Bioastronautics Educators (last updated 09 April 2026)

Bioastronautics - the study and support of life in space

This table is compiled (and periodically updated) to serve as a focal point for those interested in this broad field of study by providing a list of institutions and faculty who teach (or plan to teach) courses addressing various science and engineering aspects related to human space flight, including colleagues providing perspectives from government and industry. Establishing this forum represents a grass roots-level effort aimed at institutionalizing Bioastronautics as an academic discipline by compiling a comprehensive curriculum framework and connecting the community of educators and students engaged in common relevant topics.

Slides from a 2017 workshop are posted here and the resultant outline of Bioastronautics curriculum topics is available here.

Contact me (Prof. Emeritus David Klaus/klaus@colorado.edu) with any requests for additions, removals, updates or corrections to this list, or if you have any questions or comments in general about this overall educational endeavor.

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	Academic Affiliation	Department		Faculty	Bioastronautics Courses / Topics (existing and potential)
1	Arizona State University	Thunderbird Business School, Space Exploration Strategies	1	Vanessa Farsadaki	The Business of Space Health
2	Baylor College of Medicine		2	Jonathan Clark
		Space Medicine	3	Jeff Sutton	Intro to Human Space Exploration and Medicine; Topics in Human Space Exploration and Medicine; Space Medicine Research
		Center for Space Medicine and Department of Emergency Medicine	4	Kris Lehnhardt
3	Boise State University		5	Barbara Morgan
			6	Steve Swanson
4	Cal Poly SLO		7	Kira Abercromby	Introduction to Human Spaceflight
5	Carthage College	Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium	8	Kevin Crosby	Intro Astronautics, Space Environment (microgravity focus)
6	Colorado School of Mines		9	Angel Abbud-Madrid	In Situ Resource Utilization
7	Colorado State University	Systems Engineering	10	Steve Simske	Spaceflight and Biological Systems
8	Dartmouth	Geisel School of Medicine	11	Jay Buckey	Life on Mars?
9	Duke University	Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Emergency Medicine	12	Dan Buckland
10	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida		13	Sathya Gangadharan	Space Mission Analysis and Design
		Applied Aviation Sciences	14	Pedro Llanos	Satellite & Spacecraft Systems; Intro to Space Navigation; Payloads and Integration ; Selected Topics in Space & Aerospace; Space Station Systems & Operations; Introduction to Space Flight; Space Transportation Shuttle; Planetary & Space Exploration
11	FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences		15	Markus Czupalla	Human Spaceflight & Microgravity Research (undergrad), Space Mission Analysis and Design (grad), Space Utilization and Exploration Project
12	George Washington University	Emergency Medicine	16	Claudia Ranniger	Introduction to Human Health in Space (with Mark Shelhamer)
13	Georgia Tech	Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering	17	Koki Ho
			18	Glenn Lightsey
			19	Alvaro Romero-Calvo	Space Systems Design; Low-G Science and Technology; Undergrad Research Opportunities in Propellant Sloshing and Magnetism
		School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Physics	20	Thomas Orlando	ISRU, Radiation Protection, Carcinogenesis and Space Suits
14	Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology	Chemistry	21	KG Sreejalekshmi	Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS)
15	International Institute for Astronautical Sciences	Space Medicine Group	22	Shawna Pandya	EVA 102: Space Medicine
			23	Jason Reimuller	Bioastronautics Certificates
16	International Space University, Strasbourg France		24	Virginia Wotring	Human Performance in Space
			25	Ken Davidian
17	ISAE-SUPAERO. Toulouse, France	DCAS (Design and Operation of Aerospace Vehicles Department)	26	Stephanie Lizy-Destrez	Introduction to Human Spaceflight, Mission Analysis and Space mechanics, Introduction to Space Systems, Space Systems Design, Architecture of human rated space vehicles, EVA, Rendezvous, Human Factors and Performance in Critical Environments: Application to human spaceflight challenges, and MDRS missions
			27	Vsevolod Peysakhovich
			28	Angelique Rissons
18	Johns Hopkins University		29	Mark Shelhamer	(Humans in Space)
			30	Mallika Sarma	Bioastronautics and Space Health Journal Club
19	King's College London	Aerospace Medicine and Physiology Research Group, Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences	31	Tom Smith	Space Physiology and Health MSc (final year; will end Aug 2020); Human and Applied Physiology MSc; aerospace module; ISSET Mission Discovery outreach programme
			32	Ross Pollock	PGDip / MSc in Aerospace Medicine, Extreme physiology BSc module
			33	Peter Hodkinson	PGDip / MSc in Aerospace Medicine; EASA aviation medicine course (space medicine lecture); Planned reciprocal contributions with Cranfield University Astronautics and Space Engineering MSc
20	KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden		34	Christer Fuglesang	Human Spaceflight and Human Spaceflight - An Introduction (offered also in condensed form as a MOOC on the edX platform)
21	MIT	Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics	35	Olivier de Weck
			36	Jeff Hoffman
		Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Harvard-MIT Health, Sciences, and Technology	37	Dava Newman	Aerospace Biomedical and Life Support Systems Engineering
		Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics and IMES	38	Chuck Oman
			39	Lonnie Petersen
22	North Carolina State University		40	Imara Perera
23	Penn State		41	Jim Pawelczyk
24	Purdue University	Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	42	Steven Collicott	Low-gravity fluid dynamics
		Agricultural & Biological Engineering	43	D. Marshall Porterfield	Space Biology and Medicine
25	Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia	Space Technology	41*	Rowena Christiansen	Humans in Space
26	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne	STI (Sciences et Techniques de lIngenieur)	44	Claude Nicollier	Space Mission Design and Operations (not limited to Human Spaceflight, includes one section of interplanetary mission design)
27	Technical University of Munich	Human Spaceflight Technology	45	Gisela Detrell	Human Spaceflight, Life Support Systems
28	Texas A&M University	Aerospace Engineering, Bioastronautics and Human Performance Laboratory	46	Ana Diaz Artiles	Human Performance in Aerospace Environments, Design of Experiments and Statistical Methods
		Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Human Systems Laboratory	47	Bonnie J. Dunbar	Bioastronautics
		Aerospace Engineering, AeroSpace Technology, Research & Operations (ASTRO lab)	48	Greg Chamitoff	Human Spaceflight Operations, Space Systems Design, Space Systems Engineering (Senior Capstone Design)
		Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Architecture and Knowledge (SEAK) lab	49	Daniel Selva	Space Systems Design, Space Systems Engineering (Senior Capstone Design)
		Aerospace Engineering, Systems Analysis and Functional Evaluation (SAFE) lab	50	Nancy Currie-Gregg	Human Factors Engineering for Aerospace Environments; Human Error and Resilient System Design; Quantitative Risk Analysis
29	University of Bristol	Professor of Space Systems Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering	51	Lucy Berthoud	module on human spaceflight
30	University of California Davis	Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering	52	Steve Robinson	Spacecraft Engineering and Space Mission Design (undergrad); Spacecraft Engineering for Human Spaceflight (grad); (Aerospace Failures in Human Spaceflight)
			53	Rich Whittle	Spacecraft Engineering and Space Mission Design (undergrad); Human spaceflight physiology (grad); Statistical methods (grad)
			54	Sanjay Joshi	Humans in Space (in development)
			55	Zhaodan Kong	Humans in Space (in development)
31	University of Colorado Boulder	Aerospace Engineering Sciences	56	Allison Hayman (nee Anderson)	Space Life Sciences, Extravehicular Activity, Medicine in Space and Surface Environments
			57	Torin Clark	Human Operation of Aerospace Vehicles, Space Habitat Design, Space Life Sciences
			58	Dave Klaus (Emeritus)	Space Habitat Design, Space Life Sciences
			59	Jim Nabity	Spacecraft Life Support Systems, Grad Projects: ECLSS
			60	Jim Voss (retired)	Intro to Human Spaceflight (undergrad), Grad Projects: Human Spacecraft
			61	Katya Arquilla	Space Life Sciences
		BioServe / Aerospace	62	Tobias Niederwieser	in-space manufacturing, life support systems, payloads and integration, on-orbit research facilities
			63	Louis Stodieck (Emeritus)	Gravitational and Space Sciences
32	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Mechanical Engineering	64	Trevor Sorensen	Human Spaceflight
33	University of Maryland	Aerospace Engineering	65	Dave Akin	Space Human Factors and Life Support (grad); Space Systems Design (senior capstone)
34	University of Melbourne Medical School	(see also Swinburne Univ.)	41*	Rowena Christiansen	Human Health in the Space Environment
35	University of Michigan	Climate and Space Sciences & Engineering	66	Nilton Renno
		Industrial and Operations Engineering	67	Leia Stirling	Human Systems Engineering
		Aerospace Engineering	68	Aaron Johnson	Intro to Bioastronautics course and a Graduate Certificate
		Aerospace Engineering	69	Oliver Jia-Richards	Intro to Bioastronautics course and a Graduate Certificate
36	University of Minnesota	Design, Housing and Apparel, cross-listed with Human Factors and Ergonomics Program	70	Brad Holschuh	Human Factors in Design, and a future course in Principles and Practice of Wearable Technology
			71	Lucy Dunne	Functional Clothing Design (NASA collaboration)
37	University of North Dakota		72	James Casler
			73	Pablo de Leon
38	University of Nottingham		74	Chantal Cappelletti
39	University of Pittsburgh	Center for Space Biomedicine	75	Afshin Beheshti	Global Certificate in Space Biomedicine
40	University of South Florida	Mechanical Engineering	76	Stephanie Carey	Intro to Bioastronautics course and related Sr. Capstone projects
41	University of Southern California	Astronautical Engineering	77	Garrett Reisman	Human Factors of Spacecraft Operations, Engineering Principles for Human Spaceflight (Space Physiology, Life Support Systems), Human Spaceflight (survey course)
42	Universitat Stuttgart	ESA	78	Reinhold Ewald	Astronaut Training, EVA, Exploration, Analogs, Subsystems, Regenerative ECLSS, Soyuz flight dynamics, Summer Space Station Design Workshop
		Department of Aerospace Engineering	79	Claas Olthoff	Space Stations - Design and Utilization, Human Space Exploration, Life Support Systems and In-Situ Utilization
43	University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston		80	Ronak Shah	ACGME Accredited Residency in Aerospace Medicine and Principles of Aviation and Space Medicine
			81	Serena Aunon-Chancellor
			82	Amy Kreykes
			83	Natacha Chough
			84	Rebecca Blue
44	University of Virginia		85	Kathy Thornton
45	US Naval Academy		86	Ken Reightler	Space Environment, Human Spaceflight
	Industry, Government or Other			Point of Contact	Bioastronautics Education Interest
1	Aurelia Institute			Annika Rollock	Space Habitat Design, human factors, bioregenerative life support systems, human performance
2	Draper Lab		1	Kevin Duda
3	ESA		2	Pedro Duque
4	European Astronaut Centre (and Visiting Senior Lecturer, Aerospace Physiology, King's College London)		3	David Green	Residential Space Medicine & Space Physiology Training Courses; E-learning; Flight Surgeon Cert; Medical Project Internships, Visiting Scientists, Sabbaticals with the ESA Space Medicine Team
5	FAA	Aerospace Medicine	5	Melchor Antunano	Aerospace Medicine & Aerospace Human Factors
6	InnovaSpace Space without Borders, UK		6	Marlise Araujo dos Santos	Space Pharmacology (Kings College London), Pharmaceuticals in Space (potential)
7	J4 Insights, LLC / NASA JSC	Human research and EVA programs	7	Jennifer Mindock	Systems engineering, crew health and performance
8	Jaguar Space, LLC		8	Luis Zea	In-space R&D and manufacturing
9	NASA JSC	Habitability and Human Factors, Human Systems Engineering & Integration	9	Ryan Amick
10	NASA JSC	Biomedical Research & Environmental Sciences Division	10	Judith Hayes
11	NASA JSC		11	Karina Marshall-Goebel
12	NASA KSC		12	Jeff Smith
13	Sovaris Aerospace		13	Michael Schmidt	Precision Medicine in Spaceflight; Multi-Scale Omics in Spaceflight; Human Performance
14	Spaceflight Institute		14	Stephanie Lizy-Destrez	Human Factors and Performance in Critical Environments (3 days), Human Spaceflight Certificate (6 months), Astronaut training (scheduled for 2027)
			15	Ugo Bonnet-Lorente
15	unaffiliated		16	Wendy Lawrence