Roya Abyaneh is a structural engineer at Thornton Tomasetti specializing in forensic investigations and performance-based design for complex structures. Her expertise includes assessing building performance in response to explosions and fires, as well as engineering design to mitigate the risks associated with these hazards.

Roya has extensive experience in the design, evaluation, repair, and investigation of industrial facilities. She collaborates with chemical and mechanical engineers to identify hazards associated with extreme loading on structures in process industries. She also works with multidisciplinary teams to evaluate the sources and extent of structural damage in forensic investigations and provides litigation support related to design and construction defects and structural failures across a wide range of building types.