Ronald A. Roy (born 10 December 1956) is an American engineer, physicist, and academic, who is an expert in

physical acoustics Physical acoustics is the area of acoustics and physics that studies interactions of acoustic waves with a gaseous, liquid or solid medium on macro- and micro-levels. This relates to the interaction of sound with thermal waves in crystals ( phono ...

and its applications to

ultrasonics Ultrasound is sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is not different from "normal" (audible) sound in its physical properties, except that humans cannot hear it. This limit varies fr ...

biomedical Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

acoustics,

acousto-optics Acousto-optics is a branch of physics that studies the interactions between sound waves and light waves, especially the diffraction of laser light by ultrasound (or sound in general) through an ultrasonic grating. Introduction Optics has had a v ...

cavitation Cavitation is a phenomenon in which the static pressure of a liquid reduces to below the liquid's vapour pressure, leading to the formation of small vapor-filled cavities in the liquid. When subjected to higher pressure, these cavities, cal ...

, and

bubble Bubble, Bubbles or The Bubble may refer to: Common uses * Bubble (physics), a globule of one substance in another, usually gas in a liquid ** Soap bubble * Economic bubble, a situation where asset prices are much higher than underlying fundame ...

swarm acoustics.

Overview

Professor Roy is Head of the Department of Engineering Science (Dean of Engineering) at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

. He has served as the Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering since 2013 and is a Professorial Fellow at

Harris Manchester College Harris Manchester College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It was founded in Warrington in 1757 as a college for Unitarianism, Unitarian students and move ...

. Prior to joining Oxford, he spent 17 years as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

where, while serving as Department Chair from 2007–2013, he oversaw the successful merger of the former Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, and the Department of Manufacturing Engineering. Professor Roy also held posts at the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory (1991–1996) and the

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment. ...

’s National Center for Physical Acoustics (1988–1991). Professor Roy is a Fellow of the

Acoustical Society of America The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is an international scientific society founded in 1929 dedicated to generating, disseminating and promoting the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications. The Society is primarily a voluntary orga ...

, and served as the Society’s Vice President in 2016–2017. During 2006–2007, he spent a year at

Balliol College Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f ...

(

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

) as the 65th George Eastman Distinguished Visiting Professor. He served on the editorial boards for the

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America The ''Journal of the Acoustical Society of America'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of acoustics. It is published by the Acoustical Society of America and the editor-in-chief is James F. Lynch (Woods Hole Oceanog ...

and IEEE-UFFC and was Editor in Chief of Acoustic Research Letters Online (now JASA-EL). He has engaged industry by way of numerous consultancies and service on directorial and advisory boards, most recently First Light Fusion Ltd., an Oxford spin-out focused on novel technology for fusion energy production.

Education

Professor Roy completed his B.S. degree in

Engineering Physics Engineering physics, or engineering science, refers to the study of the combined disciplines of physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, and engineering, particularly computer, nuclear, electrical, electronic, aerospace, materials or mechanical en ...

in 1981 at the

University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universities, flagshi ...

, where he concentrated in electrical engineering. In 1984, he earned his M.S. degree in

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

(with thesis) from the

. In 1985 and 1987, he earned M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering and Applied Science from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

, where he concentrated in

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

. In 2006, he was conferred the

Oxford MA In the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts are promoted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts (MA) on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university (including years as an u ...

''ad eundem'', by special resolution.Oxford University Gazette, 12 October 2006, p.190.

Awards and honours

Personal life

Roy is married to Ms Nancy S. Roy. He has 2 children and 1 grandchild.

References

External links

Ronald Roy homepage

Ronald Roy
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Ronald 1956 births Living people People from Lewiston, Maine University of Mississippi alumni University of Maine alumni Yale University alumni American mechanical engineers Statutory Professors of the University of Oxford Boston University faculty University of Washington faculty University of Mississippi faculty American expatriates in England British mechanical engineers Fellows of Harris Manchester College, Oxford Fellows of the Acoustical Society of America