Lillian C. McDermott | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | July 8, 2020 (aged 88–89) |
| Spouse | Mark McDermott (d. 2006) |
| Awards | 1990 Robert A. Millikan award |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA, 1952, Vassar College MA, 1956, PhD., experimental nuclear physics, 1959, Columbia University |
| Thesis | Elastic scattering of alpha-particles by oxygen-16 (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | William W. Havens Jr. |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Washington Seattle University |
| Doctoral students | Rachel Scherr |
Lillian Christie McDermott (1931 – July 8, 2020) was an American physicist. In the early 1970s, McDermott established the Physics Education Group (PEG) at the University of Washington to "improve the teaching and learning of physics from kindergarten all the way through graduate school." She was recognized for her many contributions to the field of physics education research with an election to the American Physical Society in 1990.