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DAN BARRY
Age: 52
Occupation:
RETIRED ASTRONAUT
Hometown: S HADLEY, MA
Status: ACTIVE |
BIOGRAPHY
courtesy of CBS.com |
Dan
Barry was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, but considers
South Hadley, Massachusetts his hometown. He is a former
astronaut who currently spends his time building robots
for his own company, Denbar Robotics. Barry's work and
research has been supported by the National Institute of
Health, the National Science Foundation, the Grass
Foundation and the American Heart Association of
Michigan. He has five patents and has had over 50
articles published in scientific journals.
For his work and accomplishments, Barry has received
numerous special honors and awards over the years,
including the 1971 McMullen Engineering Award, the 1984
Young Investigator Award from the American Association
of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, an Honorary Doctor of
Science degree from St. Louis University in 1996; the
Vladimir Komarov Diploma from Federation Aeronautique
Internationale in 1998; an Honorary Life Membership from
the United States Tennis Association in 1999, inclusion
in the list of 100 Most Notable Princeton Graduate
School Alumni of the 20th Century in 2001, and both the
Paul J. Corcoran Award from Harvard Medical School and
an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Beloit College
in 2003.
Barry is a member of the American Association of
Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Association of Academic
Physiatrists, Sigma Xi (a scientific group), Association
of Space Explorers and the United States Tennis
Association.
In 1971, Barry graduated from Bolton High School in
Alexandria, Louisiana. In 1975, he received a Bachelor
of Science degree in electrical engineering from Cornell
University. In 1997, he received a master of engineering
degree and a Master of Arts degree in electrical
engineering/computer science from Princeton University.
In 1980, he received a doctorate in electrical
engineering/computer science, also from Princeton. In
1982, he received a doctorate in medicine from the
University of Miami. In 1985, Barry completed an
internship and a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
residency at the University of Michigan. He was then
appointed by the University of Michigan as an assistant
professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation and in the Bioengineering Program. He
spent the summers of 1985-1987 in Woods Hole,
Massachusetts, working in skeletal muscle physiology at
the Marine Biological Laboratory.
Barry was offered tenure at the University of Michigan
in 1992. At the same time, he was selected by NASA to
train at the Johnson Space Center and opted to relocate
to Texas. He completed one year of training and
qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on
Space Shuttle flight crews. A veteran of three space
flights, Barry has logged over 734 hours in space,
including four space walks. He retired from NASA in
April, 2005.
Barry currently lives in South Hadley, Massachusetts
with his wife of 24 years, Sue. They have two children,
Jenny and Andy, and one dog, Windy. He enjoys flying,
tennis, sailing, ultimate Frisbee and running. His birth
date is December 30, 1953. |
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