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.
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
Former Astronaut

Daniel W. Bursch
Former Astronaut

Eileen M. Collins
Former Astronaut

Walter Cunningham
Former Astronaut

Sally Davis
NASA Johnson Space Center
Flight Director

David Hilmers, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Former Astronaut

Thomas Jones, Ph.D.
Former Astronaut

Joseph P. Kerwin, M.D.
Former Astronaut

Richard M. Linnehan, D.V.M.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Astronaut

James P. Locke, M.D.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Flight Surgeon

Shannon Lucid, Ph.D.
Former Astronaut

Lee M. Morin, M.D., Ph.D.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Astronaut

Robert L. Satcher Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Former Astronaut

Richard A. Scheuring, D.O.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Flight Surgeon

Terrance A. Tadeo, M.D.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Flight Surgeon

Donald A. Thomas, Ph.D.
Towson University
Former Astronaut

James S. Voss
Former Astronaut

Carl E. Walz
Former Astronaut

Executive Secretary
Jonathan B. Clark, M.D.
NSBRI Space Medicine Advisor