Students of Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Jember, chaired by Abdillah Maulana Farhan Angkatan 2020, won the Silver Medal in ASEAN Innovative Science Environmental and Entrepreneur Fair (AISEEF) Competition 2022 in Environmental Science (University) category. AISEEF 2022 was held from February 2 to February 5, 2022 by Indonesian Young Scientist Association (IYSA) in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University. The title of the research presented in the final stage is “Sustainable Lakes: Design and Solutions for Regional Economic Rock Lakes in Ecotorism Jember”. Members of the team consist of multidisciplinary scientists from the University of Jember and State Islamic University of Malang, Yuli Isti Mulyani (Department of Biology FMIPA UNEJ Batch 2021), Alma Sofi (Marine Construction Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Engineering UNEJ 2020), Ainul Hilmi Ramdhani (Marine Construction Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Engineering UNEJ 2020), and Hakam Wildan Nasrullah (Department of Architectural Engineering, UIN Malik Maulana Ibrahim Malang 2020). In the process of compiling the research, he was guided by one of lecturer of Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, UNEJ in the field of ecology, Arif Mohammad Siddiq, S.Si., M.Si. The research proposal for this competitive program was inspired by post-mining activities in Jember Regency, one of which is in Gunung Batu Lake (as local people call it) Sumbersari District. The purpose of the research is to create a Sustainable Lake which becomes an ecotourism object as a source of education and can improve the local community’s economy, as well as being able to increase public awareness of the ecosystem..

For your information, ASEAN Innovative Science Environmental and Entrepreneur Fair (AISEEF) 2022 is an international scientific competition. AISEEF 2022 is held as a forum for young researchers at the student and university level to be able to submit their best scientific works. There are six categories contested at AISEEF 2022, namely Cluster Mechanical and Shipping, Entrepreneur, Social Science, Industrial Application, Environmental Science, and Innovation Science..

AISEEF 2022 was attended by 428 participants from all over the world. Consists of 60 offline participants and 268 online participants. The AISEEF 2022 participants come from 20 countries, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Taiwan, Macau, North Macedonia, Mexico, America United States of America, Republic of Serbia and Indonesia as hosts.