The User Panel consists of former and current astronauts and flight surgeons who help NSBRI management determine high-yield research areas which will lead to effective strategies that enhance mission success and maintain or improve crew health. The panel focuses on significant hazards and threats to exploration missions and on operational approaches to solve problems and reduce risks.
Leroy Chiao, Ph.D.
User Panel Chairman
Former Astronaut
Ellen S. Baker, M.D., M.P.H.
Former Astronaut
Michael Barratt, M.D., M.S.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Astronaut
Gary Beven, M.D.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Flight Surgeon
Kenneth D. Bowersox, Captain, USN (Ret.)
Former Astronaut
Daniel W. Bursch, Captain, USN (Ret.)
Former Astronaut
Eileen M. Collins, Colonel, USAF (Ret.)
Former Astronaut
Walter Cunningham, Colonel, USMCR (Ret.)
Former Astronaut
Sally P. Davis
NASA Johnson Space Center
Former Flight Director
Joseph Dervay, M.D., M.P.H.
Flight Surgeon
David Hilmers, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Former Astronaut
Richard T. Jennings, M.D.
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Former Flight Surgeon
Greg Johnson, Colonel, USAF (Ret.)
Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc.
Former Astronaut
Smith L. Johnston, M.D.
Flight Surgeon
Thomas Jones, Ph.D.
Former Astronaut
Joseph P. Kerwin, M.D.
Former Astronaut
Jennifer T. Law, M.D., M.P.H.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Flight Surgeon
Richard M. Linnehan, D.V.M.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Astronaut
James P. Locke, M.D.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Flight Surgeon
Michael Lopez-Alegria, Captain, USN (Ret.)
Commercial Spaceflight Federation
Former Astronaut
Shannon Lucid, Ph.D.
Former Astronaut
Lee M. Morin, M.D., Ph.D.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Astronaut
Garrett Reisman, Ph.D.
SpaceX
Former Astronaut
Robert L. Satcher Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Former Astronaut
Richard A. Scheuring, D.O.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Flight Surgeon
Terrance A. Taddeo, M.D.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Donald A. Thomas, Ph.D.
Towson University
Former Astronaut
Peggy A. Whitson, Ph.D.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Astronaut
Executive Secretary
Jonathan B. Clark, M.D., M.P.H.
Former NASA Flight Surgeon
NSBRI Space Medicine Advisor