Background
Cummings, Peter Thomas was born on February 10, 1954 in Wingham, New South Wales, Australia. Arrived in United States, 1981. Son of Henry St.John and Mary Clarence (McLeod) Cummings.
Cummings, Peter Thomas was born on February 10, 1954 in Wingham, New South Wales, Australia. Arrived in United States, 1981. Son of Henry St.John and Mary Clarence (McLeod) Cummings.
B.Math. with 1stclass honors, U. Newcastle, Australia, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Melbourne, Australia, 1980. Postdoctoral research fellow department physics U. Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1980.
Research associate department mechanic engineering and chemistry State University of New York-Stony Brook, 1981-1983.
Assistant professor department chemical engineering University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1983-1987, associate professor, 1987-1991, professor 1991-1993. Distinguished professor department chemical engineering University of Tennessee, 1994, distinguished scientist chemical technical division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1994.
Postdoctoral research fellow department physics University Guelph, Canada, 1980. Research associate department mechanical engineering and chemistry State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1981—1983. Assistant professor department chemical engineering University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1983—1987, associate professor, 1987—1991, professor, 1991—1993.
Distinguished professor department chemical engineering University Tennessee, since 1994. Distinguished scientist chemical technical division Oak Ridge National Laboratory, since 1994.
Member of American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, American Institute Chemical Engineers (Alpha Chi Sigma award 1998), Sigma Xi.
Married Elizabeth June Way, May 17, 1975.