Abner began his Ph.D. program in November of 2022 under the supervision of A/Prof. Simon Corrie and Prof. Gil Garnier and is presently working on creating in situ paper-based biosensors that can detect herbicides in agricultural fields.

He earned his M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry at Brawijaya University in Indonesia focusing on developing a spectrophotometric method for determining iodide levels in relation to iodine deficiency.