MPhil candidate Isaac Besarra was recognised with the best student presentation at the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Sustainable Cities & Landscapes Conference held in Manila from 6 - 8 August 2024. Isaac's presentation "What is the Cost of Climate Change? Examining Flood Risk at the Municipal Scale in the Philippines" shared recent findings modelling shifting flood impacts on residential structures.
PhD candidates Emily Nabong and Arvin Hadlos were selected for the Faculty of Engineering Career Advancement Award. The competitive awards provide 6 months of funding to advance their research upon submitting their PhD theses. Congrats!
Arvin Hadlos and Isaac Besarra have been awarded 1st and 3rd place, respectively, in the 2023 Humanitarian Pitch organised by the Warren Centre. Arvin's winning pitch delved into his research focusing on multi-hazard housing reconstruction in Batanes, Philippines, offering insights crucial for disaster-resilient communities. Meanwhile, Isaac's pitch centred on assessing flood risk for residential buildings in Leyte, Philippines, providing valuable perspectives for mitigating the impacts of climate change. Both received $1,000 cash prizes and Arvin was supported to attend the annual Pacific Telecommunication Council's Conference in Hawaii in January 2024. Check out their winning submissions below. Congrats to both! https://youtu.be/jL6sF7FU40k…
Honours student Nanako Reza from our lab was awarded the 2023 JW Roderick Prize for Best Thesis in Civil Engineering from the School of Civil Engineering. Nanako's honours research looked at infrastructure reconstruction and sense of place after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Congrats!
Congrats to Emily Nabong from our Lab on being selected as an American Australian Association Graduate Education Scholar! The prestigious recognition will provide support for Emily's research which seeks to better understand human migration dynamics under climate change. Find about more about the award here.
Our lab head, Dr Aaron Opdyke, was named 2022 Supervisor of the Year by the Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA)!
Emily Ha, Nanako Reza, Sophia Constantino from our lab were awarded the Best Student Presentation at the 14th Aceh International Workshop and Expo on Sustainable Tsunami Disaster Recovery (AWIEST-DR 2022) for their presentation on The ‘tsunagari’ to recovery: Social capital and place in facilitating infrastructure reconstruction after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Congratulations!
The American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) has named Dr Aaron Opdyke as a 2021 New Face of Civil Engineering. The program highlights the next generation of civil engineering leaders. https://youtu.be/VFCjPgRZ26o Opdyke was interviewed by ASCE as part of the recognition, provided below. The original article can be found on ASCE's Source. Math has its limitations. It’s likely a controversial opinion among engineers, but one not without merit. Perhaps Aaron Opdyke says it better: “As engineers, we need to look beyond the technical solutions.” Opdyke is passionate about teaching technical knowledge within a socioeconomic context as a leader of a…