Michael Edgeworth McIntyre FRS (born 28 July 1941)[2] is a mathematician and Professor Emeritus of Atmospheric Dynamics.
Michael E. McIntyre | |
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 McIntyre in 2012 | |
| Born | 28 July 1941 |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | University of Otago (BSc.) |
| Spouse | Ruth McIntyre |
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| Fields | Applied mathematics, meteorology, atmospheric dynamics, musical acoustics |
| Doctoral advisor | Francis Bretherton |
McIntyre has contributed to the fundamental understanding of geophysical fluid dynamics in the Earth's atmosphere, oceans and the Sun's Interior. McIntyre is also known for his contributions to the physics of stringed musical instruments[3][4] and has published several works on lucidity and science.[5][6][7] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and is the holder of the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, the highest honour of the American Meteorological Society, and the Julius Bartels Medal of the European Geophysical Society.
He also received the 2023 Symons Gold Medal from the Royal Meteorological Society for distinguished work in the field of meteorological science.[8]
Research
editIn the field of fluid dynamics and atmospheric science, McIntyre, together with Peter H. Haynes, established the Impermeability Theorem[9][10] for potential vorticity (PV), which states that there can be no net transport of PV across isentropic surfaces, and that PV can neither be created nor destroyed within a volume bounded by isentropic surfaces. In light of the aforementioned result, PV substance, which corresponds to PV multiplied by the mass density in isentropic coordinates, integrated over a volume of an isentropic layer, is either diluted or concentrated by diabatic mass flux through the isentropic layer bounds.
Books
editIn 2021, he published a book, titled "Science, Music, and Mathematics: The Deepest Connections" [11] which draws on his experience as a musician as well as a scientist. A wide variety of topics is covered including, for instance, how the skilful use of language can be informed by the way music works, and what science can and cannot tell us about the climate problem and its uncertainties. A second edition of the book will be published in August 2023.
References
edit- ^ European Geosciences Union. "Awards & Honors: Julius Bartels Medal". Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ McIntyre, Prof. Michael Edgeworth, Who's Who 2020, A & C Black, 2020; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2020
- ^ McIntyre, M. E.; Schumacher, R. T.; Woodhouse, J. (1 November 1983). "On the oscillations of musical instruments". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 74 (5): 1325–1345. doi:10.1121/1.390157. ISSN 0001-4966.
- ^ McIntyre, M. E.; Woodhouse, J. (1 June 1978). "The Acoustics of Stringed Musical Instruments". Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 3 (2): 157–173. doi:10.1179/030801878791926128. ISSN 0308-0188.
- ^ McIntyre, Michael E. (1 September 1997). "Lucidity and science I: Writing skills and the pattern perception hypothesis". Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 22 (3): 199–216. doi:10.1179/isr.1997.22.3.199. ISSN 0308-0188.
- ^ McIntyre, Michael E. (1 December 1997). "Lucidity and science II: From acausality illusions and free will to final theories, mathematics, and music". Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 22 (4): 285–303. doi:10.1179/isr.1997.22.4.285. ISSN 0308-0188.
- ^ McIntyre, Michael E. (1 March 1998). "Lucidity and science III: Hypercredulity, quantum mechanics, and scientific truth". Interdisciplinary Science Reviews. 23 (1): 29–70. doi:10.1179/isr.1998.23.1.29. ISSN 0308-0188.
- ^ "Awards for Advancing Science". Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Haynes, P. H.; McIntyre, M. E. (1 March 1987). "On the Evolution of Vorticity and Potential Vorticity in the Presence of Diabatic Heating and Frictional or Other Forces". Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 44 (5): 828–841. doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1987)044<0828:OTEOVA>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0022-4928.
- ^ Haynes, P. H.; McIntyre, M. E. (1 August 1990). "On the Conservation and Impermeability Theorems for Potential Vorticity". Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 47 (16): 2021–2031. doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1990)047<2021:OTCAIT>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0022-4928.
- ^ Science, Music, and Mathematics, World Scientific, 2021
