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Bonnie J. Dunbar (Ph.D., NAE, Rsecorr, Fraes, IAA) TEES Bonnie J. Dunbar (Ph.D., NAE, RSECorr, FRAeS, IAA) TEES Eminent Research Professor, Aerospace Engineering (Tenured) Director, Aerospace Human Systems Laboratory (AHSL) Co-Director, Institute for Engineering Education Innovation (IEEI) Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 [email protected] 979-845-4286 EDUCATION: NASA Fellowship: Harvard University, Senior Managers in Government, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA Doctor of Philosophy: PhD Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX Master of Science: M. S. Ceramic Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Bachelor of Science: B. S. Ceramic Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA SELECTED HONORS AND RECOGNITION: George R. Stibitz Computer and Communications Award Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award National Academy of Systems Engineering – Omega Alpha Association (OAA) President, Association of Space Explorers BioHouston Women of Science Award National Academy of Engineering Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow, AIAA Fellow, American Ceramic Society Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society ASME Ralph Coats Roe Medal Norm Augustine Award for Engineering Communications Rockwell International Space Division Engineer of the Year Selected to the Federal Government Senior Executive Service (SES) Design News Engineering Achievement Award International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Academician Explorers Club Lowell Thomas Award IEEE Judith Resnik Award SWE Resnik Challenger Medal American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) National Engineering Award ACS Karl Schwartzwalter PACE Award Materials Research Society President’s Award Jimmy Doolittle Fellow, Aerospace Education Foundation of the Air Force Association American Ceramic Society Greaves-Walker Award NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal NASA Distinguished Service Medal NASA Exceptional Service Medal 1 NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal NASA Space Flight Medals (5) Astronaut Hall of Fame Museum of Flight Pathfinder Award Washington State Medal of Merit Honorary doctorates: Clarkson University Honorary Doctor of Science, 1993 Michigan Technological University Honorary Doctor of Engineering, 1992 Alfred University, Honorary Doctor of Engineering, 1991 Clemson University, Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1990 Heriot-Watt University Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2000 University of Glasgow, Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Glasgow, Scotland, 2002 University of Dundee, Honorary Doctor of Engineering, Dundee, Scotland, 2002 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, 2014 Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, 2015 Member, Author and/or Chair of NRC/NAE/IOM Studies 2019: Chair, 2018 TAMEST Conference 2015-2018: International Space Medicine Summit (ISMS) Committee Chair and panel member on exploration health issues, and STEM education 2012-2018: Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Committee on Aerospace Medicine and the Medicine of Extreme Environments (CAMMEE) 2014-2018: Member of NAE Committee on K-16+ STEM Education: LinkEngineering. 2013-2014: Committee Member/Author: Health Standards for Long Duration and Exploration Spaceflight: Ethics, Principles, Responsibilities, and Decision Framework, IOM, (April 2, 2014) 12/2010 – 12/2012: Committee Member/Author: NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities: Restoring NASA’s Technological edge and Paving the Way for a New Era in Space. (2013) Chaired Panel #4 – life support systems, human health, surface operations, and in-situ resource utilization (ISRU). 2011: Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations (2012) Committee Member/Author 2008: A Constrained Space Exploration Technology Program (2008) Co-chair with Dr. Ed Crawley/MIT: Co-Author on final report. SELECTED ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH/RESEARCH MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE 1/2016 to Present: Texas A&M University Tenured Professor of Aerospace Engineering, and Co- Director of the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation, IEEI. Funded by Chancellor’s Research Initiative (CRI), NASA NIAC, and NASA Human Research Program (HRP). Established the Aerospace Human Systems Laboratory (AHSL). Engaged in Engineering Education research and research related to design and systems engineering of spacesuits and fluid mechanics in fractional g environments. Designed new Graduate level course: “Bioastronautics – Systems Design for Human Spaceflight” 1/2013 to 1/2016: University of Houston Tenured Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Founder and Director of UH STEM Center; Director of the Aerospace Engineering Master’s Program; Director, SICSA Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture. SICSA was responsible for design concepts for the Houston EFD Spaceport and for Boeing Space Station Concepts. Developed new course content and taught new course for all Freshmen Mechanical Engineering Students, “Introduction to Engineering”. Moved the Science and Engineering Fair-Houston (SEFH) to UH leadership, becoming Director in 2013. 2 10/2005-6/2010: President and CEO, Museum of Flight. Responsible for ~$18M annual budget and 200 staff operating the largest private air and space museum in the nation. Grew annual STEM outreach programs to >140,000 youth. Founded Washington Aerospace Scholars Program for High School Juniors, and raised >$20M for Space Gallery and other capital projects. Helped to found the four year Raisbeck Aviation High School (AHS) on Museum grounds. Member of Governor’s Task force on K12 STEM education for the State of Washington. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): JSC, Houston, TX and Washington, DC (27 year history from Flight Controller to Mission Specialist/Payload Commander Astronaut to SES Manager) 1/2005 – 9/2005 Associate Director, Technology Integration and Risk Management, Space Life Sciences Directorate (SLSD/JSC), (Senior Executive Service, SES) Responsible for developing a plan for SLSD technology definition and integration in support of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE). Represented SLSD as a focal point for technology and engineering best practices. Chaired the SLSD Risk Management panel and functioned as the Directorate Risk Manager. 9/2003 – 1/2005 Deputy Associate Director, Biological Sciences and Applications (BSA/JSC), Responsible for organizing a new Office and Division for Cellular Biotechnology Research at JSC. Responsible for research grants distributed to over 50 Universities. Had responsibility for BSA public outreach and processing of all education and outreach activities. 1/1999 – 9/2003 Assistant to the Director, Johnson Space Center Lead Center interface to Universities (national and international) and other Federal agencies, such as NRO, NSF, DOD, and NIH, as well as to state and national officials. Responsible for JSC center-wide coordination of external sponsored research. Chaired the Engineering Deans Summit. Directed the University student program for Microgravity Parabolic Flight Experiments. 5/1998 – 1/1999 Deputy Director, Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD/JSC) Responsible for Astronaut Office and Ellington Field Aircraft Operations 10/1995 – 3/1997 Assistant Director, Mission Operations Directorate (MOD/JSC), Responsible for creating, organizing, and chairing the International Space Station (ISS) Training Review Panel. POC for Russian MIR Space Station Technical Specifications. 2/1993 –12/1993 Deputy Associate Administrator (AA), NASA Headquarters, Code U, Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (OLMSA,), Washington DC: Organized the management team focused on space station research, First Deputy AA, responsible for $225M budget for microgravity research and development of Shuttle and ISS payload facilities. Developed ISS payload traffic model: 5 year $1B budget. Co-Chair for the ISS Research Evaluation Group for Space Station . 1987 Chairman of NASA “Microgravity Materials Science Assessment Task Force” Washington DC Nation-wide task force to determine materials science research priorities for future on-orbit microgravity research. Plan was integrated into the NASA Strategic Plan for Space Exploration under Dr. Sally Ride. Recommendations from the report resulted in the United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) Spacelab flight on the Space Shuttle which flew in 1992. This flight provided a developmental 3 platform for facilities eventually designed for the International Space Station (ISS), such as furnaces, gloveboxes, and human physiology experiments. 1976 – 1978 Rockwell International Space Division, Downey and Palmdale, CA., Senior Research Engineer, Production Operations Manufacture of Space Shuttle Columbia Thermal Protection Systems, TPS. “Engineer of the Year” for “distinguished contributions to the development of equipment and processes for the production and repair of the Space Shuttle orbiter’s thermal protection system”. AERE Harwell Laboratories, Oxford, England Visiting Scientist (5/1976 – 10/1976) Conducted materials research (wetting and surface energy investigations) related to single crystal turbine blade casting technologies sponsored by Rolls Royce. Boeing Computer Services (BCS), Kent Space Center, Kent, WA. Systems Analyst (1972 – 1974) Provided Programming, Systems Design, and Troubleshooting in both Cobol and Fortran SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY MISSION SPECIALIST and PAYLOAD COMMANDER ASTRONAUT STS 61-A Challenger (October 30-November 6, 1985) Mission Specialist: STS-61A/D-1 was the first West German sponsored Spacelab mission--the first to carry eight crewmembers and was also the
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