University of St. Thomas : School of Engineering : Peter S. Rhode

School of Engineering

Peter S. Rhode
	Systems Administrator psrhode@stthomas.edu Phone: 651-962-5759 Fax: 651-962-6419 Mail OSS101 University of St. Thomas 2115 Summit Avenue. Saint Paul, MN 55105 Office Location: OSS 105


Interests and Expertise: Applying infomation technology to achieve productive use of engineering computing applications. Career: Peter's interest in computing began in junior high school when he built a logic engine using battery power. He began programming in graduate school in 1963, writing Fortran as part of a controls course and using paper tape to program a Control Data 1604. After graduation, Peter joined IBM in 1965 where he spent 28 years in technical marketing and support, primarily here in the Twin Cities. In 1992, he encountered Fred Zimmerman, who recruited him into the Manufacturing Engineering Master's program. He liked it so much that he began to support computing in the department from 1994 on. Education: B.A. Mathematics, Carleton College, 1963 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1965 MSME, University of St. Thomas, 1996