Lassi Annti Kivioja (1927-2014)

Lassi Annti Kivioja, 87, of Lafayette, Indiana, died on Monday, November 17, 2014 at Creasy Springs Health Campus. Lassi was born March 29, 1927 to Reverend Vilho Kivioja and Alice Bergroth Kivioja in Kalajoki, Finland. He immigrated to the United States in 1955 and became a naturalized citizen in 1961.

Lassi received his MSc in Physics from The University at Helsinki while working at the Finnish Geodetic Institute specializing in earth’s gravity. He was an instructor and received his Ph.D from the Department of Geodetic Science at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, working there at The Mapping and Charting Laboratory.

Kivioja was an educator, researcher, inventor, author, and patriot. A professor emeritus at Purdue University, his career there spanned over 26 years, where he taught and conducted research in Geodetic Sciences. Source - here.

Lassi Annti Kivioja (1927-2014)

read his obituary - here

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Geodetic Working Group under Jupem 2014

Bahagian Ukur Geodetik Jupem (dulunya Seksyen Geodesi) sudah sekian lama menubuhkan kumpulan task force yang dipanggil Kumpulan Kerja Geodetik (Geodetic Working Group). Sebanyak empat kumpulan GWG telah ditubuhkan dengan tujuan menyediakan platform bagi menjalankan aktiviti yang bersesuaian mengikut bidang kepakaran masing-masing. Empat GWG tersebut dibahagikan menurut pasukan berikut;

1. Project Team 1 on Reference Frame

Chairman             -              PM Kamaludin bin Hj. Mohd Omar (UTM)
Secretary             -              En. Irwan Khushaini bin Mohd. Jan (JUPEM)

2. Project Team 2 on Gravity Field and Geoid Modelling

Chairman             -              En. Zainal Abidin bin Md. Som (UTM)
Secretary             -              En. Mohd Rosly bin Abdul Rahman (JUPEM)

3. Project Team 3 on Regional Geodynamic

Chairman             -              Dr. Mohd Effendi bin Daud (UTHM)
Secretary             -              En. Soeb bin Nordin (JUPEM)

4. Project Team 4 on Positioning and Application

Chairman             -              PM Dr. Kamaludin bin Hj. Talib (UiTM)
Secretary             -              En. Shafiq Azwan bin Zalil (JUPEM)

Senarai penuh keahlian dalam setiap GWG tersebut boleh dirujuk dalam dokumen berikut -  GWG complete list

Sebahagian ahli yang hadir mesyuarat pertama GWG Team 2 (Gravity Field & Geoid Modelling)

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Faculty of Earth Science & Technology ITB

While at ITB we also pay a courtesy visit to the office of the Dean, Faculty of Earth Science & Technology. In Indonesian language it is Fakultas Ilmu dan Teknologi Kebumian (FITK). The FITK Dean is an expert in petroleum engineering and he has active involvement with the Indonesia national oil company, Pertamina. Geodesy Dept ITB is one of academic entities within the FITK.

Short meeting with the Dean of FITK

Photograph taken infront FITK Building

(No 2 from right is Pak Bambang classmate of Allahyarham Ibrahim Yaakub)

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ITB - Journal Paper Writing Workshop (2014)

The Journal Paper Writing Workshop held at Geodesy Department ITB with participation of about twenty G&G postgraduate students. A number of ITB Geodesy students also joined the program presenting their research works. The workshop was attended also by ITB Geodesy academic staff as facilitators.

G&G PhD candidate Wan Anom presenting her paper

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Visit to ITB Geodesy (2014)

A visit to Geodesy Department ITB by G&G staff and research students was organized in December 2014. The main program of the visit is to conduct Journal Paper Writing Workshop. The workshop was held for two days (17 & 18 Dec).

Geodesy Department, ITB

Dean Miswan (in red batik), Kamaludin (white shirt) & Dr Abdullah (black shirt)

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