Peter McIntyre is a Professor of Physics at Texas A&M University. He studied at the University of Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. in 1973. Prof. McIntyre does research in experimental high-energy physics, accelerator technology, superconductivity, and biophysics.
Peter McIntyre's resume provides a summary of his background and a complete list of his publications. Dr. McIntyre is an A.P. Sloan Foundation fellow, and is listed in Who's Who in America.
Highlights of Prof. McIntyre's background
In 1976 Prof. McIntyre was the first to propose the possibility of making colliding beams of protons and antiprotons using the large synchrotrons at Fermilab and at CERN. This work led to the discovery of the weak bosons at CERN in 1982.
Prof. McIntyre developed a new technique for producing the intense, cold beams of electrons needed to cool antiprotons. In 1980 he was awarded an IR100 award for the invention of a new technique for high-efficiency collection of such beams using space charge neutralization.
Prof. McIntyre was among the first to propose the construction of the Superconducting Super Collider and was a co-author of the Texas SSC site proposal.
Prof. McIntyre is a founding collaborator in the CDF experiment at Fermilab. The CDF team is studying 2 TeV proton-antiproton collisions and in 1995 discovered the top quark. The Texas group currently focuses its efforts on extending the reach for discovery of the particles of supersymmetry.
At ATC he is developing several devices for imaging in medicine, including a liquid microstrip chamber for precision imaging of X-rays, a family of silicon devices for electronic sequencing of DNA, and a nanofluidics array for direct chemical transduction of synaptic signals in neural networks.
Dr. McIntyre has developed a number of advances in superconducting magnet technology, including low-field superferric dipoles for hadron colliders, stress management for ultra-high-field dipoles, a 4 Tesla whole-body solenoid for functional brain imaging, a 400 MHz self-shielded solenoid for MR spectroscopy, a superconducting dipole for MR well logging, and a structured cable using the new high-temperature superconductors. He has recently authored a concept for a 25 Tesla hybrid dipole that could provide a basis for an LHC Tripler, tripling the energy of CERN's Large Hadron Collider after its first physics runs.
Dr. McIntyre has adapted several recent innovations in accelerator technology to develop a high-power MeV electron beam system for industrial applications. The system is ideal for disinfestation of foods and for dissociation of organic contaminants in water. It is the first to optimize the beam energy needed for each application, to deliver multiple beams from a single accelerator, and to integrate e-beam treatment directly into existing process lines. These features are key to achieving a realistic process cost for widespread adoption in food safety and environmental remediation applications.