Obituari: Prof. Pekik Argo Dahono

Prof. Dr. Ir. Pekik Argo Dahono, Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (STEI) ITB, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022, at 7:32 p.m. WIB in Batam. He is a member of the Electrical Engineering KK.

Before departing for the family cemetery in Padasuka, a farewell ceremony was held for colleagues, relatives, and friends by the extended family. ITB also paid its final respects at a funeral service in the ITB West Hall, attended by a limited number of people.

Prof. Pekik was born in Yogyakarta, April 8, 1962. Before serving at ITB, he completed his undergraduate education at ITB majoring in Electrical Engineering in 1985. Then he continued his Master of Engineering (M.Eng) at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1992, and earned his Ph.D. at the same university in 1995.

During his life, he has received a number of awards such as the STEI ITB Award (2010) Best Paper Award, ITB Journal of Engineering and Science (2008), ASEAN Engineering Achievement Award (2006), PII Engineering Award (2006), Asahi Glass Research Awards (1998), Toray Research Fellowships Awards (1998), Hitachi Kimmai Fellowship awards (1997), Japan Society for Promotion of Science Research Awards (1997), Champion of the Scientific Writing Competition among Indonesian Students in Japan (1994), Conference Paper Award from IEE Japan (1992).