RETA S.Pt. was one of the eight researchers to earn Regional Science & Technology Awards 2009 from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI).

The result of research by a lecturer of the State Agriculture Polytechnic of Pangkep was the application of salak (Zalacca edulis—snake fruit) chip-making technology to the salak crop business center in Enrekang regency. This project was with the cooperation of LIPI and the State Agriculture Polytechn