Dr. Iain Tromans

Iain's career in earthquake engineering began with a PhD at Imperial College, investigating factors influencing the distribution of damage to buried infrastructure, based on fieldwork following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey in 1999. Iain has spent the past 20+ years in engineering consultancy, being heavily involved in seismic hazard assessments for critical infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on nuclear facilities. As Head of Technology for Seismic Geotechnics at Jacobs, Dr Iain Tromans provides technical leadership in the development and application of novel solutions in geotechnical earthquake engineering and engineering seismology for clients spanning the energy, defense, transportation, maritime, water, and cities and places sectors.