Dr. Peter is the Leader of the Materials Processing Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a group of over 20 engineers, technicians, and interns developing innovative processing technologies for improving material properties while reducing energy consumption. Dr. Peter’s research has included powder metallurgy of new and conventional titanium powders, and the fabrication of amorphous and nanocrystalline materials. He has studied the fabrication and degradation of zirconium and iron based amorphous and nanocrystalline materials for over nine years including research performed at the University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Institute of Materials Research, Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. He was the first individual to report high fatigue endurance limits in Zr-based bulk metallic glass alloys contrary to early results that showed poor fatigue performance. Dr. Peter worked with industry to develop and commercialize amorphous Fe-based powders with over 12 tons of powder atomized. His research has lead to the laser fusing of wear resistant amorphous/nanocrystalline coatings to steel components prone to wear. Dr. Peter has investigated the consolidation and evaluation of titanium powders for five years. Dr. Peter and fellow collaborators at ORNL were the first to report a wide range of mechanical and physical properties of consolidated new titanium powders, including preliminary fatigue and ballistic properties. In 2007, Dr. Peter won the R&D 100 Magazine award along with his team for their work in powder production and consolidation of low cost titanium. Dr. Peter received his Bachelor’s of Engineering from Vanderbilt University. He was a National Science Foundation – Integrated Graduate Education and Research Fellow at the University of Tennessee investigating the corrosion and fatigue of advanced materials where he received his Master’s of Science and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering.

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