Prof Stuart Lyon FREng
AkzoNobel Professor of Corrosion Control

Biography
Stuart Lyon was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge University where he was awarded his undergraduate degree in metallurgy and materials science in 1979 and his PhD in solid-state electrochemical sensors (proton conductors) in 1983. After a short spell in industry he joined the Corrosion and Protection Centre at the former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in 1983, was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1996, to Reader in 2005 and to Professor in 2007. Since 2012 he has held the AkzoNobel Chair of Corrosion Control in the School of Materials where he was also Director of Research from 2013 to 2017.
Stuart was President of the Institute of Corrosion (ICorr) from 2005 to 2007 and Trustee and Member of Council for ICorr for 15 years until 2011. From 2008 to 2012 he was CEO of Correx Ltd, the trading subsidiary of ICorr. He is a member of the Corrosion Committee of the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IoMMM) and, since 2006, Editor-in-Chief of Corrosion Science Engineering and Technology, a publication of IoMMM.
Qualifications
DSc (UMIST)
MA, PhD (Cambridge)
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Fellow of the Institute of Corrosion
Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Chartered Engineer and Chartered Scientist
Areas of expertise
- TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy - Corrosion, Protective organic coatings, Materials performance
Research Networks and Beacons
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Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
Activity: Membership › Membership of grants peer review panel
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Prizes
Prize: Election to learned society
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)