NAAHDRI Rising Star Student Poster Prize

The North American Alliance of Hazards and Disaster Research Institutes (NAAHDRI) will award the NAAHDRI Rising Star Student Poster Prize at the 2026 Natural Hazards Workshop.

The prize will go to three student-led posters whose work demonstrates the potential to foster communication, connection, and cooperation across disciplinary or organizational boundaries. Posters that communicate their science in an engaging and accessible way will be given preference. See the Natural Hazards Workshop Poster Design Guide for tips and advice!

Prize winners will be awarded $500 each and be honored at the Workshop Awards Ceremony on Monday, June 15, at 5:10 pm MDT. Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for the prize. Student-led work, in which the student presenting the poster is also the first or sole author, will be prioritized.

Previous Prize Winners

2025

Mary-Claire Erskine
Three Case Studies: Mitigation of Extreme Heat in Historically Redlined Communities
By Miranda Lao, Mary-Claire Erskine, Maggie Ayers, and Charlie Cross

Kin Long Lei
Are Plans Integrated for Community Hazard Resilience in Indigenous Communities?
By Kin Long Lei, Siyu Yu, Michelle Meyer, and Maria Koliou

Margaret Miles
Understanding Challenges in Community Adoption of Parametric Insurance in High-Risk Regions
By Margaret Miles, Julia Kramer, Guillermo Franco, and Sabine Loos

Photos of Prize Recipients at the 2025 Workshop Awards Ceremony

  • Student prize winner poses for photo with NAAHDRI representative
  • Student prize winner poses for photo with NAAHDRI representative
  • Three student prize winners pose for a photo together
Photos from the 2025 Natural Hazards Workshop, courtesy of Chip Van Zandt. For more photos, visit the Workshop Gallery at the Van Zandt Visual website.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding the NAAHDRI Rising Star Student Poster Prize or your eligibility, contact us at workshop@colorado.edu.