Pete is a native of San Antonio, Texas; as an undergraduate, he received his B.S. from The University of Texas at San Antonio in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in biomechanics. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2025 with his Ph.D. in Bioengineering (concentration in biomechanics).

He is now a postdoctoral associate at Yale University.

His research interests are related to vascular biomechanics and artificial intelligence, primarily investigating aortic aneurysms. He is developing a novel bubble inflation testing apparatus to mechanically characterize diseased aneurysmal tissue. More rigorous experimental testing tools can significantly improve computational models by more properly analyzing material properties and failure properties.

In addition to his work in experimental mechanics, he is also interested in how artificial intelligence tools can aid with computational methods and clinical diagnosis/prognosis of aneurysms.