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NASA Astronaut Biographies- J
NAME: Mae C. Jemison (M.D.)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama, but considers
Chicago, Illinois, to be her hometown. Her parents, Charlie & Dorothy Jemison,
reside in Chicago.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Black hair; brown eyes; height: 5 feet 9 inches;
weight: 140 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Morgan Park High School, Chicago, Illinois, in
1973; received a bachelor of science degree in Chemical Engineering from
Stanford University in 1977 (also fulfilled the requirements for a B.A. in
African and Afro-American Studies), and a doctorate in Medicine degree from
Cornell University in 1981.
MARITAL STATUS: Single
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: She enjoys traveling, graphic arts, photography,
sewing, skiing, collecting African Art, has an extensive dance and exercise
background, and is an avid reader.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member, American Medical Association, and American Chemical
Society. Honorary member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Member, Association for
the Advancement of Science; Board Member, World Sickle Cell Foundation;
Honorary Board Member, Center for the Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition.
SPECIAL HONORS: National Achievement Scholarship (1973-1977); Stanford
representative to Carifesta '76 in Jamaica; 1979 CIBA Award for Student
Involvement; American Medical Student Association (AMSA) study group to Cuba;
Grant from International Travelers Institute for health studies in rural Kenya
(1979); organized New York city-wide health and law fair for National Student
Medical Association (1979); worked refugee camp in Thailand (1980). Recipient
of Essence Award (1988), and Gamma Sigma Gamma Woman of the Year (1989).
EXPERIENCE: Dr. Jemison has a background in both engineering and medical
research. She has worked in the areas of computer programming, printed wiring
board materials, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, computer magnetic
disc production and evaluation of trophic factors for rat epididymides.
Dr. Jemison completed her internship at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center
in July 1982 and worked as a General Practitioner with INA/Ross Loos Medical
Group in Los Angeles until December 1982.
From January 1983 thru June 1985, Dr. Jemison was the Area Peace Corps Medical
Officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa. Her task of managing the
health care delivery system for U.S. Peace Corps and U.S. Embassy personnel
included provision of medical care, supervision of the pharmacy and laboratory,
medical administrative issues, and supervision of medical staff. She developed
curriculum for and taught volunteer personal health training, wrote manuals for
self care, developed and implemented guidelines for public health/safety issues
for volunteer job placement and training site. Dr. Jemison developed and
participated in research projects on Hepatitis B vaccine, schistosomaisis and
rabies in conjunction with the National Institute of Health and the Center for
Disease Control.
On return to the United States, Dr. Jemison joined CIGNA Health Plans of
California in October 1985 and was working as a General Practitioner in Los
Angeles when selected to the astronaut program.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in June 1987, Dr.
Jemison completed a one year training and evaluation program in August 1988
which qualified her for assignment as a mission specialist on Space Shuttle
flight crews. Her technical assignments have included astronaut office
representative to the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, which
involved participation in the processing of the Space Shuttle for launch,
especially its payloads and thermal protection system (tiles), and launch
countdown; work in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL)
performing verification of Shuttle computer software.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Dr. Jemison is assigned as a mission specialist on STS-47,
Spacelab-J. This cooperative mission between the United States and Japan, to
conduct experiments in life sciences and materials processing, is scheduled for
launch in August 1991.
JANUARY 1991
NAME: Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born May 7, 1959, in Chattoonaga, Tennessee.
Her father, Mr. Terry L. Jernigan, resides in Lynwood, California.
Her mother, Mrs. Mary P. Jernigan, resides in Santa Fe Springs,
California.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; blue eyes; height: 5 feet 6 inches;
weight: 125 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe Springs,
California, in 1977; received a bachelor of science degree in Physics
(with honors), and a master of science degree in Engineering Science,
from Stanford University in 1981 and 1983, a master of science degree
in Astronomy from the University of California-Berkeley in 1985, and a
doctorate in Space Physics and Astronomy from Rice University in 1988.
MARITAL STATUS: Single.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: She enjoys volleyball, racquetball, tennis,
softball, and flying. As an undergraduate, she competed in
intercollegiate athletics on Stanford's varsity volleyball team.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the American Astronomical Association, the
American Physical Society, and the United States Volleyball
Association.
EXPERIENCE: After graduating from Stanford University, Jernigan
worked in the Theoretical Studies Branch at NASA Ames Research Center
from June 1981 until July 1985. Her research interests have included
the study of bipolar outflows in regions of star formation, gamma ray
bursters, and shock wave phenomena in the interstellar medium.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in June
1985, Dr. Jernigan became an astronaut in July 1986. Her technical
assignments have included software verification in the Shuttle
Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL), and operations coordination on
secondary payloads. In addition, she worked in Mission Control as a
CAPCOM for STS-30, STS-28, STS-34, STS-33, and STS-32.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Dr. Jernigan is in flight training as a mission
specialist on the crew of STS-40, scheduled for launch on the Orbiter
Columbia in the Winter of 1990. This will be a dedicated life and
space sciences mission, during which crew members will conduct more
than two dozen life sciences investigations in the microgravity
environment.
JUNE 1990
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