Yahya Zakaria, S.T., M.T.
Biography
Yahya Zakaria, born in Malang – Indonesia, is a distinguished mechanical engineer. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Universitas Negeri Malang.
His career began as a Heavy Equipment Specialist at PT United Tractors (2010-2014), followed by a role as a Painting Engineer for PT Jurong Engineering Lestari on the Freeport Smelter Project (2023). Since 2024, he has been a Mechanical Engineering Lecturer at Universitas Negeri Malang.
Yahya’s leadership is evident in his roles as Chairman for World CONTES 2025 and ISEFMI 2025, and previously for the 2019 Energy Efficient Car Contest. He’s also the Head of the Faculty of Engineering Media Team at UM, and a member of the Center of Renewable Fuel Research, the Mechanical Design Laboratory, and the Indonesian Engineers Association.
His achievements include the Gold Award and Best Project Award at ESTE 2022 (Mahsa University, Malaysia), and 2nd and 3rd place finishes in the Kontes Mobil Hemat Energi (Indonesia Energy Marathon Challenge) in 2017 and 2016, respectively, for his ethanol concept cars.
His research focuses on Dynamics System: Design and Analysis and Renewable Energy.
Research History
- Thermal Behavior Comparison of Microalgae Spirulina sp and Its Simulated Model Compound during Pyrolysis under Thermogravimetric Analyzer
- Basic Properties of Microalgae Spirulina sp and Its Two Model Components of Carbohydrate and Protein for Considering Its Potential as a Fuel Feedstock
- Comparing The Chemical Contents of Microalgae Spirulina sp with Starch and Glycine as Its Model Components for Energy Feedstock Purposes
- Physical and Chemical Properties of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) as a Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock
- Investigate the Potential Renewable Energy of Microalgae Spirulina sp Using Proximate Analyzer, SEM-EDX, and Thermogravimetry
- Basic properties of microalgae Spirulina sp and its two model components of carbohydrate and protein for considering its potential as a fuel feedstock
- The TiO2 catalytic combustion of microalgae spirulina platensis-synthetic waste blend: Thermal characteristics, kinetic and thermodynamic investigation
- Water Resistance Characteristics of Carbonized Rice Husk Bio-briquette with Eichhornia crassipes as a Binder
- Macromolecular Content Identification of Blended Microalgae Arthrospira platensis-Activated Carbon Using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy
- Thermal Behavior and Combustion Kinetics of Arthrospira platensis-Activated Carbon Mixture at Mass Ratio of 10:3
