Background
Rockstad, Howard Kent was born on August 5, 1935 in Ada, Minnesota, United States. Son of Gust A. and Petra C. (Ramstad) Rockstad.
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Howard Kent Rockstad
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Bachelor in Physics and Mathematics, St. Olaf College, 1957; Master of Science in Physics and Mathematics, University of Illinois, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Illinois, 1964.
Career
Research physicist, Corning (New York) Glass Works, 1963-1970; research physicist, Energy Conversion Devices, Troy, Michigan, 1970-1974; project engineer, Micro-Bit Corporation, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1974-1979; senior project engineer, Control Data Corporation-Micro Bit, Lexington, 1979-1981; senior research scientist, Atlantic Richfield Company Solar Industries, Calabasas, California, 1981-1982; senior research scientist, Atlantic Richfield Company, Chatsworth, California, 1982-1986; senior research scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute Technology, Pasadena, since 1987. Mathematics lecturer Elmira (New York) College 1967.
Membership
Member World Hunger Appeal task force Lutheran Church American, 1985-1987, Evangelical Lutheran Church American, since 1988. Treasurer Conejo Valley CROP Walk, Thousand Oaks, California, 1985-1986, 88-. President American Scandinavian Foundation of Thousand Oaks, since 1991.
Board directors Ventura County Hunger Coalition, California, since 1984. Member American Physical Society, Microbeam Analysis Society Southern California (treasurer 1984-1985, 88-90), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Alfa Romeo Owners Club (national president 1980-1983), Sigma Pi Sigma (president St. Olaf College chapter 1956-1957).
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