Peter is an Emeritus professor at San Jose State University in California. During his forty years of association with the university, he played football as a student and was on the Athletics Board as a faculty member. Prior to that, he was an adventurous cyclist, riding from Pasadena to Yosemite several times, as a teenager. Both of these parts of his life play into his two books: 'Out of the Shadows and Into the Fire', and 'A Football Story'. As a Meteorology professor, he was known and respected worldwide, giving papers at conferences, being a witness in aircraft accident cases, and much more. His research specialty was clear air turbulence. He was beloved by his students, many of whom keep in touch to this day. After a long career based in California, he retired to Ashland, OR, and then Kailua Kona, HI, with his wife, Julia.