Doyle is an experimentalist in plasma and materials physics. His research interests include thin film materials science and plasma physics and electrodeposition of semiconductors. Doyle has received a National Science Foundation grant to study the effects of energetic particle bombardment on the sputter growth and properties of conducting zinc oxide thin films. EDUCATION: B.S., University of Michigan Ph.D., University of Colorado Doyle has been teaching at Macalester since 1992.