Lawrence C. Murdoch

Lawrence Murdoch received the B.S. degree in geology from Penn State University, State College, PA, USA, in 1980, and the M.S. degrees in geology and environmental science and the Ph.D. degree in geology from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA, in 1983, 1987, and 1991, respectively. He is a Professor with Clemson University, USA. He developed techniques for creating and applying hydraulic fractures for environmental applications, and more recently he has been developing hydromechanical techniques for characterizing rock aquifers. Many of his projects involve innovative field or laboratory techniques with modeling coupled processes of flow, transport, and deformation. His recent research activities have included projects in environmental remediation, aquifer characterization, interaction between ground water and surface water, and effects of changing land use.