Background
LaPointe, Michael Raymond was born on January 7, 1957 in Bussac, France. Son of Raymond Rosaire and Lorna Rose (Nelson) LaP. came to the United States, 1959:.
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Michael Raymond LaPointe
Edit ProfileNuclear and spacecraft propulsion engineer
Michael Raymond LaPointe, American nuclear and spacecraft propulsion engineer. Achievements include applications of phase conjugate holography; code development for magnetoplasmadynamic rockets; analysis of antimatter powered space propulsion, of nondiffracting optical beams; applications of laser power beaming for spacecraft propulsion.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Nevada, 1979. Master of Science in Physics, Bowling Green State University, 1981. Master of Science in Astrogeophysics, University Colorado, 1985.
Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Engineering, University New Mexico, 1989.
Career
Graduate teaching assistant, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1979-1981; graduate research assistant, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1982-1985; graduate research assistant, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. Mexico, 1985-1988; propulsion engineer, Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Cleveland, 1988-1989; senior engineer, Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Cleveland, since 1989. Consultant Time-Life Books, Spacefarers: Voyagers through the Universe, 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Judge science fair New Mexico and Ohio regional and state competitions. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Technology Committee, chairman liaison subcommittee, other subcommittee since 1990), American Physical Society (division plasma physics forum on education).
Connections
Married Terrea Le Shaw, December 27, 1987. Stepchildren: Kristi Lyn Trowbridge, Scott Alan Trowbridge.
