Howard achieved his PhD at the age of 71 - and then added another distinction to his name.
What is your most profound achievement to date?
For Howard Peters, it might well have been achieving his PhD at York in 2014 at the age of 71.
But now he's got a new distinction to his name - a species of marine snail has been named after him.
Hear from the latest feature of our Humans of York series:
“I’ve been fortunate to see my research make a practical contribution to marine conservation and I hope to continue for many years yet, hopefully offering proof that it’s never too late to start something new!
"My children jest that it endows me with immortality - but it would be a sad irony if my immortality was matched by the species becoming extinct.
"It makes me more determined to continue my work to highlight and, where possible, provide evidence for reducing the threats faced by most species of marine mollusc.
“As well as over-fishing, and loss of habitat, many are directly under threat from climate change, including warming of the oceans and increased acidification from the combustion of fossil fuels.
"This could have a profound effect on the ability of calcifying organisms to develop, including the molluscs, which are often overshadowed by their more glamorous fellow victims - the corals."
