Professor Tjut Sugandawaty Djohan, a professor at Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Faculty of Biology (Biology UGM), passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at approximately 4:30 p.m. She was laid to rest on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the UGM Sawitsari Family Cemetery after lying in state at UGM’s Balairung, where members of the university community gathered to pay their final respects.
Dr. Slamet Widiyanto, Vice Dean for Finance, Assets, and Human Resources at Biology UGM, said Professor Djohan had made significant contributions to the faculty. She had served as head of the Laboratory of Technology and Conservation and received the Satyalancana Karya Satya awards for 10, 20, and 30 years of service.
“May her contributions become acts of devotion and be recorded as good deeds. May they also serve as a source of lasting merit for her,” he said.
Professor Ir. Panut Mulyono, Chair of UGM’s Board of Professors, also expressed his deep condolences on behalf of the university’s leadership and academic community. He remembered Professor Djohan as an ecologist who had dedicated herself to environmental science, conservation, and environmental change. Her research and expertise focused on wetland ecology, conservation biology, plant ecology, limnology, and marine ecology.
Professor Djohan was also an active voice raising concerns about the rate of deforestation in Indonesia, particularly the impact of land clearing for oil palm plantations in Sumatra and Java. She also called for restoring forest and environmental functions and strengthening conservation efforts.
“Her scientific dedication, exemplary character, and love for nature and knowledge will continue to live on. They will remain an enduring source of merit and pave the way for the advancement of science in the future,” Professor Panut said.
Professor Panut invited everyone present to pray for Professor Djohan and ask that she be granted the best place in the presence of God Almighty.
“May she be granted an honored place in the presence of God Almighty, may all her good deeds be accepted, and may all her sins be forgiven,” he concluded.
Author: Jesi
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
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