Jakarta, Feb. 19 -- Brian Yuliarto, a professor and researcher, was appointed the Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology in place of Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro by President Prabowo Subianto here on Wednesday.

He has a number of impressive achievements from his time as an academic.

The professor from the Faculty of Industrial Technology of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) won the 2024 Habibie Prize in Engineering Science.

Brodjonegoro, who is also the vice rector for research and innovation at ITB, ranks among the top 2 percent of the world's best scientists and is the top researcher in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology in Indonesia.

He completed his undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics at IT...