Peter joined Cranfield University as a lecturer in 1997 and promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2001 and Reader in 2007. He served as Academic Leader of the Applied Science BSc course (2002 to 2005) and the Forensic Engineering and Science MSc course (2005 to 2009). Peter's most recent work was on the Fracture toughness of Cancellous Bone and the Biomechanics of ACL reconstructions. He is also active in forensics and offers consultancy in legal cases regarding lethal or otherwise trauma, which involves primarily bone injuries. He has developed a patent for the Forensic determination of age at time of death by analytical laboratory examination of bone matrix. He offers consultancy to industry via nanoindentation studies on various health care products, on anodising layers, design of test chambers and testing standards. He appeared in two recent TV documentaries: one for Discovery Channel on ""free fall"" accidents, and a second for National Geographic on the circumstances surrounding the unexpected ""death of King Tutankhamen"".

Peter's research focuses on: Ageing & Chronic Disease Biomedical Engineering Human Factors Human Factors for Defence