About

Wulan Koagouw is a professional and dedicated biologist whose research focuses on environmental issues. Over several years working in laboratories and completing her doctorate, she has developed a strong passion for the study of human impacts on nature, especially the marine environment. Her research interests lie in the studies of ecotoxicology, endocrine disrupting compounds, emerging pollutants, marine pollution, and marine ecosystems in general. Koagouw’s work has gained national and international attention, having been recognised as pioneering research that has shone a light on pharmaceutical contamination in Jakarta Bay.
 

Koagouw’s extensive experience has enabled her to plan, design, and conduct impactful research projects in many different professional settings: academia, industry, and government. She has an established record of working within several collaborative research projects in areas spanning ecotoxicology, marine ecology, conservation and marine environmental monitoring. The results of her research have been published in a number of high impact peer-reviewed international journals. A very keen science communicator, she has also spoken at several conferences and talks around the globe. 

Throughout her academic journey, Koagouw has won numerous awards and funding, including the prestigious Chevening Award (FCO, UK government) and the Research and Innovation in Science and Technology Project (RISET-Pro). In Indonesia, in her roles at the National Research and Innovation Agency and National Ocean Decade Committee, she continues to use her research to collect critical information that might help our oceans begin to heal. 

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