Machel L. Morrison

Machel L. Morrison is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of California, San Diego, and serves as Chair. His research focuses on seismic safety, materials science, and solid mechanics, with an emphasis on enhancing the resilience of civil infrastructure through the study of microstructure-sensitive mechanical properties of steels and other polycrystalline alloys. Prior to joining UC San Diego, Morrison was a research assistant professor at North Carolina State University, where he also earned his Ph.D.