
The Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), organized a guest lecture entitled “Water Security from Volcanic Aquifers: A Groundwater Ridge-to-Reef Approach” on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The event was held in a hybrid format, with onsite participation at Meeting Room 2.1 (2nd Floor), Department of Geological Engineering, FT UGM, and online via Zoom.
The lecture featured Alix Toulier, Ph.D., a hydrogeologist and researcher from the HydroSciences Laboratory, University of Montpellier, France, as the main speaker. The event attracted 30 onsite participants and 58 online participants, reflecting strong interest in groundwater and water security issues in tropical volcanic regions. Participants came from a wide range of backgrounds, including government institutions and research organizations such as the Center for Groundwater and Environmental Geology (PATGTL), BRIN, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR), the Central Java Provincial Energy and Mineral Resources Office (ESDM), and the Groundwater Conservation Agency (BKAT). The audience also included representatives from PAAI (the Indonesian Groundwater Association), the NGO Jagasemesta, universities such as ITB, UNDIP, UB, and UNPAD, the private sector (AQUA Danone), as well as lecturers, undergraduate students, master’s students, and doctoral candidates from the Department of Geological Engineering at UGM. read more