Dr. Alfredo Mahar Francisco A. Lagmay is an Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and Professor at the National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines. He is currently the Director of the University of the Philippines Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) Center, established to conduct research and development and extension services on natural hazards, disaster risk reduction and climate change. He is also the Executive Director of the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute, an institution established by the UP System as an agent of change in the country’s disaster resilience efforts. He is a recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Research Award from DOST, the 2013 Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Outstanding Professional of the Year Award, the 2013 Outstanding Filipino Award (TOFIL), the 2015 Plinius Medal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) and the 2020 StartNetwork Changemaker Award.
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