto, D., Yuhaneka, G., Utomo, W. P., Rozafia, A. I., Kusumawati, Y., Dahani, W. & Iryani, A., 4 Feb 2022, In: RSC Advances. 12, 9, p. 5665-5676 12 p.

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