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Cynthia R. McIntyre
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| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Thesis | "New models of magnetic interactions for bound magnetic polarons in dilute magnetic semiconductors" (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter A. Wolff |
Dr. Cynthia R. McIntyre (born 1960) is a brilliant theoretical physicist. She used to be a Senior Vice President at the Council on Competitiveness. Her work focuses on how tiny parts of materials, called semiconductors, behave with light and electricity. She was also the second Black woman to earn a PhD in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
About Cynthia R. McIntyre
Cynthia R. McIntyre was born in 1960 in San Antonio, Texas. She was the only child of two school teachers. She earned her PhD in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1990.
Her research focused on condensed matter physics. This field studies how materials behave at a very small level. Her PhD paper was about "New models of magnetic interactions for bound magnetic polarons in dilute magnetic semiconductors." Her advisor was Peter A. Wolff.
While she was a student, Dr. McIntyre helped start the National Conference of Black Physics Students (NCBPS). She also organized the very first NCBPS conference. For this important work, she received one of the first MIT's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award in 1995. She still helps this organization today.
Later, Dr. McIntyre became a Commonwealth Professor of Physics at George Mason University.
Cynthia R. McIntyre's Career
Dr. McIntyre has held many important roles throughout her career:
- She was the Chief of Staff to the President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1999 to 2007. This means she helped lead a major university.
- She served on the Governing Board of the American Physical Society from 1998 to 2000. This group helps guide physicists in America.
- She was on the Board of Trustees for Spelman College from 2003 to 2009. She helped make important decisions for this college.
- She has been part of the External Advisory Committee of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University since 2005. She gives advice to this special science lab.
- She was a Senior Vice President at the Council on Competitiveness. In this role, she helped create plans to use high-performance computing (HPC). HPC means using super powerful computers to solve big problems. She helped businesses use these computers to become more successful and competitive.
Awards and Recognition
Dr. Cynthia R. McIntyre has received several special awards:
- She was named one of HPCWire's People to Watch in 2013. This recognized her as an important person in the world of supercomputing.
- She received MIT's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award in 1995. This award honored her work in helping to create the National Conference of Black Physics Students.
