Statistically plausible eruption scenarios determined from geochemical data I’m from Mexico where I lived close enough to Popocatepetl to see it in action, which made me fascinated about volcanoes. I studied a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science at University La Salle in Mexico City and a Master’s Degree in Statistics at Massey University, New Zealand. […]
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Student Profile: Cristhian David Prieto
Empirical essays on the impacts of climate hazards on households’ well-being and firms’ financial performance: Evidence from New Zealand and Colombia Hey there! I’m Cristhian, originally from the vibrant city of Bogotá, Colombia. I’ve got a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Economics, with a special emphasis in Econometrics. Yep, I’m all about crunching numbers and […]
Student Profile: Thivanka Dharmasena
Resilience of Water Sensitive Design Assets in Urban Environments Against Urban Flooding and Climate Change Kia Ora! I am a 3rd year PhD student at the University of Auckland with a focus on urban flood resilience. My engagement towards this field first started when I graduated from Deakin University (Australia) with my Bachelor’s Degree and […]
Student Profile: Pip Tildesley
Geochronology and petrogenesis of peralkaline volcano Tūhua, Aotearoa New Zealand I studied geology at the University of St Andrews, Scotland where I developed a love for all things rocks. I was fascinated by the stories you could tell from the scale of a thin section to a map. After graduating, I worked in Scotland as […]
Student Profile: Jade Humphrey
Fault Interactions in Central New Zealand Kia ora! I grew up in a small town called Wainuiomata, which is just outside of Wellington. Surrounded by hills coated in native lowland forests and frequently rocked by earthquakes, my childhood was filled with questions about how the world worked. At school we had earthquake drills and learnt […]
Student Profile: Logan Brunner
Understanding cascading impacts in our interdependent infrastructure Kia ora! I was born in Colorado, USA, and grew up around the beautiful rivers and hills of Jefferson City, Missouri. I moved to Baltimore on the East Coast of the US for my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Johns Hopkins University, where I studied Environmental Engineering with […]
Student Profile: Mui Nguyen
Past experience of drought, drought risk perception, and climate mitigation and adaptation decisions I am originally from Vietnam, in the northern part which is near the beaches. During my undergraduate degree, I studied Economics at Vietnam National University which increased my interest in economics and research in the next steps in my career. I continued […]
Student Profile: Brian Perttu
Multihazard volcanic analysis for Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand I did my undergraduate degree at Western Washington University and my Master’s degree in Economic Geology at University of Alaska Fairbanks. I’ve worked at remote/fly-in mines in Nevada and Alaska, as a claim-staker for gold, uranium, and bentonite, done a research cruise on the Arctic Ocean, field […]
Student Profile: Felipe Kuncar
Modelling Local Site Effects in Physics-Based Earthquake Ground-Motion Simulations I was born in Valdivia (Chile) – the city that gives its name to the most powerful earthquake ever recorded (a magnitude 9.5!). I grew up in Chiloé, a beautiful island in southern Chile. Perhaps these two facts were an indication that I would end up […]
Student Profile: Anna Perttu
Seismo-acoustic characterisations of pyroclastic density currents I am originally from the Pacific Northwest and grew up between volcanoes and an accretionary wedge. At a young age I learned about the eruption of Mount St. Helens and was in awe of the impact on the surrounding area, especially the pyroclastic density current and landslide. I began […]
Student Profile: Geoffrey (Jeff) Robert
The interaction of Pyroclastic Density Currents with water bodies – A large scale experimental approach I am a French student originally coming from the outskirts of Paris. I have studied mostly geology, geochemistry, and volcanology during my undergraduate degree, for 3 years at La Sorbonne Faculté des Sciences (Sciences Faculty). I learned a lot about […]
Student Profile: Maryam Tagharobi
Statistical methods for multi-impact operability modelling I am Maryam Tagharobi, from Iran. I was born in 1984. I received my B.Sc. in Statistics at Shahid Chamran University, Iran, and my M.Sc. in Social and Economic Statistics at Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran. I have taught as a lecturer at the University of Jundi-Shapur (the oldest university […]
Student Profile: Sarah Willette
Kia ora! I’m originally from the USA. I was born in the Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas and raised at the base of the beautiful Rocky Mountain foothills in Boulder, Colorado. I earned my BA degree at a small liberal arts school (Oberlin College), where I also had the privilege of playing NCAA women’s football […]
Student Profile: Amin Ghasemi
Regional Seismic Risk Analysis of Wellington Building Inventory I don’t remember how I decided to become a civil engineer, but I cannot love anything more than civil engineering to dig into right now. Dealing with the most challenging problems to have better places for living enthused me to pursue earthquake engineering for post-graduate studies. I […]
Student Profile: Bryann Avendano
Playing with Uncertainty: Facilitating community-based resilience building My Verb: to Inspire (whisper something in people’s hearts) ¡Hola! I am from Bogota DC, Colombia. I define myself as an explorer, but I try to avoid more labels than that. I have studied in nine universities across three continents. I have studied science, business, and now engineering. […]
Student Profile: Widi Auliagisni
Flood Risk Management and Community Resilience in New Zealand Kia Ora! I am Widi, now living in Auckland surrounded by many beautiful and incredible people. I came to New Zealand in 2019 to pursue a Master’s degree in Construction Project Management at Massey University and started my PhD in 2020 under a Massey University Doctoral […]