Christopher McDermott

Christopher McDermott is a Senior Lecturer in the School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh. Full details of his research and publications are available here.

Dr McDermott studied Geology (BSc., 1988) and Engineering Geology (MSc., 1989) at the University of Durham. After which he worked as a consultant in Geotechnics until 1994 whereupon he moved to Germany and continuing his education at the University of Tuebingen, completing a year long advanced studies course (academically between MSc and PhD, 1996) principally in hydrogeology. After which he completed a PhD in Applied Geoscience in the field of flow and transport in fractured porous rock (1999). He was employed in research and teaching at the University of Tuebingen, and gained his habilitation (PD.) in 2006.