[4] Doyle was a graduate student at Imperial College London, where she investigated hydrolytic stripping of mixed metal carboxylates.

[4] Doyle's research considered the separation of metals from their ores through environmentally benign solution-based approaches.

[9] She was also interested in ways to mitigate environmental contamination and sustainable strategies to produce and recycle engineering materials.

[9] Over the duration of her time as Dean, Doyle increased the funding available as graduate student fellowships by $10 million.

[12][13][14] Upon her retirement in 2019, Doyle was appointed the Donald H. McLaughlin Professor Emeritus at University of California, Berkeley.