Dr. Ryan Walker is a Research Fellow and Tutor in Engineering Science at Keble.
Dr. Walker studied automotive (mechanical) engineering to undergraduate level at the University of Leeds, graduating in 2007. After a short period as a freelance motorsport engineer, working across Formula 4, 3 and 2, the world endurance championship and British touring cars he returned to academia for a PhD in aeronautical engineering. He completed this in 2013, after a program in rotordynamic faults and condition monitoring with Rolls Royce and Cranfield University. Between 2013 and 2022 he worked with the Mercedes AMG Formula 1 team, winning a record 8 consecutive world constructors’ championships.
In addition to car design and operation Ryan consulted for a variety of projects, ranging from road cars to Americas cup yachts. After leaving his role as a senior systems engineer in 2022, he moved to Oxford as a Departmental Lecturer. He currently leads the Oxford University Formula Student team, tutors P3 and A3 topics (Mechanics, Materials and Dynamics) in Engineering Science and lectures on automotive-specific subjects. In addition, Dr Walker has research interests in next-generation automotive systems and condition monitoring of rotating machinery.