Adapun maksud pembuatan proposal ini diharapkan dapat memberikan informasi rencana kegiatan regu penyelidikan geokimia, geolistrik dan magnetik di daerah bukapiting dan sekitarnya, kabupaten DT II alor nusatenggara timur.
The National Geographic Society of the United States of America has awarded me a grant of $20,000 to carry out a detailed study of the volcanic deposits from the 1815 eruption of Tambora volcano in Indonesia. The eruption is the largest event of its type in history and caused widespread environmental effects.