Yohanes Surya

Yohanes Surya
Born (1963-11-06) 6 November 1963 (age 61)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Alma materUniversity of Indonesia
College of William and Mary, United States
SpouseChristina Surya
AwardsCEBAF/SURA Awards USA 1992/93
Zable Fellowship USA 1993/94
Creativity Awards 2005 from Creativity Development Foundation
Lencana Satya Wira Karya 2006 from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and TEMPO
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Nuclear physics
InstitutionsSurya Institute, Surya Research Education Center (SURE)

Yohanes Surya (born 6 November 1963) is an Indonesian physicist and coach of Indonesian Physics Team for the Olympiad (TOFI) since 1993.[1] Under his guidance, the Indonesian team has won 54 gold medals, 33 silver medals, and 42 bronze medals at various international science and physics competitions.[1] He is well known for his 'fun and applicable physics' training program. He is author of 68 books[2] and the comic Archi & Meidy.

  1. ^ a b Dawis, Aimee (August 7, 2009). "Yohanes Surya: Boosting brilliant minds". Jakarta Post. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  2. ^ Gunawan, T Sima. "Yohanes Surya: A physicist with many dreams". Jakarta Post. Retrieved 14 October 2011.