Dr. Alfredo Mahar Francisco Lagmay

Executive Director, UP Resilience Institute (UPRI)

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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 U.P. 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), 2020 StartNetwork Changemaker Award, 2024 Tatler Asia's Most Influential Philippines, and the Office of Civil Defense 2024 Dangal ng Bantayog ng Katatagan Hall of Fame Award for Disaster Resilience Champions.