Dr. Juan Murcia-Delso is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his BS/MS degree in civil engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, a MS in structural analysis of monuments and historical constructions as a joint degree from the University of Minho and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, and a Ph.D. in structural engineering from the University of California, San Diego.

His technical interests include the behavior and design of reinforced concrete structures, computational modeling of structures, earthquake engineering, assessment and retrofit of existing structures, bridge engineering, masonry structures, and infrastructure resilience to extreme events. His research integrates computational simulation and large-scale testing.