User:Philip McIntosh

Contact Info



 * Philip McIntosh
 * Colorado Springs, CO, USA
 * Email me through OpenWetWare

I have more than thirty years of experience as an equipment reliability engineer, scientific investigator, writer, and educator. I currently teach secondary math and science in Colorado. I learned about OpenWetWare from DIYBio.org via the Make Magazine RSS feed, and I've joined because I want to contribute.

Education

 * M.A. Biological Science, UT Austin
 * B. Sci. Botany & Chemistry, Texas State University
 * AAAS, Aircraft Electrical Systems, Community College of the Air Force

Research interests

 * 1) Mycology
 * 2) Hydroponics
 * 3) Process Control

Publications
2009 McIntosh, P., Sure to grow: A new growing medium, Practical Hydroponics and Greenhouses, No. 106, 47-51 2009 McIntosh, P., High school horticulture gets into hydroponics, Maximum Yield USA, April, pp. 54-56 2008 McIntosh, P., Roots and rooting media: Part III, Maximum Yield USA, V. 9(10), pp. 76-80 2008 McIntosh, P., Roots and rooting media: Part II, Maximum Yield USA, V. 9, No. 9, pp. 74-78 2008 McIntosh, P., Roots and rooting media: Part I; Maximum Yield USA, V 9, No. 8, pp. 74-80 2008 McIntosh, P., Artificial lighting: powered by the sun; Maximum Yield USA, V 9, No. 7, pp90-95 2008 McIntosh, P., Viruses in hydroponic plants; Maximum Yield USA, v 9, No. 5, pp. 62-68 2008 McIntosh, P., pH basics; Maximum Yield USA, v 9, No. 4, pp. 104-110 2008 McIntosh, P., Ultraviolet sterilization of hydroponic process fluids; Maximum Yield USA, v 9, No. 3, 72-78 2008 McIntosh, P., Hydro-Pure growers: High end gourmet lettuce; Practical Hydroponics and Greenhouses, No. 100, 29-32

2008 McIntosh. P., CSS potato farms: High altitude, high-tech tubers; Practical Hydroponics and Greenhouses, No. 98, 23-26 2006 McIntosh, P., Math Wars: A guide for parents and teachers (book review); Mathematics in the Middle School, v 11, p. 352

2005 McIntosh, P., Hydroponics: A practical guide for the soilless grower (book review); The Growing Edge, v 17, p. 57

2005 McIntosh, P., Hydroponics on the high plains: SunBlest Farms; The Growing Edge, v 16, pp. 26–28

2001 Kinney, J, Woertz, J, McIntosh, N. D. P., and Szaniszlo, P. J., Removal of toluene in a vapor-phase bioreactor containing a strain of the dimorphic black yeast Exophiala lecani-corni; Biotechnology and Bioengineering, v. 75, p. 550-558

1998 McIntosh, N. D. P., and Szaniszlo, P. J. Chromium uptake and affect on root-associated ferric chelate reductase activity in Cucumis sativum (cucumber) and Brassica juncea (Indian mustard), in, Mobilization and uptake of actinides and heavy metal analogs by agricultural plants (UTA96–0043); Hossner, L. R., ed.; College Station, Texas A&M University

1998 McIntosh, P., Biology of the fungi (book review); Inoculum, v. 49, p. 7

1998 McIntosh, P., Plant nutrition manual (book review); The Growing Edge, v. 10, p. 86-87

1997 McIntosh, P. and Carleton, S., Take steps to improve maintenance project management: balancing chaos and control, Plant Engineering, v. 51 p. 174-175

1997 McIntosh, P., Plants and metals (meeting report); Trends in Plant Science, v. 2, p. 451

1997 McIntosh, P., Rhizofiltration: Clean water from hydroponic plants; The Growing Edge, v. 9, p. 62-66 1996 McIntosh, N. D. P., A predictive maintenance analysis of high-speed spindles; Proceedings of the Vibration Institute 20th Annual Meeting, pp. 15-20

1995 Ouvreloeil, T. and McIntosh, P., A waylube performance comparison using a telescopic ball bar, Proceedings of the American Society of Precision Engineering 1995 Annual Meeting, v. 12, pp. 31-34 1995 McIntosh, P., The biotechnology of malting and brewing (book review); Brewing Techniques, v. 3, p. 68 1995 McIntosh, P., New world drugs in old world mummies; Ancient American, v. 2, p. 13-14 1994 McIntosh, N. D. P., Observations on the Rivas method of cactus culture; Cactus and Succulent Journal (US), v. 166, p. 132-135

1993 McIntosh, N. D. P., Sterilizing horticultural soils with microwaves; The Growing Edge, v. 5., p. 31-32

Useful links

 * http://www.ndpmcintosh.com
 * http://mycorant.com
 * http://www.philipmcintosh.com
 * http://www.mistermcintosh.org
 * Introductory tutorial
 * OpenWetWare help pages
 * DIYbio:Notebook/Open_Gel_Box_2.0/Power_Supply