Background
Young, Laurence Retman was born on December 19, 1935 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Bess (Retman) Young.
Young, Laurence Retman was born on December 19, 1935 in New York City. Son of Benjamin and Bess (Retman) Young.
AB, Amherst College, 1957; Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; Certificat de License (French Government fellow), Faculty of Science University of Paris, France, 1958.
Engineer, Sperry Gyroscope Company, Great Neck, New York, 1957;
engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Instrumentation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958-1960;
assistant professor aero and astronautics, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Instrumentation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962-1967;
associate professor, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Instrumentation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967-1970;
professor, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Instrumentation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1970;
payload specialist spacelab life science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Instrumentation Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991-1993;
Apollo Program professor, chair in astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1995;
professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1996. Director National Space biomedical Research Institute, since 1997. Summer lecturer U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1966-1968.
Lecturer Medical School Harvard University, 1970-1978. Member training committee biomedical engineering National Institutes of Health, 1971-1973. Member committee space medicine and biology Space Science Board, NAS, 1974-1977, chairman vestibular panel summer study of life science in space, 1977.
Member committee engineering and clinical care National Academy of Engineering, 1970. Member Air Force Science Advisory Board, 1979-1985. Member Air Force Studies Board, National Research Council, 1982, Aeronautics an Space Engineers Board, 1982-1987.
Member National Research Council Committee on Space Station, 1987, since 1991, Committee on Human Exploration Space, 1990, Committee on Human Factors, since 1990. CHABA county National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Force on Science Uses of Space Station, 1982-1985. Visiting professor Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, 1972-1973, Conservatoire Nationale des Arts and Metiers, Paris, 1972-1973, Stanford University, 1987-1988.
Visiting scientist Kantonsspital Zurich, 1972-1973. Principal investigator vestibular experiments on Spacelabs— 1, SLS-1, 2 and D-1,1977-. Consultant Applied Science Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Gulf & Western, Link division Singer Company, Boeing, Lockheed, others.
Payload specialist Space Shuttle STS-58 (Spacelab SLS-2), National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, since 1992.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Franklin V. Taylor award 1963, First Annual Space Life Science lecturer 1990), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Dryden lecturer 1981), Aerospace Medical Association (Jeffries Medical Research award 1992), Aerospace Human Factor Association (Paul Hensen award 1995), American Institute Medical and Biological Engineering, United States Ski Association (award of merit 1976), Explorers Club. Member National Academy of Engineering, Institute Medicine, American Physiological Society (1st lecturer in aerospace life science 1990), biomedical Engineering Society (founding/charter member, director 1972-1975, president 1979-1980, Alza lecturer 1984), Aerospace Medical Association, American Society for Testing and Materials (committee on snow skiing since 1975, chairman 1988-1993), International Society Skiing Safety (board directors 1977-1985), International Federation Automatic Control (technical committee biomedical engineering 1975-1985), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (working group for simulator facilities 1976-1980), National Academy Engineers, Institute Medicine, International Academy Astronautics (correspondent), Aerospace Medicine and Medicine Extreme Environments (standing committee, nominated 2007), Technology Union Delft (promotor, doctorate supervisor, 2007), Barany Society, Cosmos Club, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Joan Marie Fisher, June 12, 1960. Children— Eliot Fisher, Leslie Ann, Robert Retman.