About me
Agus Sofyan is a Biology Professor at University of Pikeville (UPIKE), Kentucky, United State of America with more than fifteen years of experience of teaching Biology Courses. Agus graduated from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia in 1990 and The University of Kentucky in 2004 with PhD in Biology, emphasis in Environmental Toxicology. His research in trophic transfer of pollutants in aquatic environments were published in several peer-review international journals such as Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and Science of Total Environment (ELSEVIER). Agus primary teaching assignments are Human Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Microbiology, Introduction to Biology, Fundamental of Biology, Human Biology, and Human Ecology. Agus is also involved in Study Abroad Programs with KIIS (Kentucky Institute for International Study) and CCSA (Cooperative Center for Study Abroad). He taught for KIIS in Costa Rica Program in May and June 2025; and he taught for CCSA in Australia Program in December 2025 and January 2026. In his free time, Agus wants to be beneficial to his students and his community as much as possible. So, he develops and creates lecture videos for his students and public to help them gain success in their classes and future careers. He is not only a member of professional organizations such as Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), Asian Society for International Relations and Public Affairs (ASIRPA), Environment Science and Renewable Energy (ESRE), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS), and Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE), but also a member of several non-profit community based organizations such as Big Sandy Water Watch (BSWW), Indonesian Muslim Society in America (IMSA), Nusantara Foundation (New York, NY), Indonesia Diaspora, Muallaf Circle (Houston, TX), Islamic Center of Eastern Kentucky (ICEK), Masjid Bilal Ibn Rabah (Lexington, KY), Universal Life Church (ULC), and many more. Agus likes to spend most of his time with wife and family. His love for his family provides him energy for his actions.
