Steve Peggs

Steve Peggs serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University, concurrently holding the position of senior accelerator physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). His primary research focuses on accelerator design and performance optimization, with specialized expertise in linear and nonlinear beam dynamics. Professor Peggs played instrumental roles in designing, building, and commissioning the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at BNL.

His research extends to multiple international accelerator projects including CESR at Cornell, CERN's SPS collider, Fermilab's Tevatron and Main Injector, and the European Spallation Source. Professor Peggs co-authored the graduate-level textbook Introduction to Accelerator Dynamics published by Cambridge University Press. His scientific contributions were recognized through his election as Fellow of the American Physical Society.