Meg Ackerson, Eit
About Meg Ackerson, Eit
Meg Ackerson is a Disaster Risk Analyst at Arup, specializing in hazard models and vulnerability assessments to enhance urban resilience.
Current Role at Arup
Meg Ackerson is currently working as a Disaster Risk Analyst at Arup. She has been in this role since 2019, bringing expertise in hazard models and vulnerability assessments to support the development of more resilient cities and organizations. Her work involves running probabilistic risk analyses to understand and communicate disaster risk. She primarily focuses on the San Francisco Bay Area.
Previous Experience at Harris & Sloan
Before joining Arup, Meg Ackerson worked at Harris & Sloan as a Structural Engineer Intern from 2018 to 2019. During her seven-month tenure in Sacramento, California, she gained valuable experience in structural engineering, further solidifying her foundation in the field.
Graduate Research Assistant at National Performance of Dams Program
Meg Ackerson served as a Graduate Research Assistant at the National Performance of Dams Program from 2017 to 2019 in Stanford, CA. Over the course of two years, she focused on research that contributed to advancing the understanding of dam performance and safety, an integral aspect of structural engineering and disaster risk analysis.
Educational Background
Meg Ackerson holds a Master of Science (M.S.) in Structural Engineering from Stanford University, where she studied from 2017 to 2019. She also has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Civil Engineering from Santa Clara University, which she completed between 2013 and 2017. Additionally, she studied Civil Engineering at the University of Auckland for almost a year in 2015, adding an international perspective to her educational experience.