About

Haris is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Geology, Ghent University, Belgium. He is investigating the subsurface geology and the clay tectonics of the Belgian continental shelf. This work is associated with the government's plan to build an offshore wind farm in the Princess Elisabeth Zone.

Previously, Haris was a research fellow at the Earth Observatory of Singapore and the Asian School of Environment at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2020-2023). He studied the volcano-tectonic processes in relation to the dynamic of the subduction zone, landscape evolutions, and geohazards. 

Haris got his doctoral degree from Durham Univesity, UK (2020), with a thesis entitled 'Lithospheric Controls on Arc Volcano Distributions' (see here) under the supervision of Prof. Colin Macpherson and Prof. Ken McCaffrey. He also got a master's degree in Structural Geology with Geophysics from the University of Leeds, UK (2015), and a bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering (Resource Exploration) from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia (2013).

Haris' main research interest is the interaction between tectonics and magmatism in the subduction zone and its manifestation on the surface. His research area is mainly in Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda islands), but he also have some previous work in the Marianas, Scotland, and a global arc study. He uses a multi-disciplinary approach and a wide range of methods, such as GIS, numerical simulation, quantitive analyses, analogue modelling, seismic reflection interpretation, geochemistry analyses, and field mapping.

He is also interested in other fields of geosciences, such as neotectonics, basin evolution, geostatistics, resource exploration, and energy transition. He had some field experience in geological mapping and resource prospecting in some places in Indonesia, such as Java, Borneo, and Sumbawa. 

Outside work, he enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, and theatre.