About

User Panel


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