Professor, Aerospace Engineering
John & Bea Slattery Chair
Director, Aerospace Human Systems Laboratory (AHSL)
Director, Aerospace Human Research Centrifuge Facility
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Corr Member, Royal Society of Edinburgh
International Academy of Astronautics, Academician
Member, Royal Aeronautical Society
Professor Dunbar is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut. She flew on five Space Shuttle missions between 1985 and 1998, including two dockings with the Mir space station. Since leaving NASA, she has worked in museums and STEM leadership, and is currently with Texas A&M University, Department of Aerospace Engineering. Professor Dunbar is the John & Bea Slattery Chair. Director, Aerospace Human Systems Lab. Director, Aerospace Human Research Centrifuge Facility.
Dr. Dunbar was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2002, for personal leadership and significant contributions to solutions to engineering design problems in human space flight and to on-orbit operations.