He teaches courses in manufacturing processes and manufacturing systems. Manufacturing system improvements has been the central theme of his research. Work within metalcasting includes visual inspection, heat treatment optimization, rapid patternmaking, and cleaning room efficiency. Current effort also includes improving manufacturing processes for composite wind blades including automation solutions and geometry variability reduction. Metrology, fixturing and geometric variability of manufacturing processes are other strong interest areas. Dr. Peters received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering with a Ph.D. minor in Metals Science and Engineering from Penn State.