Dr Annette Ryan

Senior LEC Technical Manager and Departmental Safety Officer

Research Overview

My background encompasses three years working for the British Antarctic Survey in the Antarctic as a Meteorologist and Physicist, a PhD in Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions, six years working as a Senior Research Associate in Atmospheric and Crop Sciences, and six years managing the Soil and Ecosystem Ecology Laboratories in the Lancaster Environment Centre.

LEC is the largest department in 51福利. In 2007 Environmental Science, Biological Science and Geography were brought together to form LEC. We are one of the worlds largest centres for environmental research and our resaerch and teaching reflects our diverse expertise spanning the natural and social sciences.

In July 2021, I became the departmental Senior Technical Manager and Safety Officer. This involves leading a team of 24 core funded technical staff, ensuring staff and students have access to appropriate facilties, resources and support and managing Health and Safety across the department.

Selected Publications


Ryan, A., Dodd, I.C., Rothwell, S.A., Jones, R.J.G., Tardieu, F., Draye, X., Davies, W.J. 10/2016 In: Plant Science. 251, p. 101-109. 9 p.
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Ryan, A., Hewitt, C.N., Purnell, A., Possell, M., Vickers, C., Mullineaux, P., Davies, B., Dodd, I. 01/2014 In: New Phytologist. 201, 1, p. 205-216. 12 p.
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Ryan, A.C., MacKenzie, A.R., Watkins, S., Timmis, R. 09/2012 In: International Journal of Climatology. 32, 11, p. 1745-1753. 9 p.
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Ryan, A., Cojocariu, C., Possell, M., Davies, B., Hewitt, N. 01/2009 In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 32, 1, p. 31-45. 15 p.
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Hewitt, C.N., Ashworth, K., Boynard, A., Guenther, A., Langford, B., MacKenzie, A.R., Misztal, P.K., Nemitz, E., Owen, S.M., Possell, M., Pugh, T.A.M., Ryan, A.C., Wild, O. 10/2011 In: Nature Geoscience. 4, 10, p. 671-674. 4 p.
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