Preface

Assalamu ’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu , In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful. May peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. Sholawat and salam may everlastingly be upon our adoration, Great Prophet Muhammad SAW who had guided and led us from darkness into the shining bright path. The 3rd International Conference on Natural and Environmental Science (ICONES) is a forum that provides a space for academics, practitioners, students, bureaucrats to convey their thoughts, ideas, views related to sustainable development issues in the field of natural and environmental sciences. Under the theme of the conference “Sustainable Nature and Environment in the industrial revolution 4.0” this conference features cutting edge research findings and advancements as well as latest trends and development in science from multidisciplinary fields, including Green and renewable energy, Sustainable food, Biodiversity Preservation, Advanced Material, Drug discovery and development, and Big data for better life. The keynote speakers for this international conference are Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hadi Susanto from the University of Essex (UK); Assoc. Prof. Masatoshi Kondo from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan); Prof. Dr. Khalija Awang from the University of Malaya (Malaysia); and Dr. T. M. Iqbalsyah from Universitas Syiah Kuala. Additionally, we also asked some invited speakers to enhance this international conference, namely, Dr. Kerista Sebayang from University of North Sumatera (USU) Indonesia; Dr. Nur Aida Hashim from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) (Malaysia); Dr. Mohd Hazwan Hussin from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) (Malaysia); and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fitmawati from University of Riau (UNRI) (Indonesia). List of Organizing Committee, Scientific Committee and Photographs are available in this pdf.