Mary Ryan | |
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 Ryan speaks at the World Economic Forum in 2016 | |
| Born | Mary Patricia Ryan |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Known for | Nanoscience Corrosion |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Imperial College London Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Doctoral students | Eleanor Schofield [1] |
| Website | imperial |
Mary Patricia Ryan CBE FREng is a Professor of Materials Science at Imperial College London and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Ryan completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Manchester. [2] Her PhD was on using "in-situ ECSTM to study the formation of ultra-thin surface oxides on base metals", and she managed to show for the first time that these surface oxides have crystalline phases. [3] [4] She spent three years at Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, where she developed in situ electrochemical systems using synchrotron radiation-based techniques. [3] [5]
Ryan is an expert in electrochemistry and interfacial material science. [6] Ryan joined Imperial College London as a lecturer in 1998. [2] Her research group explore the mechanism of corrosion, new protective materials and materials with thermal management capabilities. [2] She studies the process of electrochemical deposition, the stabilities of metals and the formation processes of metal and oxide nanostructures. [7] She pioneered the use of synchrotron X-rays to study reactive electrochemical systems, including the stability of nanostructures. [8]
In 2002, she published the seminal paper "Why stainless steel corrodes" in Nature . [9]
In 2012, she joined Amy Cruickshank to advise on how to preserve the Dornier Do 17 ('The Flying Pencil'), which was discovered in Goodwin Sands. [10] She also contributed to the 2016 World Economic Forum, where she discussed how nano-composite materials could use heat from a vehicle's engine to power air conditioning. [11]
Her recent work focusses on how nanomaterials interact with biological systems, including the toxicity of nanoparticles and development of plasmonic materials for biosensing. [12] She works with the heritage sector to develop new materials and conservation techniques. [12] She has worked with the Science Museum, the Royal Air Force Museum London and the Victoria and Albert Museum. [13] She collaborates extensively with Dr Eleanor Schofield, Head of Conservation and Collections Care at the Mary Rose Trust. [12] [14] [15]
In 2017, she was appointed Vice Dean of Research for the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London. [16] She is the Director of the Imperial-Shell University Technology Centre in Advanced Interfacial Materials Science. [17] Ryan is a member of the London Centre for Nanotechnology. [18] She is an editor for Nature's Materials Degradation Journal. [8]
She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2015. [6] She is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. She is a member of the Strategic Advisory Network of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. [19] She is a Trustee of the Heritage science forum. [20]
Ryan was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to education and materials science and engineering. [21]
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