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Biographical Sketch:
- Born: Omagh, co. Tyrone, 17 October 1940
- Educated: Queen's University, Belfast (BSc 1962), University of Oxford (DPhil 1966)
- Employment: Junior Demonstrator, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford 1963-1966; Research Associate, Duke University, 1966 - 1968; Research Associate 1968, Lecturer 1970, Senior Lecturer 1979, Reader 1983, Professor 1991, all a Lancaster University
- Miscellaneous: DSc, Queen's University, Belfast 1983; FInstP 1983; SERC/EPSRC Senior Fellowship 1990 - 1995; Chair, Standing Conference of Professors of Physics (UK and Ireland) 2003 - 2005.
- Head of Department of Physics, Lancaster University 1997 - 2003.
Research Interests
Research has included work on: (a) magnetism including, especially, studies of spin-phonon interactions in rare-earth ethylsulphate crystals; (b) quantum fluids and liquid helium-4 in particular; (c) nonlinear dynamics and fluctuational phenomena including applications to physiology.
Current research centres on low temperature physics and nonlinear dynamics and biomedical physics.
External Collaborations:
Active collaborations include links with:
- Institute for Semiconductor Physics, Kiev
- University of Manchester
- University of Ljubljana
- Redeemer's University
- Charles University
Conferences
ESGCO-2016 International Conference on Biological Oscillations
Workshop on Fluctuations and Coherence 2011
Editorial:
Editor in Chief of Fluctuation and Noise Letters. Currently serving on the Editorial Board of Contemporary Physics,
SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
My research interests centre on nonlinearity in physical and biomedical systems. Work with colleagues and international collaborators focuses on the superfluidity of liquid He-4 and its breakdown through production of rotons or quantized vortices above critical velocities – requiring the preparation and use of isotopically pure He-4. Research on the stochastic dynamics of nonlinear oscillators and large fluctuations illuminates: classical turbulence; wave turbulence and quantum turbulence in superfluids; neutron dynamics in fluid helium; origins of rogue waves; selective passage of ions through biological ion channels; and the nonlinear dynamics of ageing, anaesthesia, autism, brain function and cardiovascular diseases.
External positions
CEO, Lancaster Helium Ltd
1/03/2017 → …
Keywords
- Physics
User-defined keywords
- Low temperature physics
- Liquid helium
- Superfluidity
- Quantum turbulence
- Wave turbulence
- Rogue waves
- Nonlinear dynamics
- Stochastic processes
- Physiological oscillations
- Ion channels
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Creation and evolution of quantum turbulence in novel geometries
Stefanovska, A. (Co-Investigator), Tsepelin, V. (Co-Investigator), McClintock, P. (Principal Investigator) & Zmeev, D. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
23/01/23 → 22/01/27
Project: Research
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FEC code for PYA7886: Dynamics of cardiovascular ageing: FEC code for PYA7886: Dynamics of cardiovascular ageing
Owen-Lynch, J. (Principal Investigator), McClintock, P. (Co-Investigator) & Stefanovska, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/09 → …
Project: Research
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Workshop on non-autonomous oscillatory systems and their applications in the life sciences
Roberts, S. (Co-Investigator), Stefanovska, A. (Co-Investigator), Zmeev, D. (Co-Investigator), Luchinsky, D. (Co-Investigator) & McClintock, P. (Principal Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/06/18 → 30/11/19
Project: Research
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Conduction and selectivity between monovalent ions within the potassium channel
McClintock, P. (Principal Investigator), Luchinsky, D. (Co-Investigator) & Stefanovska, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/11/17 → 30/10/21
Project: Research
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Microscopic dynamics of quantized vortices in turbulent superfluid in the T=0 limit
McClintock, P. (Principal Investigator), Poole, M. (Co-Investigator) & Tsepelin, V. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/17 → 13/07/22
Project: Research
Research output
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Role of viscoelasticity in the appearance of low-Reynolds turbulence: Considerations for modelling
Pajic-Lijakovic, I., Milivojevic, M. & McClintock, P. V. E., 8/04/2024, In: Journal of Biological Engineering. 18, 19 p., 24.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Review article › peer-review
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Aging affects the phase coherence between spontaneous oscillations in brain oxygenation and neural activity
Bjerkan, J., Lancaster, G., Meglič, B., Kobal, J., Crawford, T. J., McClintock, P. V. E. & Stefanovska, A., 30/09/2023, In: Brain Research Bulletin. 201, 110704.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Effect of a modulated acoustic field on the dynamics of a vibrating charged bubble
Kolebaje, O. T., Vincent, U., Benyeogor, B. E. & McClintock, P. V. E., 31/12/2023, In: Ultrasonics. 135, p. 107110 1 p., 107110.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Erwin Schrodinger: Scientist, Dubliner... and more
Hopkins, J. B. & McClintock, P. V. E., 07/2023, In: History Ireland. 31, 4, p. 40-43 4 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article
Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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Dynamics of quasiparticles: from molecular dynamics to ionic current
Barabash, M. (Speaker), Luchinsky, D. (Active Contributor), Gibby, W. A. T. (Active Contributor) & McClintock, P. V. E. (Active Contributor)
10/07/2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Unlocking the mystery of how cells in the body function
Roberts, S., Stefanovska, A., Kaufman, I., McClintock, P. & Khovanov, I.
5/02/15
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Novel system for secure communications
Stefanovska, A., Stankovski, T. & McClintock, P.
9/04/14
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Endotheliometer: media frenzy, August 2013
Stefanovska, A., Bernjak, A. & McClintock, P.
12/08/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Autism: A new marker for autism spectrum disorder in young children
Stefanovska, A. (Participant), Thomas, M. (Participant), Clemson, P. (Participant), Ticcinelli, V. (Participant) & McClintock, P. (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts, Health Impact
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Interview with BBC North-West Television
Stefanovska, A. (Participant) & McClintock, P. (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impacts
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Datasets
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Race-specific differences in the phase coherence between blood flow and oxygenation: A simultaneous NIRS, white light spectroscopy and LDF study
Abdussalam, Y. (Creator), Stefanovska, A. (Supervisor) & McClintock, P. (Supervisor), Lancaster University, 18/10/2019
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/320
Dataset
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Nonlinear dynamics of malaria.
Abdussalam, Y. (Creator), Stefanovska, A. (Supervisor) & McClintock, P. (Supervisor), Lancaster University, 18/10/2019
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/321
Dataset
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Torsional oscillator data
Guenault, A. M. (Contributor), McClintock, P. (Creator), Poole, M. (Data Collector), Schanen, R. (Contributor), Tsepelin, V. (Contributor), Zmeev, D. (Contributor), Schmoranzer, D. (Contributor), Vinen, W. F. (Contributor), Garg, D. (Contributor) & Devi, K. (Contributor), Lancaster University, 2023
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/594
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Application of a Statistical and Linear Response Theory to Multi-Ion Na+ Conduction in NaChBac
Gibby, W. (Creator), Fedorenko, O. (Data Collector), Guardiani, C. (Other), Barabash, M. (Other), Mumby, T. (Other), Roberts, S. (Supervisor), Luchinsky, D. (Supervisor) & McClintock, P. (Supervisor), Lancaster University, 17/02/2021
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/421
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Cardiovascular ageing hypertension
Ticcinelli, V. (Creator), Stefanovska, A. (Supervisor), McClintock, P. V. E. (Supervisor) & Lancaster, G. (Data Manager), Lancaster University, 05/2017
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/148
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