Program: Materials Science
Home Country: Indonesia
Universities: Cranfield University, Institut Teknologi Bandung

Faizal Arifurrahman is currently a Ph.D. student in the Mesoscale Materials Science Group, Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering — Rice University. Before pursuing a Ph.D. with the Fulbright program, he was a research scientist and junior lecturer at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Indonesia. He earned his Master of Science in Military Vehicle Technology from Cranfield University in the United Kingdom in 2017.

On Rice:

"This year is my first time to know about Rice or Houston. The only thing I am familiar with in Texas is Sandy Cheeks (Spongebob), the genius squirrel. However, surely I'll enjoy living in Houston and make many friends!"

Fun Fact:

"I am from Indonesia. Do you guys know where Indonesia is? Okay, Bali."