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NASA Bio for Dr. Daniel T. Barry
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Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.)
NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)
PERSONAL DATA: Born December 30, 1953 , in Norwalk, Connecticut, but
considers South Hadley, Massachusetts, to be his hometown . Enjoys flying,
tennis, running.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Bolton High School, Alexandria, Louisiana, in 1971
; received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from
Cornell University in 1975; a master of engineering degree and a master of
arts degree in electrical engineering/computer science from Princeton
University in 1977; a doctorate in electrical engineering/computer science
from Princeton University in 1980; and a doctorate in medicine from the
University of Miami in 1982.
ORGANIZATIONS: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE);
American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AAEM); American Academy
of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR); Association of Academic
Physiatrists (AAP); Sigma Xi; Association of Space Explorers, United States
Tennis Association.
SPECIAL HONORS: 1971 McMullen Engineering Award. 1979 NSF National Needs
Fellow. 1984 Young Investigator Award, American Association of
Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AAEM). 1985-1990 Clinical Investigator
Development Award, National Institutes of Health. 1990 Silver Crutch
Teaching Award, University of Michigan. 1992-1996 Trustee, Albert and Ellen
Grass Foundation. 1996 Honorary 2-Dan Go Player, Nihon Kiin, Japan. 1996,
1999, 2001 NASA Space Flight Medals. 1996 Honorary Doctor of Science, St.
Louis University. 1998 Vladimir Komarov Diploma, Federation Aeronautique
Internationale. 1999 Honorary Life Member, United States Tennis Association.
1999 Stuart Reiner Award, AAEM, 2000 William Beaumont Award, Wayne State
Medical Society. 2000, 2002 NASA Exceptional Service Medals. 2001 Top 10 in
the world career spacewalk hours. 2001 100 Most Notable Princeton Graduate
School Alumni of the 20 th Century. 2002 Erdman Award, American Association
of Academic Physiatrists. 2003 Paul J, Corcoran Award, Harvard Medical
School. 2003 Honorary Doctor of Science, Beloit College.
EXPERIENCE: Following graduate school at Princeton University, Dr. Barry was
a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow in physics at Princeton.
He then attended the University of Miami Medical School, graduating in 1982.
He completed an internship and a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
residency at the University of Michigan in 1985. He was appointed as an
assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation and in the Bioengineering Program at the University of
Michigan in 1985, and his tenure was approved by the Regents in 1992. He
spent the summers of 1985-87 at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods
Hole, Massachusetts, supported by the Grass Foundation for work in skeletal
muscle physiology and as the Associate Director of the Grass Foundation
Fellowship Program (1986-87). His research primarily involved biological
signal processing, including signal processing theory, algorithms, and
applications to specific biological systems. The applications included
acoustic signals generated by contracting skeletal muscle, electrical
signals from muscle, and heart sounds. He has also worked in prosthetic
design. Dr. Barry's work has been supported by the National Institutes of
Health, the National Science Foundation, the Grass Foundation, and the
American Heart Association of Michigan. He has five patents, over 50
articles in scientific journals, and has served on two scientific journal
editorial boards.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in March 1992, Dr. Barry reported to the
Johnson Space Center in August 1992. He completed one year of training and
qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on Space Shuttle flight
crews. Dr. Barry has worked on primary payload development, the Shuttle
Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL), portable computing issues for Space
Shuttle, Chief of Astronaut Appearances, flight clinic ombudsman, source
board member for the NASA Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI),
Astronaut Office team lead to NASDA, the Japanese Space Agency, Chief, ISS
Hardware, US and International, and a tour of duty with the Office of
Biological & Physical Research and the Office of Education, NASA
Headquarters, Washington D.C. A veteran of three space flights, STS-72
(1996), STS-96 (1999) and STS-105 (2001), Dr. Barry has logged over 734
hours in space, including 4 spacewalks totaling 25 hours and 53 minutes. Dr.
Barry retired from NASA in April 2005 to start his own company "Denbar
Robotics" where he currently builds robots.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-72 Endeavour (January 11-20, 1996) was a 9-day
flight during which the crew retrieved the Space Flyer Unit (launched from
Japan 10-months earlier), deployed and retrieved the OAST-Flyer, and Dr.
Barry performed a 6 hour, 9 minute spacewalk designed to demonstrate and
evaluate techniques to be used in the assembly of the International Space
Station. Mission duration was 142 Earth orbits, traveling 3.7 million miles
in 214 hours and 41 seconds.
STS-96 Discovery (May 27 to June 6, 1999) was the 1st mission to dock with
the International Space Station. It was a 10-day mission during which the
crew delivered 4 tons of logistics and supplies in preparation for the
arrival of the first crew to live on the station. The mission was
accomplished in 153 Earth orbits, traveling 4 million miles in 235 hours and
13 minutes. Dr. Barry performed a spacewalk of 7 hours and 55 minute
duration.
STS-105 Discovery (Aug 10-22, 2001) was the 11th mission to the
International Space Station. While at the orbital outpost, the STS-105 crew
delivered the Expedition-3 crew, attached the Leonardo Multi-Purpose
Logistics Module, and transferred over 2.7 metric tons of supplies and
equipment to the station. Dr. Barry and Pat Forrester performed two
spacewalks totaling 11 hours and 45 minutes of EVA time. STS-105 also
brought home the Expedition-2 crew. The STS-105 mission was accomplished in
186 orbits of the Earth, traveling over 4.9 million miles in 285 hours and
13 minutes.
