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Alfredo Mahar Lagmay

Professor

Institution
University of the Philippines Diliman, National Institute of Geological Sciences

Country
Philippines

Field
Environmental Sciences & Geology

Lagmay, a professor at the National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines Diliman, received the 2015 Plinius Medal from the European Geosciences Union for his research into natural hazards and disasters in the Philippines, in particular volcanic hazards, earthquakes, typhoons, landslides and floods. He is also executive director of the Department of Science and Technology Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH), a flagship program for disaster risk reduction and management in the Philippines.

(Photo: University of Philippines Diliman)


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