We are proud to announce that Nicolás Martínez Heredia has been awarded First Prize in the 2025 PAIGH (Pan American Institute of Geography and History) competition for the best master’s thesis in Cartography, Geodesy, or Geographic Information. His thesis, Perceptual Distortions in Cartography: Maps for Trickery, supervised by Florian Ledermann, was recognized by an international jury as the most original and rigorous contribution among entries from across the Americas. The evaluation highlighted the thesis’s novel conceptual framework, methodologically sound experimental design, and exceptional clarity of writing.
Congratulations to Nicolás on this well-deserved recognition of his research excellence!
