An Evening with Prof Andy McIntosh

About Prof McIntosh

Professor Andy McIntosh has lectured and researched in combustion and thermodynamics for over 40 years. He is an Emeritus Professor of Thermodynamics at the University of Leeds, UK and an adjunct professor at Mississippi State University, USA. He has a PhD in combustion theory from the aerodynamics department of Cranfield University, a DSc in Applied Mathematics from the University of Wales and worked for a number of years at the Royal Aircraft Establishment. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the Institute of Energy, the Institute of Physics and the Royal Aeronautical Society. A chartered mathematician and engineer, and author of over 200 papers and articles, much of his research has been in combustion in fluids and solids. His work has also included investigations into the fundamental link between thermodynamics and information, and more recently has led research in the area of biomimetics where the minute combustion chamber of the bombardier beetle has inspired a patented novel spray technology with applications to fuel injectors, pharmaceutical sprays, fire extinguishers and aerosols. This research was awarded the 2010 Times Higher Educational award for the Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology.

He speaks widely in many countries on apologetics and the Christian faith, showing that true science is entirely consistent with a biblical view of origins.

Andy became a Christian in 1969 and is committed to a belief in the biblical creation account maintaining that Genesis is crucial to our understanding of the Gospel. He has debated academics in a number of universities, and lectures and speaks on apologetics in many countries on the importance of origins and in particular against atheism. He speaks in the UK and many countries abroad and delights to present the scientific evidence for creation and passionately believes that there is no excuse for scientific minds not to accept the truth of creation.