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About the Speakers
Neal Morgan received his Masters of Science and PhD from the University of Virginia in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2022. His masters project involved design of computational experiments to optimize the geometry of secondary flow paths in turbomachinery using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations in ANSYS CFX. He then wrote his own CFD code in Matlab to model flow and dynamic forces generated by the fluid in these secondary flow passages while improving computational speed over generalized commercial CFD software. During his PhD work, he also worked as the software engineer for the ROMAC laboratory managing their software updates and addressing customer feedback. In August 2023, Dr. Morgan joined the research team at the Center for Applied Biomechanics, where his work focuses on finite element modeling and numerical support of experiments.
Daniel Hall studies how injuries occur in impact scenarios and translates that understanding into practical strategies to reduce risk. His work bridges real-world evidence with controlled testing and clear analysis—ranging from incident reviews and epidemiology to prototype design, lab evaluation, and data interpretation. While recent projects have focused on transit systems, his broader focus is injury prevention across domains.
He earned a PhD from Trinity College Dublin, graduated with First Class Honours at the undergraduate level, and received a university teaching award for mentoring and supporting undergraduates. Teaching and mentoring remain central to his work and are aspects he genuinely enjoys.