Background Info
SIEGEL, Peter Black
Birth: San Francisco, California
Work Address: Physics Department
California State Polytechnic
University
Pomona, California 91768
Phone: (909) 869-4029
Present Work: Professor of Physics at Cal Poly since 1987
Education
and Academic Career:
University of Saarland, Germany: Sabbatical
research in Heart
Rate
Variability (2001-2002)
Technical University of Munich: Sabbatical research in Medium
Energy
Physics (1994-1995)
University of Regensburg: Post-Doctoral research in Medium
Energy Physics
(1986-1987)
Arizona State University, Ph.D., Physics
(1981-1986)
Research in Kaon and Pion
interactions with
nucleons and nuclei at Los
Alamos National
Laboratory (1984-1986).
San Diego State University, M.S. Physics
(1975-1977)
University of California, Berkeley, B.S.
(1967-1971)
Lowell High School, San Francisco
(1964-1967).
Teaching Experience and
Counseling:
Sept 1987 - Present: Professor of Physics at
California State
Polytechnic University
Pomona
May 1986 - July 1987: Problem sessions for
4th and 5th year
Physics majors at the
University of
Regensburg, W.
Germany.
Aug 1981 - May 1984: Teaching Assistant at Arizona State
University for first-
and second-year
recitation sessions,
lectured third-year
course "Science
and Man".
Dec 1980 - August 1981: Director and
Co-founder of Camp Real
Alternatives, a resident youth camp in
Northern California.
Sept 1977 - Dec 1979: Peace Corps Volunteer Lecturer at the
University Pertanian
Malaysia. Lectured
all levels of undergraduate physics.
August 1975 - June 1977: Teaching Assistant
at San Diego State
University for
first-year laboratory
classes.
August 1974 - June 1975: Math/Science
teacher and Dormitory
counselor at
Verdant Vales School (a
private resident
High School) during
its charter year.
1967 - 1980: 11 summers as cabin counselor and program
director at Camp Verdant Vales
(a resident
children's summer camp in
Northern California).
Other Activities:
August 1971 - August 1974: U.S. Coast Guard, Lieutenant J.G.,
served on board
the USCGC
Minnetonka as
Deck Watch Officer;
and Marine
Safety Officer for the
Captain of the
Port of San
Francisco.
Jan 1980 - June 1980: Travel through India, Sri Lanka, Nepal,
Israel, and Egypt.