Peter B. Sunderland

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Peter B. Sunderland is Assistant Professor of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University, a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the University of Maryland he worked at the National Center for Microgravity Research at the NASA Glenn Research Center. Professor Sunderland's research interests include combustion, soot formation, hydrogen fire safety, laminar flames, and advanced diagnostics such as thin filament pyrometry. He has published 20 journal articles. His research is funded by NASA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Fire Protection Association.

Peter races bicycles for the club team Evolution.

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