Samuel Yniesta, Assistant Professor at Polytechnique Montreal was recently awarded the prestigious Shah Family Innovation Prize of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). The Shah Family Innovation Prize rewards younger professionals and academics for creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit in the field of earthquake risk mitigation and management. The intent of the prize is to stimulate further creativity and leadership in the earthquake risk mitigation community and EERI. Details of the prize and Samuel’s research are available on the EERI website. Congratulations, Samuel!