Ratna Eka Putri

Postdoctoral Fellows

Postdoctoral Fellow

Selected Publications

  • Putri, R. E., Farhat, N., & Vrouwenvelder, J. S. (2024). Enhancing the DNA yield intended for microbial sequencing from a low-biomass chlorinated drinking water.Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, 1339844. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1339844
  • Ranieri, L., Putri, R. E., Farhat, N., Vrouwenvelder, J. S., & Fortunato, L. (2023). Gravity-Driven Membrane as seawater desalination pretreatment: Understanding the role of membrane biofilm on water production and AOC removal. Desalination, 548, 116353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.116353
  • Putri, R. E., Kim, L. H., Farhat, N., Felemban, M., Saikaly, P. E., & Vrouwenvelder, J. S. (2021). Evaluation of DNA extraction yield from a chlorinated drinking water distribution system. PLoS ONE, 16(7), e0253799. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253799
  • Astuti, D. I., Purwasena, I. T., Putri, R. E., Amaniyah, M., & Sugai, Y. (2019). Production and characterization of biosurfactant produced by Pseudoxanthomonas sp. G3 and its applicability for enhanced oil recovery. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 10, 1215–1227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-019-0619-8

Education

  • Ph.D. Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia (2020–2025)
  • M.Sc. Marine Environment Health & Biotechnology, Ghent University, Belgium (2017–2019)
  • B.Sc. Microbiology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia (2012–2016)

Professional Profile

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, KAUST (2025–ongoing)
  • Graduate Research Intern, Saudi Aramco, EXPEC ARC, KAUST (2024)
  • Visiting Researcher, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, KAUST (2019)
  • Bioinformatics Internships and Researcher roles in Germany, Belgium, and Indonesia (2015–2020)

Awards

  • MIT Hackathon x Biofarma Finalist, Indonesia (Top 10%, 2023)
  • Dean’s List Award, KAUST BESE Division (Top 20%, 2022)
  • KAUST Full Ph.D. Fellowship (2020–2025)
  • Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Scholarship (2017–2019)
  • Indonesian Government Undergraduate Scholarship (2012–2016)

Research Interests Keywords

Bioinformatics in Environmental Health Drinking Water Microbiome Microbial Corrosion MEOR Metabolomics