Background
Torvik, Peter John was born on December 6, 1938 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Freddie Maynard and Esther Lillian (Randall) Torvik.
aeronautical engineering educator
Torvik, Peter John was born on December 6, 1938 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Freddie Maynard and Esther Lillian (Randall) Torvik.
Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1960. Master of Science, University Minnesota, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1965.
Bachelor, Wright University, 1980.
From assistant professor to professor aerospace engineering/engineering Mechanics, United States Air Force Institute Technology, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., since 1964; department head, United States Air Force Institute Technology, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio., 1980-1990. Visiting professor Ohio State University, Columbus, 1979.
Lieutenant United States Air Force, 1964-1967. Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member American Academy Mechanics.
Married Patricia Ann Nyhus, September 20, 1958. Children: Peter John Junior, Carl Fredric.