Academic Career
Lenoir attended primary school in Coral Gables, Florida and graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School in 1957. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was an active member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE). Lenoir continued at MIT, earning a master of science degree in 1962, and a doctor of philosophy degree in EECS in 1965. From 1964 to 1965, Lenoir was an instructor at MIT; and in 1965, he was named assistant professor of electrical engineering. His work at MIT included teaching electromagnetic theory and systems theory as well as performing research in remote sensing. He was an investigator in several satellite experiments and continued research in this area while fulfilling his astronaut assignments.
Lenoir was a registered professional engineer in Texas.
He logged over 3,000 hours of flying time in jet aircraft.
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