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Dr Michael Ryan
Lecturer
- RyanM6@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 74070
- Queen's Buildings, Room W2.22, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Dr Michael Ryan was appointed as a Lecturer in the High Value Manufacturing Group in Cardiff School of Engineering in 2018. His research specialises in Additive Manufacturing (AM), in particular metal AM, encompassing novel AM materials development, new engineering applications for AM processes, AM process simulation and the development of functional surfaces using metal AM. Recent industrial research collaborations have included Airbus UK, Safran Seats GB, and MBDA,
His previous experience includes finite element analysis (including the development of bespoke thermal and metallurgical finite element models using FORTRAN), new product design and development in collaboration with industry, investigation of materials and design for AM, and investigating business and operations scenarios for AM applications in collaboration with Cardiff Business School. Industrial collaboration has been key throughout his academic career, having completed an EngD with Tata Steel, and worked as an ASTUTE project officer, working with numerous SMEs and larger companies.
Publication
2024
- Xiong, X. et al. 2024. Effect of TiB2 addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of AA8009 alloy fabricated by laser additive manufacturing. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) 37(1), pp. 67-77. (10.1007/s40195-023-01615-7)
2023
- Pekok, M. A., Setchi, R., Ryan, M., Brousseau, E., Han, Q. and Gu, D. 2023. Graphene nanoplatelets reinforced Al-Cu-Mg composite fabricated using laser powder bed fusion: microstructure, mechanical properties, and wear behaviour. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 128, pp. 1597-1613. (10.1007/s00170-023-12016-6)
- Li, Y., Hu, F., Liu, Y., Ryan, M. and Wang, R. 2023. A hybrid model compression approach via knowledge distillation for predicting energy consumption in additive manufacturing. International Journal of Production Research 61(13), pp. 4525-4547. (10.1080/00207543.2022.2160501)
- Zhang, X., Setchi, R., Giasin, K., Gu, H., Han, Q., Ryan, M. and Hopkins, A. 2023. Lightweight tooling for concentric collet drilling templates. In: Scholz, S., Howlett, R. and Setchi, R. eds. Sustainable Design and Manufacturing Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (SDM 2022)., Vol. 338. Springer, pp. 77-87., (10.1007/978-981-19-9205-6_8)
- Song, J., Tang, Q., Setchi, R. and Ryan, M. 2023. A comparative study of pulse wave and continuous wave laser patterns during laser powder bed fusion. Presented at: International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Split, Croatia, 14-16 September 2022Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 338., (10.1007/978-981-19-9205-6_27)
- Mason, B., Ryan, M., Palit, A., Wilson, P., Williams, M. A. and Bhaduri, D. 2023. Effects of pulsed laser polishing on the subsurface porosity and mechanical properties of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg parts. Presented at: CIRP Winter Meeting 2023, STC 'E', Paris, France, 22 - 24 February 2023.
2022
- Pekok, M. A., Setchi, R., Ryan, M., Gu, H., Han, Q. and Gu, D. 2022. Al-Cu-Mg alloy powder reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets: morphology, flowability and discrete element simulation. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 6(6), article number: 148. (10.3390/jmmp6060148)
- Li, Y., Hu, F., Ryan, M., Wang, R. and Liu, Y. 2022. Knowledge distillation for energy consumption prediction in additive manufacturing. Presented at: 14th IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS 2022), Tel-Aviv, Israel, 28-30 March 2022IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 55(2). Elsevier pp. 390-395., (10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.04.225)
- Mason, B., Ryan, M., Setchi, R., Kundu, A., Nishio Ayre, W. and Bhaduri, D. 2022. Development of a novel laser polishing strategy for additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy parts. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing - SDM 2022, Split, Croatia, 16-17 September 2022.
- Bhaduri, D., Singh, S., Lacan, F., Ryan, M. and Gangopadhyay, S. 2022. A pilot study for the generation of sustainable powders for metal additive manufacturing. Presented at: CIRP Winter Meeting 2022, STC 'E', Paris, France, 16-18 February 2022.
- Mason, B., Bhaduri, D., Ryan, M., Setchi, R. and Kundu, A. 2022. Laser polishing of additively manufactured aluminium surfaces. Presented at: 1st International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing for Air, Space and Land Transportation, Virtual, 7-10 March 2022.
2021
- Gu, H., Wei, C., Li, L., Ryan, M., Setchi, R., Han, Q. and Qian, L. 2021. Numerical and experimental study of molten pool behaviour and defect formation in multi-material and functionally graded materials laser powder bed fusion. Advanced Powder Technology 32(11), pp. 4303-4321. (10.1016/j.apt.2021.09.036)
- Yang, J., Chen, Z., Liu, Y. and Ryan, M. 2021. Sliding window filter based strip breakage modelling for failure prediction. Presented at: IEEE 17th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE 2021), Lyon, France, 23-27 August 20212021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). IEEE pp. 1461-1466., (10.1109/CASE49439.2021.9551660)
- Li, Y., Hu, F., Qin, J., Ryan, M., Wang, R. and Liu, Y. 2021. A hybrid machine learning approach for energy consumption prediction in additive manufacturing. Presented at: 25th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2020), Virtual, 15 January 2021Pattern Recognition. ICPR International Workshops and Challenges Virtual Event, January 10–15, 2021, Proceedings, Part IV. Lecture Notes in Computer Science/Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Graphics Vol. 12664. Springer pp. 622-636., (10.1007/978-3-030-68799-1_45)
- Pekok, M. A., Setchi, R. and Ryan, M. 2021. Effect of process parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AA2024 fabricated using selective laser melting. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 112, pp. 175-192. (10.1007/s00170-020-06346-y)
2020
- Pekok, M., Setchi, R., Ryan, M. and Han, Q. 2020. Effect of milling speed and time on graphene-reinforced AA2024 powder. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing KES-SDM 2020, Virtual, 9-11 Sept 2020 Presented at Scholz, S. G., Howlett, R. J. and Setchi, R. eds.Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2020, Vol. 200. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Springer pp. 215-225., (10.1007/978-981-15-8131-1_20)
- Oliff, H., Liu, Y., Kumar, M., Williams, M. and Ryan, M. 2020. Reinforcement learning for facilitating human-robot-interaction in manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Systems 56, pp. 326-340. (10.1016/j.jmsy.2020.06.018)
- Gu, H., Wei, C., Li, L., Han, Q., Setchi, R., Ryan, M. and Li, Q. 2020. Multi-physics modelling of molten pool development and track formation in multi-track, multi-layer and multi-material selective laser melting. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 151, article number: 119458. (10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119458)
- Potter, A., Gosling, J. and Ryan, M. 2020. Returning to the beginning: enabling craft production using 3DP. In: Eyers, D. ed. Managing 3D Printing: Operations Management for Additive Manufacturing. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 127-142., (10.1007/978-3-030-23323-5_8)
- Ryan, M. 2020. Implementation scenarios for 3DP. In: Eyers, D. ed. Managing 3D Printing: Operations Management for Additive Manufacturing. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 7-24., (10.1007/978-3-030-23323-5_2)
2019
- Sibanda, P., Carr, P., Ryan, M. and Bigot, S. 2019. State of the art in surface finish of metal additive manufactured parts. Presented at: 17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR 2019), Belfast, Northern Ireland, 10-12 September 2019 Presented at Lin, Y. and Price, M. eds.Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIII: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 34th National Conference on Manufacturing Research, Vol. 9. Advances in Dransdisciplinary Engineering Netherlands: IOS Press BV pp. 221 - 225., (10.3233/ATDE190039)
2018
- Potter, A., Gosling, J. and Ryan, M. 2018. Going beyond craft consumption: Opportunities from additive manufacturing. Presented at: 23rd International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2018), Bali, Indonesia, 8-11 July 2018.
2017
- Ryan, M. and Eyers, D. 2017. Digital manufacturing for spare parts: scenarios for the automotive supply chain. Presented at: Third Summit of ACMA Centre for Technology, Pune, India, 8 - 9 December 2017.
- Ryan, M. J., Eyers, D. R., Potter, A. T., Purvis, L. and Gosling, J. 2017. 3D printing the future: scenarios for supply chains reviewed. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management 47(10), pp. 992-1014. (10.1108/IJPDLM-12-2016-0359)
- Ryan, M. and Eyers, D. 2017. Sustainable scenarios for engaged manufacturing: a literature review and research directions. Presented at: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Bologna, Italy, 24 - 27 April 2017 Presented at Campana, G. et al. eds.Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Vol. 68. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Cham: Springer pp. 280-288., (10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_28)
- Lee, P., Eggbeer, D., Gardner, A. and Ryan, M. 2017. 3D computer modeling analysis of the surface area and thread volume of the common sliding hip screw. Orthopedics and Rheumatology 5(1), pp. 1-5., article number: 555653. (10.19080/OROAJ.2017.05.555653)
- Ryan, M., Gosling, J., Eyers, D., Potter, A. and Purvis, L. 2017. Envisioning the future of 3D printing: a vignette-based approach. Presented at: EurOMA 2017: 24th Annual Conference, Edinburgh, 1 - 5 July 2017.
2016
- Ryan, M., Eyers, D. R., Gosling, J. and Potter, A. T. 2016. Engaged manufacturing: scenarios for additive manufacturing supply chains. Presented at: 21st LRN Annual Conference, University of Hull, UK, 7-9 September 2016. pp. -.
2015
- Soe, S., Ryan, M., McShane, G. and Theobald, P. 2015. Energy absorption characteristics of additively manufactured TPE cellular structures. Presented at: Second International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Seville, Spain, 12-14 April 2015.
- Marsh, J., Ryan, M. and Soroka, A. 2015. Opportunities for sustainable local supply chains: An exploratory study of Welsh manufacturing companies. Presented at: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2015, Seville, Spain, 12-14 April 2015KES Transactions on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 2. KES International pp. 656-667.
Articles
- Xiong, X. et al. 2024. Effect of TiB2 addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of AA8009 alloy fabricated by laser additive manufacturing. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) 37(1), pp. 67-77. (10.1007/s40195-023-01615-7)
- Pekok, M. A., Setchi, R., Ryan, M., Brousseau, E., Han, Q. and Gu, D. 2023. Graphene nanoplatelets reinforced Al-Cu-Mg composite fabricated using laser powder bed fusion: microstructure, mechanical properties, and wear behaviour. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 128, pp. 1597-1613. (10.1007/s00170-023-12016-6)
- Li, Y., Hu, F., Liu, Y., Ryan, M. and Wang, R. 2023. A hybrid model compression approach via knowledge distillation for predicting energy consumption in additive manufacturing. International Journal of Production Research 61(13), pp. 4525-4547. (10.1080/00207543.2022.2160501)
- Pekok, M. A., Setchi, R., Ryan, M., Gu, H., Han, Q. and Gu, D. 2022. Al-Cu-Mg alloy powder reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets: morphology, flowability and discrete element simulation. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 6(6), article number: 148. (10.3390/jmmp6060148)
- Gu, H., Wei, C., Li, L., Ryan, M., Setchi, R., Han, Q. and Qian, L. 2021. Numerical and experimental study of molten pool behaviour and defect formation in multi-material and functionally graded materials laser powder bed fusion. Advanced Powder Technology 32(11), pp. 4303-4321. (10.1016/j.apt.2021.09.036)
- Pekok, M. A., Setchi, R. and Ryan, M. 2021. Effect of process parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AA2024 fabricated using selective laser melting. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 112, pp. 175-192. (10.1007/s00170-020-06346-y)
- Oliff, H., Liu, Y., Kumar, M., Williams, M. and Ryan, M. 2020. Reinforcement learning for facilitating human-robot-interaction in manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Systems 56, pp. 326-340. (10.1016/j.jmsy.2020.06.018)
- Gu, H., Wei, C., Li, L., Han, Q., Setchi, R., Ryan, M. and Li, Q. 2020. Multi-physics modelling of molten pool development and track formation in multi-track, multi-layer and multi-material selective laser melting. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 151, article number: 119458. (10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119458)
- Ryan, M. J., Eyers, D. R., Potter, A. T., Purvis, L. and Gosling, J. 2017. 3D printing the future: scenarios for supply chains reviewed. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management 47(10), pp. 992-1014. (10.1108/IJPDLM-12-2016-0359)
- Lee, P., Eggbeer, D., Gardner, A. and Ryan, M. 2017. 3D computer modeling analysis of the surface area and thread volume of the common sliding hip screw. Orthopedics and Rheumatology 5(1), pp. 1-5., article number: 555653. (10.19080/OROAJ.2017.05.555653)
Book sections
- Zhang, X., Setchi, R., Giasin, K., Gu, H., Han, Q., Ryan, M. and Hopkins, A. 2023. Lightweight tooling for concentric collet drilling templates. In: Scholz, S., Howlett, R. and Setchi, R. eds. Sustainable Design and Manufacturing Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (SDM 2022)., Vol. 338. Springer, pp. 77-87., (10.1007/978-981-19-9205-6_8)
- Potter, A., Gosling, J. and Ryan, M. 2020. Returning to the beginning: enabling craft production using 3DP. In: Eyers, D. ed. Managing 3D Printing: Operations Management for Additive Manufacturing. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 127-142., (10.1007/978-3-030-23323-5_8)
- Ryan, M. 2020. Implementation scenarios for 3DP. In: Eyers, D. ed. Managing 3D Printing: Operations Management for Additive Manufacturing. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 7-24., (10.1007/978-3-030-23323-5_2)
Conferences
- Song, J., Tang, Q., Setchi, R. and Ryan, M. 2023. A comparative study of pulse wave and continuous wave laser patterns during laser powder bed fusion. Presented at: International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Split, Croatia, 14-16 September 2022Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 338., (10.1007/978-981-19-9205-6_27)
- Mason, B., Ryan, M., Palit, A., Wilson, P., Williams, M. A. and Bhaduri, D. 2023. Effects of pulsed laser polishing on the subsurface porosity and mechanical properties of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg parts. Presented at: CIRP Winter Meeting 2023, STC 'E', Paris, France, 22 - 24 February 2023.
- Li, Y., Hu, F., Ryan, M., Wang, R. and Liu, Y. 2022. Knowledge distillation for energy consumption prediction in additive manufacturing. Presented at: 14th IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS 2022), Tel-Aviv, Israel, 28-30 March 2022IFAC-PapersOnLine, Vol. 55(2). Elsevier pp. 390-395., (10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.04.225)
- Mason, B., Ryan, M., Setchi, R., Kundu, A., Nishio Ayre, W. and Bhaduri, D. 2022. Development of a novel laser polishing strategy for additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy parts. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing - SDM 2022, Split, Croatia, 16-17 September 2022.
- Bhaduri, D., Singh, S., Lacan, F., Ryan, M. and Gangopadhyay, S. 2022. A pilot study for the generation of sustainable powders for metal additive manufacturing. Presented at: CIRP Winter Meeting 2022, STC 'E', Paris, France, 16-18 February 2022.
- Mason, B., Bhaduri, D., Ryan, M., Setchi, R. and Kundu, A. 2022. Laser polishing of additively manufactured aluminium surfaces. Presented at: 1st International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing for Air, Space and Land Transportation, Virtual, 7-10 March 2022.
- Yang, J., Chen, Z., Liu, Y. and Ryan, M. 2021. Sliding window filter based strip breakage modelling for failure prediction. Presented at: IEEE 17th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE 2021), Lyon, France, 23-27 August 20212021 IEEE 17th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). IEEE pp. 1461-1466., (10.1109/CASE49439.2021.9551660)
- Li, Y., Hu, F., Qin, J., Ryan, M., Wang, R. and Liu, Y. 2021. A hybrid machine learning approach for energy consumption prediction in additive manufacturing. Presented at: 25th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2020), Virtual, 15 January 2021Pattern Recognition. ICPR International Workshops and Challenges Virtual Event, January 10–15, 2021, Proceedings, Part IV. Lecture Notes in Computer Science/Image Processing, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Graphics Vol. 12664. Springer pp. 622-636., (10.1007/978-3-030-68799-1_45)
- Pekok, M., Setchi, R., Ryan, M. and Han, Q. 2020. Effect of milling speed and time on graphene-reinforced AA2024 powder. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing KES-SDM 2020, Virtual, 9-11 Sept 2020 Presented at Scholz, S. G., Howlett, R. J. and Setchi, R. eds.Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2020, Vol. 200. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Springer pp. 215-225., (10.1007/978-981-15-8131-1_20)
- Sibanda, P., Carr, P., Ryan, M. and Bigot, S. 2019. State of the art in surface finish of metal additive manufactured parts. Presented at: 17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR 2019), Belfast, Northern Ireland, 10-12 September 2019 Presented at Lin, Y. and Price, M. eds.Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXXIII: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, incorporating the 34th National Conference on Manufacturing Research, Vol. 9. Advances in Dransdisciplinary Engineering Netherlands: IOS Press BV pp. 221 - 225., (10.3233/ATDE190039)
- Potter, A., Gosling, J. and Ryan, M. 2018. Going beyond craft consumption: Opportunities from additive manufacturing. Presented at: 23rd International Symposium on Logistics (ISL 2018), Bali, Indonesia, 8-11 July 2018.
- Ryan, M. and Eyers, D. 2017. Digital manufacturing for spare parts: scenarios for the automotive supply chain. Presented at: Third Summit of ACMA Centre for Technology, Pune, India, 8 - 9 December 2017.
- Ryan, M. and Eyers, D. 2017. Sustainable scenarios for engaged manufacturing: a literature review and research directions. Presented at: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Bologna, Italy, 24 - 27 April 2017 Presented at Campana, G. et al. eds.Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Vol. 68. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Cham: Springer pp. 280-288., (10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_28)
- Ryan, M., Gosling, J., Eyers, D., Potter, A. and Purvis, L. 2017. Envisioning the future of 3D printing: a vignette-based approach. Presented at: EurOMA 2017: 24th Annual Conference, Edinburgh, 1 - 5 July 2017.
- Ryan, M., Eyers, D. R., Gosling, J. and Potter, A. T. 2016. Engaged manufacturing: scenarios for additive manufacturing supply chains. Presented at: 21st LRN Annual Conference, University of Hull, UK, 7-9 September 2016. pp. -.
- Soe, S., Ryan, M., McShane, G. and Theobald, P. 2015. Energy absorption characteristics of additively manufactured TPE cellular structures. Presented at: Second International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Seville, Spain, 12-14 April 2015.
- Marsh, J., Ryan, M. and Soroka, A. 2015. Opportunities for sustainable local supply chains: An exploratory study of Welsh manufacturing companies. Presented at: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2015, Seville, Spain, 12-14 April 2015KES Transactions on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Vol. 2. KES International pp. 656-667.
- Soe, S., Ryan, M., McShane, G. and Theobald, P. 2015. Energy absorption characteristics of additively manufactured TPE cellular structures. Presented at: Second International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Seville, Spain, 12-14 April 2015.
Research
As part of Cardiff School of Engineering's High Value Manufacturing Group, Dr Michael Ryan is interested in research in Additive Manufacturing (AM), in particular Metal AM. With a background in finite element analysis and materials simulation, he is interested in the development of novel materials for Metal AM, simulation and characterisation of Metal AM processes and the products which they produce, and developing novel applications (such as functional surfaces) for AM processes. Recent research collaborations have included projects with Airbus UK, Safran Seats GB and MBDA.
Grants
| Title | People | Sponsor | Value | Duration |
|
Architectural microstructure-modification mechanisms and the microstructure-performance optimization for SLM Aluminium matrix composites |
Setchi, R.; Wang, P.; (CU Team: Ryan, M.; Bhaduri, D.) |
Royal Society, International Exchanges 2021 | £12,000 |
31/03/2022 - 30/03/2024 |
| Design and development of an advanced electric motor for automotive applications (iCORE) |
Navaratne, R.; Ming, W.; Ryan, M.; Wu, J.; Anayi, F. |
Welsh European Funding Office | £479,575 |
01/07/2021 - 31/10/2022 |
| Designing an AM part for aerospace applications | Ryan, M. | Industry (MBDA) | £4,124 | 12/10/2020 - 11/04/2021 |
| Lightweight Tooling for Concentric Collet Drilling Templates and Leading-Edge Flags | Setchi, R.; Ryan, M. | WEFO (ASTUTE) / Industry (Airbus) | £811,706 | 28/03/2018 - 27/03/2020 |
PhD Funding
|
Title |
Student |
Sponsor |
Status |
|
Surface Finish of Metal Additive Manufactured Parts for Aircraft Interior Applications |
Prospera Sonuo Sibanda |
Industrial (Safran Seats GB) |
Current |
|
Evaluation of the interrelation between key process parameters and product / material properties in a hybrid additive-subtractive process chain |
Benjamin Mason |
EPSRC DTP |
Current |
Teaching
Dr Michael Ryan is a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA) and currently teaches the following subjects:
- EN1101 / EN2101: Materials and Manufacture
- EN3026: Industrial Project Management
- EN3100: Project
- EN3513: Fluid Power and Control
- EN4101: Automotive Design
- ENT605 / ENT637: MSc Case Study Supervision
- ENT607 / ENT639: MSc Project Supervision
Dr Ryan is the Deputy Admissions Tutor for Mechanical and Medical Engineering.
Biography
Dr Michael Ryan received a MEng in Integrated Engineering from Cardiff University in 2008. Following a period in industry working with high pressure fuel systems, he undertook an EngD in Materials Engineering at Swansea University (in partnership with Tata Steel UK), graduating in 2015. The focus of this work was the development of a bespoke finite element model for the hot rolling process in steel making, created using FORTRAN, examining both thermal and metallurgical aspects of the process.
In 2013 he returned to Cardiff School of Engineering, working as a project officer on the ASTUTE project, which was established to promote advanced and sustainable manufacturing, with companies based within the convergence area of Wales. In this role he continued to work in the field of finite element analysis, whilst also developing further knowledge in engineering design, and in the field of Additive Manufacturing (AM). In 2016 he was appointed as a Research Associate at Cardiff Business School, carrying out a newly-established "Engaged Manufacturing" project, which examined future business models for AM systems, with a particular focus on customised products.
Dr Ryan was appointed to the position of Lecturer in High Value Manufacturing at Cardiff School of Engineering in January 2018, with a focus in Metal Additive Manufacturing. His research interests lie in developing key new applications for Metal AM technologies, development of novel materials, improving AM component characteristics (e.g., development of functional surfaces via AM), and characterisation and simulation of the process and products manufactured using Metal AM.
Supervisions
- Additive Manufacturing (AM)
- Material Development for AM
- New applications for AM technologies
- Interdiciplinary research via AM
- AM in spare part production
Current supervision
Prospera Sibanda
Research student
Ahmet Pekok
Research student
Ben Mason
Research student
Karan Baramate Baramate
Research student
Yixin Li
Research student