Tony Ryan (scientist)

Tony Ryan
OBE FRSC
Born
Anthony John Ryan

1962 (age 61–62)[3]
Leeds, England
Alma materUniversity of Manchester (BSc, PhD, DSc)
AwardsRoyal Institution Christmas Lectures (2002)
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisStructure property relations in poly(urethane-urea)s and polyureas formed by reaction injection moulding, RIM (1988)
Doctoral advisorR. H. Still[2]
Websitewww.sheffield.ac.uk/chemistry/staff/profiles/anthony_ryan

Anthony John Ryan (born 1962)[3] OBE FRSC is an English polymer chemist and sustainability leader at the University of Sheffield.[1] He was Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the university's Faculty of Science[4] from 2008 until 2016, and is currently Director of the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures.[5] He delivered the 2002 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures[6] and has appeared on programmes including the BBC Radio 4 comedy and popular science series The Infinite Monkey Cage.[7][8][9][10] He has collaborated on a range of arts and sciences projects with Professor Helen Storey from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.

  1. ^ a b c d Tony Ryan publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference phd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Anon (2017). "Ryan, Prof. Anthony John". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U59080. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Prof. Anthony J. Ryan, OBE, Professor of Physical Chemistry". sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures | People". grantham.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ^ "RI Christmas Lectures 2002 - Windfall Films". www.windfallfilms.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Modern World, Series 3, The Infinite Monkey Cage - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Is There Room for Mysticism in a Rational World?, Series 4, The Infinite Monkey Cage - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ^ "I'm a Chemist Get Me Out of Here, Series 5, The Infinite Monkey Cage - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Can Science Save Us?, Series 10, The Infinite Monkey Cage - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2015.