Nels Stephen Laulainen

Background

Laulainen, Nels Stephen was born on October 22, 1941 in Longview, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Frans Aldevin and Ellen Ingeborg (Hermans) Laulainen.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Washington, 1963; Master of Science in Physics, U. Washington, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Washington, 1968.

Career

Teaching assistant, research assistant, U. Washington, Seattle, 1963-1968; research associate, U. Washington, Seattle, 1970-1974; senior research scientist, Battelle Pacific N.W., Richland, Washington, 1974-1982; section manager, Battelle Pacific N.W., Richland, Washington, 1982-1987; program manager, Battelle Pacific N.W., Richland, Washington, since 1987. Technical adviser office of research and development United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1981-1982. Visiting scientist Heidelberg (Germany) U., 1968-1970, Fraunhofer Institute Atmospheric Environmental Research, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1989-1990;member United States/Canada technical commission on Regional Model Evaluation, 1985.

Achievements

• Nels Stephen Laulainen has been listed as a noteworthy Atmospheric physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors, president Family Health Center, Kennewick, Washington, 1979-1985. Member American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Adrienne Marie Goulard, June 16, 1962 (deceased 1978). Children: David Karl, Frans Arthur, Alan Bjorn. Married Pamela Marie Peterson, November 30, 1985.

Children: Soren Mikkel and Kirsten Claire (twins).

Father:

Frans Aldevin Laulainen

Mother:

Ellen Ingeborg (Hermans) Laulainen

Spouse:

Adrienne Marie Goulard

Spouse:

Pamela Marie Peterson

child:

Alan Bjorn Laulainen

child:

Frans Arthur Laulainen

child:

Soren Mikkel and Kirsten Claire Laulainen (twins)

child:

David Karl Laulainen