Texas A&M University Marine & Coastal Environmental Science
Dini Adyasari

Dini Adyasari

Assistant Professor, Marine and Coastal Environmental Science College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies • Texas A&M University at Galveston
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Education

  • Doctor of Natural Sciences in Geosciences University of Bremen (Germany), 2019
  • Master of Science in Environmental Technology University of Stavanger (Norway), 2014
  • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering Bandung Institute of Technology (Indonesia), 2010

Research Interests

Current Research Interests

Coastal hydrogeology, submarine groundwater discharge, biogeochemistry of subterranean estuary, health risks of contaminated wells

Courses Taught

MARS 454 – 654 Coastal Hydrology (Spring semester, even year)
MARS 489 – 689 Water Quality Management (Spring semester, odd year)
MARS 460 – 461 Capstone Undergraduate Research Experience (Fall – Spring)

Publications

D. Adyasari, N. Dimova, H. Dulai, B. S. Gilfedder, I. Cartwright, T. McKenzie, P. Fuleky. 2023. Radon-222 as a groundwater discharge tracer to surface waters. Earth-Science Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104321

D. Adyasari, D. Montiel, B. Mortazavi, N. Dimova. 2021. Storm-driven fresh submarine groundwater discharge and nutrient fluxes from a barrier island. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 857. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.679010.

D. Adyasari, M.A. Pratama, N.A. Teguh, A. Sabdaningsih, M.A. Kusumaningtyas, N. Dimova. 2021. Anthropogenic impact on Indonesian coastal water and ecosystems: Current status and future opportunities. Marine Pollution Bulletin (171), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112689.

D. Adyasari, et al. 2021. Terrestrial nutrient and dissolved organic matter input into a coral reef ecosystem via submarine springs. ACS ES&T Water, 1(8): 1887–1900. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00134.

D. Adyasari, C. Hassenrück, D. Montiel, N. Dimova. 2020. Microbial community composition across a coastal hydrological system affected by submarine groundwater discharge (SGD). Plos One 15(6): e0235235. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235235.

D. Adyasari, C. Hassenrück, T. Oehler, A. Sabdaningsih, N. Moosdorf. 2019. Microbial community composition associated with submarine groundwater discharge site in northern Java (Indonesia). Science of the Total Environment, 689:590-601. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.193.

D. Adyasari, T. Oehler, N. Afiati, N. Moosdorf. 2019. Environmental impact of nutrient fluxes associated with submarine groundwater discharge at an urbanized tropical coast. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 221: 30-38.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.03.009.

D. Adyasari, T. Oehler, N. Afiati, N. Moosdorf. 2018. Groundwater nutrient inputs into an urbanized tropical estuary system in Indonesia. Science of the Total Environment, 627: 1066-1079. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.281

Grants and Fellowships

  • 2024-2025: National Science Foundation (Rapid Response Research Grant): Hurricane impacts on hydrogeology and nutrient geochemistry in karstic coastline (PI - $30,000)
  • 2025 - 2028: Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust: Assessment of groundwater quality and dynamics near Formosa plant and Alcoa Superfund Site, Lavaca Bay (PI - $470,925) 

Professional Appointments

Adjunct Assistant Professor - University of Alabama (2022-present)

Awards & Honors

  • Walter Benjamin Postdoctoral Fellowship German Research Foundation (DFG), 2020-2022
  • Sustainable Water Management Scholarship Grant German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 2015-2019
  • Bernd Rendel Prize in Geoscience German Research Foundation (DFG), 2019