Heriansyah Putra is an associate professor of geotechnics at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IPB University.  He has research experience and expertise in biogeotechnics, including sustainable soil improvement methods and innovative construction materials.  Dr. Heri teaches several courses in both undergraduate and master’s programs, including Soil Mechanics, Stabilisation and Soil Improvement, and Foundation Engineering in the undergraduate program and Slope Stability, Soil Dynamics and Liquefaction,  in the master’s program. Since 2020, he has focused on developing innovative materials, including calcite precipitation methods to improve problematic soils and plastic waste for use in construction materials. He aims to present sustainable materials for soil improvement methods that integrate geotechnical, materials, and environmental engineering. He has published over 70 Scientific papers in both International and National journals.