Dr Yannick Kremer
Teaching Fellow
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Personal statement
My original background is in geology, with a particular emphasis on structural geology and tectonics. During my PhD, I adopted a more interdisciplinary approach, integrating geology and engineering. This path has equipped me with extensive expertise in fluid flow through fault and fracture networks, particularly for geo-energy applications, and their role in achieving net-zero.
As a committed educator at Strathclyde, I teach courses that emphasize the sustainable use of subsurface resources and subsurface engineering. These include Hydrogeology and Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources (CL935), Groundwater Flow Modelling (CL951), and Soils & Water Engineering (EO107). I also teach the analysis of spatial problems in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) module (CL961). This class has a strong focus on using GIS to address challenges in Civil and Environmental Engineering, such as using satellite imagery to monitor vegetation health and employing landscape visualization tools to conduct visual impact assessments as part of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA).
I also have a keen interest in embedding data literacy in my teaching. In Numerical Tools (part of EO109), I emphasize responsible data usage and spreadsheet design to minimize errors; an essential skill given the high error rates in spreadsheet applications, which can lead to significant financial and operational risks. The Geographic Information Systems class focuses on practical, hands-on learning that enables students to employ GIS confidently in both academic and professional settings. My hydrogeology modules incorporate data analytics skills by embracing advanced Excel techniques and Python programming. Above all, I encourage students to use technology responsibly as tools for critical thinking and rigorous analysis.
Publications
- MARKO : an experimental toolkit for making marking more efficient, consistent, and enjoyable while delivering high quality feedback
- Kremer Yannick
- Learning and Teaching Day 2026 @ Strathclyde (2026)
- Making the invisible visible : a collaborative web-mapping tool to identify locations where groundwater can be seen.
- Kremer Yannick
- Scottish Groundwater Conference (2026)
- Comparing geological process-based and engineering data-based approaches to characterizing rock mass heterogeneities : insights from the Great Glen Fault, Scotland
- Kim Namgwon, Shipton Zoe K, Kremer Yannick, Jack Christopher D
- Engineering Geology Vol 362 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2025.108529
- GIS analysis for the selection of optimal sites for mine water geothermal energy application : a case study of Scotland's mining regions
- Walls D B, Banks D, Kremer Y, Boyce A J, Burnside N M
- Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Vol 57 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2023-050
- Field validation of a detectable, magnetic, cementitious grout for rock fracture grouting
- Corson Lindsey, Reid Christopher, Lunn Rebecca J, El Mountassir Grainne, Henderson Alisdair E, Henderson Kenneth, Pagano Arianna G, Kremer Yannick
- International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Vol 145 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104853
- Fault seal behaviour in Permian Rotliegend reservoir sequences : case studies from the Dutch Southern North Sea
- van Ojik K, Silvius A, Kremer Y, Shipton Z K
- Geological Society Special Publications Vol 496, pp. 9-38 (2020)
- https://doi.org/10.1144/SP496-2018-189
Professional Activities
- Scottish Groundwater Conference
- Member of programme committee
- 18/3/2026
Projects
- Visible Groundwater Project
- Kremer, Yannick (Principal Investigator)
- Groundwater is critical of importance to both consumers and businesses in Scotland, yet its largely invisible nature limits public awareness. This invisibility is especially challenging in today’s attention economy where ‘what looks good on photos and videos’ will determine prominence on social media. How can educators produce engaging content on something that can’t be seen? Real world examples are essential for outreach and teaching. To address this gap, we are developing a collaborative web-mapping tool designed to highlight locations where groundwater, or its surface effects, can be directly observed. The tool aims to support educators, students, and the wider public by making groundwater more visible, accessible, and relatable.
- 01-Jan-2026 - 14-Jan-2031
- Generative and Agentic AI for 3D Geological Modelling in Tunnelling
- Suryasentana, Stephen (Principal Investigator) Kremer, Yannick (Co-investigator) Shipton, Zoe (Co-investigator)
- 05-Jan-2026 - 30-Jan-2027
- Pathways for Equal access to the Energy Research Sector
- Beattie, Stewart (Principal Investigator) Switzer, Christine (Principal Investigator) Kremer, Yannick (Principal Investigator) Murray, Michael (Principal Investigator)
- Ensuring equality and diversity in higher education begins with assembling a diverse learning community. Graduate Apprenticeships were set up to create new pathways into engineering for people from different backgrounds. While the Graduate Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering (GA-CE) diversified the number of stakeholders involved in recruitment and our GA employers are also committed to providing learning opportunities for a wide spectrum of society, there is an apparent lack of diversity in our GA-CE programme, which reflects a wider sector issue in GA programmes. This project seeks to identify the key factors affecting recruitment to the GA and develop recommendations to increase diversity in recruitment of future GA cohorts. The student intern, will conduct interviews and focus groups with employers to characterise the recruitment experience from all angles and inform development of initiatives to improve diversity in future GA applicant pools.
£11,016.61 (100% fEC) IGNITE Network (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)+ FA2 project, - 10-Jan-2023 - 10-Jan-2023
- Enhancing Equality & Diversity in the Graduate Apprenticeship (Civil & Environmental Engineering) cohorts at the University of Strathclyde
- Beattie, Stewart (Principal Investigator) Switzer, Christine (Principal Investigator) Kremer, Yannick (Principal Investigator) Murray, Michael (Principal Investigator)
- Internal QAA Resilient Learning Communities (2020-2023) award £1000
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2023
Contact
Dr
Yannick
Kremer
Teaching Fellow
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Email: yannick.kremer@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted