Dr. Troy Morgan specializes in the performance-based analysis, design, and assessment of structures under extreme loading such as earthquakes, wind, flood, and explosions. He has served as a consultant on major projects, assisting with the analysis and design of essential structures including healthcare facilities, laboratories, industrial buildings, and critical infrastructure requiring sophisticated analysis techniques and the applications of advanced seismic protective systems. Dr. Morgan also has substantial consulting experience with the nuclear power generating industry, evaluating seismic risk to new and existing safety critical structures and equipment through ground motion selection/scaling and nonlinear structural analysis including soil-structure interaction.

As a recognized expert in the field of seismic isolation and passive energy dissipation systems, Dr. Morgan has performed extensive research on the numerical simulation and experimental behavior of innovative seismic protective devices and optimization of their use within performance-based engineering frameworks. He provides analysis, design, and expert peer review services for complex structures incorporating innovative structural systems, including those incorporating recently-developed modular construction techniques.

Dr. Morgan holds B.S., M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees, all from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a registered Professional Engineer in six states. Prior to joining Exponent, he was Assistant Professor at the Center for Urban Earthquake Engineering at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. Awards include the FEMA/EERI NEHRP Graduate Fellowship in Earthquake Hazard Reduction, the SEAONC Excellence in Structural Engineering Award, and the ASCE Western Regional Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Private Sector.