John Douglas obtained his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Engineering Seismology) in 2001, following a B.Sc. Hons (First Class) degree in Mathematics (both from Imperial College London). He is a managing consultant at Frazer-Nash Consultancy working in the field of nuclear safety, including as a seismic hazard expert. Dr Douglas was (2015-2024) a senior lecturer at the University of Strathclyde. Previously (2004-2015) he was a senior engineering seismologist at BRGM (French Geological Survey). From 2009 to 2014 he was a visiting professor at the Earthquake Engineering Research Centre, University of Iceland. In 2010, he was awarded his accreditation to supervise research (Habilitation à diriger des recherches) in seismology by the University of Grenoble. He won the French Association for Earthquake Engineering Young Researcher Prize in 2011.
