Professor Anthony J. Ryan, OBE

Department of Chemistry

Professor of Physical Chemistry

Tony Ryan
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a.ryan@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9382

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Professor Anthony J. Ryan, OBE
Department of Chemistry
Dainton Building
13 Brook Hill
Sheffield
S3 7HF
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Professor Tony Ryan OBE is The Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Sheffield and the founding Director of the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

Tony focuses on the global challenge of the food, water, and energy nexus; feeding a growing world population; reducing the impacts of agriculture and food production that account for 30% of green house gas emissions and 70% of water use; and harnessing the power of the sun for food production and renewable energy.

The Grantham Centre's projects cover many of the aspects of the UN's Sustainability Development Goals, and many of the national priorities of the developing world. Tony leads the University of Sheffield's programme in sustainability research, integrating across traditional boundaries in the pure and applied sciences, engineering, medicine, and social sciences.

Tony is very active in translational research, disseminating evidence-based science to both experts and non-experts, and has been a regular contributor to TV, Radio, National Press and at learned societies from The Royal Society of Chemistry to Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs. He presented evidence at the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris in 2015 and returned to COP22 in Marrakech in 2016.

Tony delivered the televised Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 2002 and was awarded an OBE in 2006 for 'Services to Science'.

His research covers sustainable synthesis, structure, processing, and applications of polymers using advanced analytical and measurement techniques. Recent research projects included renewable sources for polyurethane synthesis, organic photovoltaics, maximising the properties of polymers and biopolymers through flow-induced crystallisation, formulation of home and personal care products and polymer foams for high intensity urban agriculture. He has co-authored more than 300 papers and patents and 2 books, "Polymer Processing and Structure Development" and "The Solar Revolution: One Planet, 10 Billion People, One Solution."

Tony holds a BSc and PhD from the University of Manchester and a DSc from UMIST. He held a NATO Research Fellowship at the University of Minnesota, was a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader in Materials Science at The University of Manchester and was seconded to the Synchrotron Radiation Source at Daresbury. In 1997 he moved to Sheffield and served as Head of Chemistry before becoming the Pro Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Science in 2008, a role which he fulfilled until 2016.

Awards

  • The Plastics and Rubber Institute Silver Medal (1990)
  • The Akzo Chemical Award (1990)
  • Royal Society of Chemistry Thermal Methods Group Award (1992)
  • The Morand Lambla Award of the Polymer Processing Society (1999)
  • The Beilby Medal and Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry (1999)
  • Royal Society of Chemistry Environmentally Friendly Polymers Award (2003)
  • Officer of the British Empire, OBE, for “services to science” (2006)
  • Ellison-Cliffe Medal & Lecture, Royal Medical Society (2007)
  • Maitland Medal & Lecture, Institute of Structural Engineers (2008)
  • Gold Medal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists (2008)
  • MacroGroup UK Medal, RSC/SCI/IoP (2009)
  • RSC Materials Division Schools Lecturer (2011)
Research interests

The common theme in my research is phase transitions in polymers. Most recently we have used the knowledge of the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase behaviour in polymer blends and block copolymers to develop new processing methods based on self-assembly.

This has led to the development of the new field of Soft Nanotechnology where synthetic and natural macromolecules are harnessed in a way that makes use of their intrinsic flexibility and susceptibility to Brownian motion to generate work from changes on molecular conformation. Developments in polymers responsive to their environment have lead to research into molecular machines, specifically the fabrication of molecular valves and motors.

We do polymer synthesis in order to have well defined systems to study. The dynamics of phase behaviour are studied by calorimetry, spectroscopy, rheology, microscopy and light, X-ray or neutron scattering. A full suite of microstructural analysis (atomic force, optical and electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and mechanical testing) is used to confirm the dynamic experiments and where appropriate computer modelling is also used.

My main contribution to the field has been the development and application of the techniques of time-resolved structural tools to polymers. This work was the subject of prizes in 1990 by the Plastics and Rubber Institute, in 1992, 1999 and 2003 from the Royal Society of Chemistry and in 1999 from the Polymer Processing Society.

I have been active in promulgating the public understanding of science since my graduate student days. This culminated in my appointment as the Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer for 2002 where my theme was the science and technology of everyday things. The lectures were seen on Channel 4 by 4.5 million viewers and have also been broadcast in Europe, Japan and Korea. I was also the 1st EPSRC Senior Media Fellow to allow me to combine world-class research and popular understanding of the impact of science and technology on society. I was awarded an OBE in 2005 for "services to science".

Publications

Books

  • McKevitt S & Ryan T (2014) The Solar Revolution: One World. One Solution. Providing the Energy and Food for 10 Billion People. London: Icon Books. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McKevitt S & Ryan T (2013) Project Sunshine How science can use the sun to fuel and feed the world. Icon Books. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ryan AJ & Britain RSOCG (2001) Emerging themes in polymer science. Springer Us/Rsc. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkinson AN & Ryan AJ (1999) Polymer processing and structure development. Kluwer Academic Pub. RIS download Bibtex download

Journal articles

Chapters

Conference proceedings papers

  • Wright HC, Cameron DD & Ryan AJ (2021) Experimental design as a framework for optimising polyurethane foam as a soilless growing media. Acta Horticulturae, Vol. 1317 (pp 125-132) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wright HC, Zhu J, Cameron DD & Ryan AJ (2021) Flexible polyurethane foam with sodium bentonite: Improving the properties of foams for use as a synthetic growing media. Acta Horticulturae, Vol. 1305 (pp 47-54) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Derry M, Mykhaylyk O, Ryan A & Armes S (2019) How do diblock copolymer micelles form during polymerization-induced self-assembly?. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 258 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Franklin T, Ryan A & Mykhaylyk O (2019) Flow-induced crystallisation of polymers. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 257 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jennings J, Butler M, Mykhaylyk O & Ryan A (2018) Semi-crystalline block copolymers as fat crystal habit modifiers. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 255 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Derry M, Mykhaylyk O, Ryan A & Armes S (2018) Using time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering to study micellar nucleation during polymerization-induced self-assembly. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 255 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brown N & Ryan A (2018) Machine learning to better understand hard surface cleaning formulations. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 255 RIS download Bibtex download
  • O'Brien C, Terrill N, Mykhaylyk O & Ryan A (2018) Fabricating millifluidic devices for SAXS/WAXS using 3D printing; a quick and inexpensive method to exploit many geometries. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 255 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Warren N, Mykhaylyk O, Armes S, Williams M, Doussineau T & Ryan A (2015) Testing the vesicular morphology to destruction: Birth and death of diblock copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 250 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ratcliffe LPD, Ryan AJ & Armes SP (2014) From a water-immiscible monomer to block copolymer nano-objects via a one-pot RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization formulation. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Warren NJ, Mykhaylyk OO, Ryan AJ, Doussineau T, Dugourd P, Antoine R, Portale G & Armes SP (2014) Testing vesicles to destruction: SAXS and mass spectrometry studies on block copolymer vesicles prepared via polymerization-induced self-assembly. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Warren NJ, Mykhaylyk OO, Mahmood D, Ryan AJ & Armes SP (2014) Bespoke poly(ethylene glycol)-based diblock copolymer nano-objects via polymerization-induced self-assembly. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 248 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ramachandran C, Ortega I, Sefat F, Deshpande P, Claeyssens F, Ryan AJ, Balasubramanian D, Sangwan VS & Macneil S (2014) Microfabricated niches for the culture of limbal epithelial cells. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 55(13) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ratcliffe LPD, Ryan AJ & Armes SP (2013) From a water-immiscible monomer to block copolymer nano-objects via a one-pot RAFT aqueous dispersion polymerization formulation. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 245 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sefat F, McKean R, Deshpande P, Ramachandran C, Hill CJ, Sangwan VS, Ryan AJ & MacNeil S (2013) Production, sterilisation and storage of biodegradable electrospun PLGA membranes for delivery of limbal stem cells to the cornea. 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TISSUE ENGINEERING (ICTE2013), Vol. 59 (pp 101-116) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mykhaylyk OO, Chambon P, Graham RS, Fairclough JPA, Olmsted PD & Ryan AJ (2008) The specific work of flow as a universal parameter to control the formation of shish-kebab morphology in polymers. XVTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON RHEOLOGY - THE SOCIETY OF RHEOLOGY 80TH ANNUAL MEETING, PTS 1 AND 2, Vol. 1027 (pp 496-498) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blanazs A, Massignani M, Battaglia G, Armes SP & Ryan AJ (2008) Synthesis of pH-responsive amphiphilic ABC block copolymers: The generation of asymmetric vesicle membranes and their cell uptake kinetics. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 236 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Topham PD, Sandon N, Read ES, Madsen J, Ryan AJ & Armes SP (2008) POLY 390-Facile synthesis of well-defined macromonomers using ATRP and click chemistry. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 236 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Chambon P, Fernyhough CM & Ryan AJ (2008) POLY 93-Synthesis and characterization of model materials as part of the "microscale polymer processing 2" project. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 236 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Clarke D, Coll C, Ryan A, Crawford A & Reilly G (2008) FOAM VERSUS FIBRE SCAFFOLDS FOR MECHANICAL STIMULATION OF CELLS IN BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING. Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 41 (pp S385-S385) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goodchild R, Hatton PV, Ryan AJ, Norton D & Reaney IM (2008) Response of cultured chondrocytes to 45S5 bioglass for the fabrication of composite scaffolds. 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008, Vol. 1 (pp 115) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Flores-Merino MV, Ryan AJ, Reilly G & Battaglia. G (2008) Nanofunctionalization of hydrogels using amphiphilic copolymers.. 8th World Biomaterials Congress 2008, Vol. 2 (pp 1062) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goodchild RL, Hatton PV, Ryan AJ, Norton D, Reaney IM, Migliaresi C & Maniglio D (2007) Evaluation of chondrocyte response to electrospun polymer-ceramic composite scaffolds. TISSUE ENGINEERING, Vol. 13(7) (pp 1691-1691) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Blackwood K, Freeman CO, McKean R, Farthing P, Haycock JW, Ryan AJ, Brook I & MacNeil S (2007) Development of biocompatible, biodegradable electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering of human skin. TISSUE ENGINEERING, Vol. 13(7) (pp 1670-1671) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mykhaylyk OO, Ryan AJ, Tzokova N & Williams N (2007) The application of distance distribution functions to structural analysis of core-shell particles. JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, Vol. 40 (pp S506-S511) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mykhaylyk OO, Smith KW, Martin CM & Ryan AJ (2007) Structural models of metastable phases occurring during the crystallization process of saturated/unsaturated triacylglycerols. JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, Vol. 40 (pp S297-S302) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Topham PD, Howse JR, Crook CJ, Gleeson AJ, Bras W, Armes SP, Jones RAL & Ryan AJ (2007) Autonomous volume transitions of a polybase triblock copolymer gel in a chemically driven pH-oscillator. MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA, Vol. 256 (pp 95-104) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sittichokechaiwut A, Ryan AJ & Reilly G (2006) A 3-dimensional, in vitro model to study the effects of compressive loading on osteoblastic cells. European Cells and Materials, Vol. 11(SUPPL.2) (pp 84) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gough T, Heeley EL, Bras W, Gleeson AJ, Coates PD & Ryan AJ (2005) Using synchrotron radiation to follow structure development in commercial and novel polymeric materials. Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings, Vol. 6 (pp 113-116) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Fernyhough CM, Ryan AJ, Waigh TA & Papagiannopoulos A (2005) Synthesis and characterization of biomimetic polystyrene sulfonate combs. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 230 (pp U4341-U4341) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Loo YL, Lai C, Adamson DH, Ryan AJ & Register RA (2005) Thermoreversible transitions to and from the hexagonally-perfoated lamellar structure in diblock copolymers. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 230 (pp U3591-U3591) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Heeley EL, Gough T, Bras W, Gleeson AJ, Coates PD & Ryan AJ (2005) Polymer processing: Using synchrotron radiation to follow structure development in commercial and novel polymer materials. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS, Vol. 238(1-4) (pp 21-27) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Battaglia G & Ryan AJ (2005) Morphology and formation of interdigitated membrane polymeric vesicles from polyethylene oxide polybutylene oxide diblock, aba, and bab triblocks copolymers.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 229 (pp U916-U916) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ryan AJ (2004) Polymers, particles and pits: The evolution of recording media.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 228 (pp U332-U332) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ryan AJ, Heeley EL, Fernyhough CM, Morgovan A, Gough T & Bras W (2004) How does flow affect polymer crystallisation?. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 228 (pp U440-U440) RIS download Bibtex download
  • CERNIK RJ, BARNES P, GREAVES GN, RAYMENT T & RYAN AJ (2004) FACILITIES FOR SYNCHROTRON X-RAY MATERIALS PROCESSING ON THE SRS DARESBURY. Applied Crystallography RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sutton D, Stanford JL & Ryan AJ (2004) Reaction‐Induced Phase‐Separation in Polyoxyethylene/Polystyrene Blends. II. Structure Development. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B, Vol. 43(1) (pp 233-251) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sutton D, Stanford JL & Ryan AJ (2004) Reaction-induced phase separation in polyoxyethylene/polystyrene blends. I. Ternary phase diagram. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PHYSICS, Vol. B43(1) (pp 219-232) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Norman AI, Fairclough JPA, Mai S & Ryan AJ (2004) Poly(oxyalkylene) block copolymers in aqueous solution - Phase behavior and transition kinetics. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PHYSICS, Vol. B43(1) (pp 71-93) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Crook CJ, Cadby A, Smith A, Jones RAL & Ryan AJ (2004) Measurement of force produced by a pH-responsive hydrogel in a pH oscillator. NONLINEAR DYNAMICS IN POLYMERIC SYSTEMS, Vol. 869 (pp 71-79) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Xu JT, Fairclough JPA, Mai SM & Ryan AJ (2003) The effect of architecture on the morphology and crystallization of oxyethylene/oxybutylene block copolymers from micelles in n-hexane. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY, Vol. 13(11) (pp 2740-2748) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Olmsted PD, Maidens AV, Ryan AJ & Heeley E (2003) Metastable phases and the nature of the melt state in polymer melts.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 226 (pp U272-U273) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bras W, Dolbnya IP, Detollenaere D, van Tol R, Malfois M, Greaves GN, Ryan AJ & Heeley E (2003) Recent experiments on a combined small-angle/wide-angle X-ray scattering beam line at the ESRF. JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, Vol. 36 (pp 791-794) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ryan AJ (2003) Body armour.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 225 (pp U587-U588) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pokric B, Allinson NM, Ryan AJ, Fairclough P, Dobson BR, Derbyshire GE, Helsby W, Long G & Moon K (2002) A double area detector system for simultaneous small and wide-angle X-ray scattering. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, Vol. 477(1-3) (pp 329-334) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ryan AJ, Xu JT, Faircbugh JPA & Mai SM (2002) Crystallization from block copolymer melts: Confinement versus breakout. American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 43(1) (pp 219-220) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Xu JT, Wu F, Fan ZQ & Ryan AJ (2002) Phase separation in the melt of polypropylene-1-decene copolymers. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PHYSICS, Vol. B41(4-6) (pp 1331-1348) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cernik R, Bushnell-Wye G, Tang C, Dent A, Terril N, Diakun G, Barnes P, Greaves GN, Rayment T & Ryan A (2002) A new facility for the study of materials processing on the SRS, Daresbury. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography, Vol. 58(s1) (pp c67-c67) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Stanford JL, Ryan AJ & Yang Y (2001) The formation and properties of acrylic-polyurea interpenetrating networks formed by reaction injection moulding (RIM). MACROMOLECULAR SYMPOSIA, Vol. 171 (pp 139-149) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jones RAL (2001) Polymers and soft nanotechnology. EMERGING THEMES IN POLYMER SCIENCE(263) (pp 307-315) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sutton D, Stanford JL & Ryan AJ (2001) Structure-property relations in reaction-induced, phase-separated poly(2-phenoxyethyl acrylate)/polystyrene blends. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-PHYSICS, Vol. B40(3-4) (pp 485-506) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Corvazier L, Messe L, Salou CLO, Young RN, Fairclough JPA & Ryan AJ (2001) Lamellar phases and microemulsions in model ternary blends containing amphiphilic block copolymers. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY, Vol. 11(11) (pp 2864-2874) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ryan AJ (2000) Modern structural characterization techniques using synchrotron radiation to study structure development. STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT DURING POLYMER PROCESSING, Vol. 370 (pp 69-91) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ryan AJ, Terrill NJ & Fairclough JPA (2000) A scattering study of nucleation phenomena in homopolymer melts. SCATTERING FROM POLYMERS, Vol. 739 (pp 201-217) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bras W & Ryan AJ (1997) Time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering combined with wide-angle X-ray scattering. JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, Vol. 30(2) (pp 816-821) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Elwell MJ, Ryan AJ, Grunbauer HJM & vanLieshout HC (1997) Polymer structure development during reactive processing: In situ studies of a cellular, multiphase block copolymer. POLYMERIC FOAMS, Vol. 669 (pp 143-164) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bras W & Ryan AJ (1996) Small-angle X-ray scattering and wide-angle X-ray scattering experiments combined with thermal and spectroscopic analysis techniques. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE, Vol. 383(1-3) (pp 309-314) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Elwell MJ, Ryan AJ, Grunbauer HJM & Van Lieshout HC (1996) In-situ studies of structure development during the reactive processing of model flexible polyurethane foam systems using FT-IR spectroscopy, synchrotron SAXS and rheology. American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 37(2) (pp 769-770) RIS download Bibtex download
  • MARCOSFERNANDEZ A, RYAN AJ & GONZALEZ L (1995) STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONS IN MULTIBLOCK COPOLY(ETHER-UREA)S STUDIED BY SAXS, DSC AND THERMOMECHANICAL TECHNIQUES. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS, Vol. 97(1-4) (pp 279-281) RIS download Bibtex download
  • BOGG D, DERBYSHIRE GE, BRAS W, COOKE J, ELWELL MJA, NAYLOR S & RYAN AJ (1995) COMBINED SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY-SCATTERING (SAXS) AND FOURIER-TRANSFORM INFRARED (FT-IR) SPECTROSCOPY IN A TIME-RESOLVED MODE USING SYNCHROTRON-RADIATION. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS, Vol. 97(1-4) (pp 536-538) RIS download Bibtex download
  • NAYLOR S, BRAS W, DERBYSHIRE G, MANT GR, BOGG D & RYAN AJ (1995) SIMULTANEOUS TIME-RESOLVED SYNCHROTRON X-RAY-SCATTERING STUDIES ON BLOCK COPOLY(ETHER-URETHANE) PHASE-BEHAVIOR. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS, Vol. 97(1-4) (pp 253-256) RIS download Bibtex download
  • ELWELL MJ, MORTIMER S, RYAN AJ & BRAS W (1995) A SYNCHROTRON SAXS STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT KINETICS DURING THE REACTIVE PROCESSING OF FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS, Vol. 97(1-4) (pp 261-264) RIS download Bibtex download
  • COOKE J, RYAN AJ & BRAS W (1995) TIME-RESOLVED X-RAY STUDIES OF POLYMORPHISM IN ISOTACTIC POLYBUT-1-ENE. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS, Vol. 97(1-4) (pp 269-272) RIS download Bibtex download
  • RYAN AJ, ELWELL MJ & BRAS W (1995) USING SYNCHROTRON-RADIATION TO STUDY POLYMER PROCESSING. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS, Vol. 97(1-4) (pp 216-223) RIS download Bibtex download
  • BRAS W, MANT GR, DERBYSHIRE GE, BOUCH D, SHELDON J, DINGS J & RYAN AJ (1995) MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS TIME-RESOLVED EXPERIMENTAL-TECHNIQUES. REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, Vol. 66(2) (pp 1314-1316) RIS download Bibtex download
  • RYAN AJ, BRAS W, MANT GR & DERBYSHIRE GE (1994) A DIRECT METHOD TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY AND LAMELLAR THICKNESS OF POLYMERS - APPLICATION TO POLYETHYLENE. POLYMER, Vol. 35(21) (pp 4537-4544) RIS download Bibtex download
  • RYAN AJ, NAYLOR S, KOMANSCHEK B, BRAS W, MANT GR & DERBYSHIRE GE (1994) POLYMER STRUCTURE DETERMINATION USING SIMULTANEOUS SMALL AND WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY-SCATTERING AND DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY. HYPHENATED TECHNIQUES IN POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION, Vol. 581 (pp 162-180) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ryan AJ, Naylor S, Bras W, Derbyshire GE & Mant GR (1993) Simultaneous small and wide angle x-ray scattering studies on block copolyurethanes. Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 69 (pp 449-450) RIS download Bibtex download
  • RYAN AJ, NAYLOR SN, BRAS W, DERBYSHIRE GE, MANT GR & GREAVES GN (1993) SIMULTANEOUS SMALL-ANGLE AND WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY-SCATTERING STUDIES ON BLOCK COPOLYURETHANES. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 206 (pp 225-PMSE) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bras W, Derbyshire GE, Greavest GN, Mantt GR, Naylor S & Ryan AJ (1993) Simultaneous, Time-Resolved, Saxs/Waxs Studies on Block Copoly(Ether-Urethane) Phase Behaviour. MRS Proceedings, Vol. 307 RIS download Bibtex download
  • BRAS W, DERBYSHIRE GE, RYAN AJ, MANT GR, MANNING P, CAMERON RE & MORMANN W (1993) SIMULTANEOUS TIME-RESOLVED X-RAY-SCATTERING EXPERIMENTS IN THE SMALL AND WIDE-ANGLE REGION. JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE IV, Vol. 3(C8) (pp 447-450) RIS download Bibtex download
  • ELWELL MJ, RYAN AJ, GRUENBAURER HJM, VANLIESHOUT HC & THOEN JA (1993) A CORRELATED VIEW OF REACTION-KINETICS AND STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT DURING THE REACTIVE PROCESSING OF WATER BLOWN, FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM. CELLULAR POLYMERS (pp 101-109) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Koberstein JT, Yu CC, Galambos AF, Russell TP & Ryan AJ (1990) Time-resolved synchrotron X-ray scattering studies of microphase development in polyurethanes. American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 31(2) (pp 110-111) RIS download Bibtex download
  • RYAN AJ, STANFORD JL & STILL RH (1990) STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONS IN POLY(URETHANE-UREA)S AND POLYUREAS FORMED BY REACTION INJECTION-MOLDING - PHASE-SEPARATION STUDIES. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS, Vol. 13(2) (pp 99-110) RIS download Bibtex download
  • STANFORD JL, WILKINSON AN, LEE DK & RYAN AJ (1990) ENGINEERING PLASTICS FORMED BY REACTION INJECTION-MOLDING - HIGH-STIFFNESS AND HIGH-STRENGTH COPOLYUREAS. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS, Vol. 13(2) (pp 111-119) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lovell PA () An overview of current and future themes for polymer colloids research (pp 74-86) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yeates SG () The impact of environmental trends in the coatings industry on polymer design (pp 15-21) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilkinson AN () Emerging themes in polymer processing (pp 198-214) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Short RD & Goruppa A () Plasma polymerisation: Improved mechanistic understanding of deposition, new materials and applications (pp 119-133) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rimmer S () Biomaterials: Tissue engineering and polymers (pp 89-99) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Geoghegan M & Krausch G () The self assembly of polymer films (pp 134-148) RIS download Bibtex download

Datasets

Preprints

Teaching interests

Physical Chemistry

Teaching activities

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules

  • Phase equilibria (Level 2)
    The aim of this course is to apply the laws of thermodynamics to phase equilibria.
  • Equilibrium and Electrochemistry (Level 2)
    The aim of this segment is to develop an understanding of chemical equilibrium, the formation of electrochemical potentials and their exploitation for practical applications.

Support Teaching:

  • Level 3 Literature Review

Laboratory Teaching:

  • Level 4 Research Project