Congratulations to Jimmy Phuong!

A big CONGRATULATIONS to Freshwater Initiative Student Steering Committee member Jimmy Phuong!

Jim received an Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA) for his poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2018. Jim’s work, titled “Geospatial information needs and use-cases for population health researchers in hurricane and flood preparedness scenarios,” was presented as part of AGU’s GeoHealth section, which was in its first year.  The award is given to the top 5% of all participants.

Jim’s research interests include environmental health under natural disaster scenarios. Working with collaborators in hydrology, he aims to integrate knowledge about hydrology within humanitarian efforts and population health improvements. He’s also known the “Github Guru” around the Freshwater Initiative.

Take a closer look at Jim’s abstract or poster for more information about his research.