Peter Millet

Peter Millet is the Litchfield Professor of Physics at Hamilton College, with over 50 years of teaching and research experience. His work explores celestial mechanics, nonlinear dynamics in mechanical systems, aeroacoustics, and complexity theory using cellular automata.

Research & Education:

• Undergraduate research mentorship: supervised 25+ student projects
• Impact oscillators and chaotic systems in mechanical setups
• Edge-tone generators and acoustics in musical instruments
• Cellular automata applications in traffic flow modeling
• Celestial mechanics including asteroid orbit analysis

He has published educational articles in The Physics Teacher and developed curricular materials combining theoretical mechanics with hands-on experimentation.