Dr. Harry Wiriadinata is named Project Manager of the Indonesian Botanical Exploration and Taxonomy Project (IBETP)
We are pleased that our long-time colleague, Harry Wiriadinata, has accepted the position of Project Manager of the IBETP. A specialist in Botany and Plant Taxonomy, Harry is Senior Researcher in Taxonomy at the Bogor Herbarium, Indonesian Institute of Science. Harry has cooperated with our collecting expeditions since 1995 and has represented NETC at the Flora Malesiana Symposia in Sydney and Leiden. We look forward to working with him as he takes the reins of this important project.
Dr. Wiriadinata holds a B.S. from the Faculty of Biology, Satya Wacana University, Salatiga, Indonesia and a Drs. Degree from the Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, where he presently teaches. He received a Ph.D. from the Botanical Department, Faculty of Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan. His fields of specialization are the Leguminosae, Rafflesiaceae and Begoniaceae. He resides in Bogor with his wife, Mette, and son and daughter.
As Project Manager, he will oversee all taxonomic work, lead the field expeditions and oversee student field instruction. As this newsletter goes to press, he is making final preparations to support the initial expedition, an exploration of 2400 meter Mt. Mengkoka in Southeast Sulawesi. The expedition party is expected to comprise 25 scientists, students and support staff.