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 the Executive Director of the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) and Director of its core component, the UP Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) Center. 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.