Education and Biography

2023 – Present: Assistant Professor in Geomechanics, The Lyell Centre, Herriot-Watt University

2022 – 2023: Research Associate, British Geological Survey (ConsenCUS – CarbOn Neutral cluSters by Electricity-based iNnovations in Capture, Utilisation and Storage)

2020 – 2022: Research Associate, The Lyell Centre, Herriot-Watt University (GWatt – Geothermal Power Generated from UK Granites)

2018 – 2019: Research Associate, The Lyell Centre, Herriot-Watt University (DETECT – Determining the risk of CO2 leakage along fractures of the primary caprock using an integrated monitoring and hydro-mechanical-chemical approach)

2014 – 2018: PhD student (NERC CDT in Oil and Gas), Royal Holloway, University of London, UK (Thesis title: The effects of heterogeneity and anisotropy on hydraulic fracture propagation)

2011 – 2014: Project Development Co-ordinator, Future Biogas, Guildford, UK

2010 – 2011: MSc Renewable Energy, University of Aberdeen, UK

2007 – 2010: BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences, Durham University, UK 

Research Interests

My main interest is in how the subsurface can help facilitate the energy transition and achieve Net-Zero. Within this space I work on projects related to geothermal systems, carbon capture and storage and energy storage. I use a combination of field and laboratory data to understand how the interaction between geomechanics and fluid-flow can affect these subsurface energy systems. I then work with colleagues to upscale these finds using a combination of analytical and numerical methods.

Email: n.forbes_inskip@hw.ac.uk