She holds BSc and PhD degrees in Astrophysics from the University of Edinburgh. She joined Heriot-Watt University in 1990, initially as a Research Associate, and then gradually progressed to becoming a Lecturer in 2010. Gillian’s research interests include flow through porous media and upscaling of small-scale effects for use in larger-scale models, simulation of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers, and CO2 EOR.