Fiona M. Doyle

Fiona Mary Doyle is an American materials scientist who is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the Donald H. McLaughlin Professor Emeritus at University of California, Berkeley. She was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2016 and a Fellow of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society in 2021.

Early life and education Doyle was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1956. She was an undergraduate student at the University of Cambridge, where she studied metallurgy and materials science. In her graduate engineering programme, she was the first and only woman, for nineteen years.

Research and career Doyle joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley in 1983. She was the first woman to join the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and remained the only woman for twenty years. She was also interested in ways to mitigate environmental contamination and sustainable strategies to produce and recycle engineering materials.

Doyle served as Chair of the Academic Senate. From 2005 Doyle served as Dean of the Berkeley graduate division, where she looked to improve diversity within the graduate student population. She developed child care programs, mentoring opportunities and career workshops. Upon her retirement in 2019, Doyle was appointed the Donald H. McLaughlin Professor Emeritus at University of California, Berkeley. In 2021 she was elected Fellow of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.

Selected publications H Liu; TA Bruton; W Li, JV Buren; C Prasse; FM Doyle; DL Sedlak(January 2016). "Oxidation of benzene by persulfate in the presence of Fe (III)-and Mn (IV)-containing oxides: stoichiometric efficiency and transformation product" Environmental science & technology. 50 (2): 890-898. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b04815