Background
Gillis, Peter Paul was born on December 23, 1930 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of James Aloysious and Agnes Ursula (Beattie) Gillis.
Gillis, Peter Paul was born on December 23, 1930 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of James Aloysious and Agnes Ursula (Beattie) Gillis.
Standard Chartered Bank in Engineering, Brown University, 1953. Master of Science in Engineering, Brown University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1964.
Production engineer Fram Corporation, East Providence, Rhode Island, 1956—1957. Development engineer Leesona Corporation, Cranston, 1957—1958. Instructor Rhode Island School Design, Providence, 1958—1959.
Research assistant Brown University, 1959—1964. Assistant professor University Kentucky, Lexington, 1964—1968, associate professor, 1968—1975, professor materials science, since 1975, chairman department metallurgical engineering and materials science, 1982—1986. Consultant Spindletop Research, Inc., Lexington, 1964—1966, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, California, 1965—1973, Los Alamos Science Laboratory, 1967—1979, Atomic Energy Commission Directorate Regulatory Operations, Washington, 1970—1973.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Army, 1953-1956.
Fellow: American Society Metals (president). Member: National Rifle Association, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life), American Institute of Mining (life), Bluegrass Sportsmen's League (director 1989-1995), Kentucky State Rifle and Pistol Association (board directors 1989-1995), Blue Grass Pistol Club (past president 1985), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Alpha Sigma Mu.
Married Donna Jean Mason, May 10, 1980. Children: Paul, Andrew, James, Mary, Douglas, Eric(deceased).