Ingrid McCarroll

Dr. Ingrid McCarroll is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials in Düsseldorf, Germany, where she is a member of the Atom Probe Tomography research group within the Department of Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design.

Her educational background includes two Bachelor degrees from the University of Sydney: a Bachelor of Arts in German Language and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, followed by a PhD in Materials Science specializing in nano-scale characterisation.

Dr. McCarroll's research focuses on early-stage corrosion mechanisms in magnesium alloys through nanoscale analysis using atom probe tomography. She develops cryogenic sample preparation and transfer techniques to enable high-resolution study of reactive materials, bridging advanced microscopy with corrosion engineering to improve alloy durability.

Based at the institute's headquarters (Max-Planck-Straße 1, 40237 Düsseldorf), she operates within specialized laboratories dedicated to atomic-scale materials analysis, contributing to sustainable materials development through cutting-edge microscopy methodologies.