Research Director
LiftPort, Inc.
245 4th St.
Suite 508
Bremerton, WA 98337
360-377-0623

phone: (360) 377-0623
e-mail: tom.nugent@liftport.com
http://www.liftport.com

Tom Nugent is the Research Director at LiftPort. He holds degrees in Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Materials Science from the Massuchusetts Institute of Technology. He also spent a year in an intensive, non-degree program in Japanese Language at the University of Pittsburgh.  

Prior to joining LiftPort, Tom worked on liquid-fueled rocket engine development through the MIT Rocket Team, and characterized an advanced fusion propulsion system at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has served as a consultant to a micro-satellite firm, and worked in the Space Development Group at Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industry's Yokohama, Japan, research center. He has also lectured on the Japanese space program.