Daniel McCrum

Associate Professor Daniel McCrum is a faculty member at the School of Civil Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD). He holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and has held academic positions at Queen's University Belfast and UCD. His research focuses on modern methods of construction, structural steel, resilience of infrastructure, and cyber-physical threats. He leads the Modern Methods of Construction Research Group (MMCRG) and is involved in projects like Construct Innovate and the Horizon 2020-funded PRECINCT initiative.

Education: BEng (1st class) from Trinity College Dublin (2005), MSc in Structural Engineering (2006, University of Glasgow), PhD in Civil Engineering (Trinity College Dublin, 2008).

Research interests include modular construction, cold-formed steel design, bridge aerodynamics, and critical infrastructure resilience. He has supervised over 15 postgraduate researchers and led numerous funded projects including EU-funded research on construction standards and predictive modeling tools. Awards include the 2022 Teaching Excellence Award and the 2016 Fulbright Scholarship.

Professional roles include Programme Director for Civil Engineering programs at UCD, Head of Teaching and Learning (2019–2020), and member of Construct Innovate's Centre Executive Management Committee. He is a Chartered Structural Engineer with the Institution of Structural Engineers and an active peer reviewer for journals like Engineering Structures and Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.

Key contributions include advancing CFS structural analysis, developing robustness frameworks for cyber-physical infrastructure, and aerodynamic studies on long-span bridges like the Queensferry Crossing. His work integrates computational methods with experimental testing to address challenges in construction safety and disaster resilience.