Curriculum Vitae

Kusmono

Personal
Place of Birth : Gumawang, Kuwarasan, Kebumen
Date of Birth : November 4th, 1972
Sex : Male
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Indonesia
Email address : kusmono@ugm.ac.id
kusmono72@yahoo.com
Post Address :
Office: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Department, Engineering Faculty, Gadjah Mada
University
Jln. Grafika 2 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone : +62 274 521673
Fax : +62 274 521673

Home: Srontakan RT 5 RW 10, Argomulyo, Bantul,

Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Mobile : +62 85292998293
Fixed line : +62 274 6498254

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EDUCATION
2004 – 2008
School of Materials and Mineral Resources
Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia and
Department of Materials Science – Toyohashi
University of Technology, Japan
Dr (November 2008).
Theses: Effects of clay modification and
compatibilizers on the mechanical,
morphological, and thermal properties of
polyamide 6/polypropylene nanocomposites

1999 – 2002 Division of Materials Engineering, Department of

Mechanical Engineering, Bandung Institute of
Technology, Indonesia
MT (Magister Teknik).
Theses: A microstructural study by TEM, SEM, and
optical microscopy of a type
25Cr35Ni1Nb+Ti/Zr austenitic stainless
steel as the result of Stress Rupture test

1992 – 1997 Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
ST (Sarjana Teknik).
Theses: The effect of Normalizing and Tempering
on physical and mechanical properties
on steels

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HONOR AND AWARD
• AUNSEED-Net JICA Scholarship, Japan (PhD Program 2004-
2008)
• Indonesia Government Scholarship (Master Program 1999-2002)
• Society of Petroleum Engineers Scholarship, Indonesia
(Undergraduate Program 1995-1996)

AREA OF INTEREST
• Engineering Materials (Metal)
• Polymer Engineering and Polymer Nanocomposites

JOB EXPERIENCE
1998 – Present Lecturer at the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Department, Gadjah Mada University

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1. The optimizing of Gokart Wheel casting product, 1998
2. A micro structural study by TEM, SEM, and optical microscopy of
a type 25Cr35Ni1Nb+Ti/Zr austenitic stainless steel as the result
of Stress Rupture test, 2002
3. Austempering on fracture toughness and fatigue resistance of
ductile cast iron, 2003
4. Annealing on stress rupture behaviour of carbon steel, 2004
5. Microstructure characterization and mechanical properties of
Polyamide 6/Polypropylene/Organoclay Nanocomposites, 2005

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PUBLICATION
International Journal

1. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

(2008). Influence of SEBS-g-MA on morphology, mechanical, and
thermal properties of PA6/PP/organoclay nanocomposites.
European Polymer Journal, Volume 44, Issue 4, April 2008,
1023-1039.

2. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

Enhancement of Properties of PA6/PP Nanocomposites via
Organic Modification and Compatibilization, eXPRESS Polymer
Letters, Vol.2, No.9 (2008), 655–664.

3. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

Water Absorption Behavior of Different Types of Organophilic
Montmorillonite Filled Polyamide 6/Polypropylene
Nanocomposites, accepted for publication in Polymer
Composites, Article in Press 2008.

4. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

Compatibilizing effect of SEBS-g-MA on the mechanical
properties of different types of OMMT filled polyamide
6/polypropylene nanocomposites, accepted for publication in
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Article in
Press 2008.

5. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

Effects of Compatibilizers and Testing Speeds on the Fracture
Properties of Organophilic Montmorillonite Filled Polyamide
6/Polypropylene Nanocomposites, revised manuscript submitted
for publication (under review) in Journal of Applied Polymer
Science, 2008.

6. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

Effect of Clay Modification on the Morphological, Mechanical, and
Thermal Properties of Polyamide
6/Polypropylene/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites, submitted for
publication (under review) in Polymer Composites, 2008.

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National Journal
1. M.N. Ilman, Kusmono. Static and fatigue behaviour of
Austempered Ductile Iron. Forum Teknik, Volume 18, No. 1, 65-
76 (2004).

2. Kusmono. Karakteristik struktur mikro baja tahan karat

austenitik grade HP micro alloy hasil uji stress rupture. Jurnal
Mesin dan Industri, Volume 1, No. 2, Edisi Mei, ISSN 1693-704X,
23-27 (2004).

3. Kusmono. Studi TEM pada baja tahan karat austenitik grade HP

micro alloy hasil uji stress ruptura. Jurnal Mesin dan Industri,
Volume 2, No. 2, Edisi Januari, ISSN 1693-704X, 23-27 (2005).

4. Kusmono, Samsudin. Pengaruh Annealing Terhadap Perilaku

Stress Rupture Pada Baja Karbon”, Forum Teknik, Volume 29, No.
2, Edisi Mei, 98-109 (2005).

Conference Proceedings

1. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

(2005). Microstructure Characterization and Mechanical
Properties of Polyamide 6/Polypropylene/Organoclay
Nanocomposites. Proceeding of the Field Wise Seminar VI on
Biomaterials, Nanomaterials, Advanced Materials and
Composites, sponsored by AUN/Seed-Net JICA, Malaysia, May
16-17.

2. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

(2006). Morphology and tensile properties of polyamide
6/polypropylene/organoclay nanocomposites. Proceeding of
International Seminar on Product Design and Development,
Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia, December 13-14.

3. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

(2007). Morphology and mechanical properties of polyamide
6/polypropylene/organoclay nanocomposites. Proceeding of 3rd
Colloquium on Postgraduate Research National Postgraduate
Colloquium on Materials, Mineral Resources and Polymers

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 (MAMIP 2007), School of Materials and Mineral Resources
Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, April 10-11

4. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

(2007). Preparation and properties of PA6/PP/organoclay
nanocomposites obtained by melt compounding. Proceeding of
1st International Conference on Chemical Sciences (ICCS-2007):
Innovation in Chemical Sciences for Better Life, Chemistry
Department, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia,
May 24-26

5. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

(2007). Compatibilizing effect of PP-g-MA on the morphology and
mechanical properties of PA6/PP/organoclay nanocomposites.
Proceeding of AUN/SEED-Net 10th Field Wise Seminar on
Engineering Materials: Current Advances and Potential
Applications, sponsored by JICA, School of Materials and Mineral
Resources Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, June 5-6

6. Kusmono, Z.A. Mohd Ishak, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, and

Rochmadi. (2007). Effect of Clay Modification on the
Morphological and Tensile Properties of Polyamide
6/Polypropylene/Montmorillonite Nanocomposites. Proceeding of
VIIth National Symposium On Polymeric Materials 2007:
Polymeric Materials; The Way Forward, Universiti Kuala Lumpur,
November 27-28.

7. Z.A. Mohd Ishak, Kusmono, W.S. Chow, T. Takeichi, Rochmadi.

(2008). Effect of organoclay modification on the mechanical,
morphology, and thermal properties of injection molded
polyamide 6/polypropylene/montmorillonite nanocomposites.
Proceeding of the Polymer Processing Society 24th Annual
Meeting-PPS-24, June 15-19, Salerno, Italy.