Steve MacLean (astronaut)
Steve Maclean NRC Group (1983) NASA Group 16 (1996) | |
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Missions | STS-52 STS-115 |
Mission insignia | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Thesis | Optical Absorption of O2- Ions in Oxide Lattices (1983) |
Steven Glenwood MacLean
He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and is married to Nadine Wielgopolski of Hull, Quebec. They have three children. He enjoys hiking, canoeing, flying, parachuting and gymnastics. In 2013 he returned to physics research as an associate member of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo.[3]
Personal life
MacLean attended Merivale High School in Nepean, Ontario. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1977 and a doctorate in physics in 1983 from York University in Toronto. In 1977, he received the President's Award at York University (Murray G. Ross Award). He is a recipient of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council post graduate scholarship in 1980, two Ontario graduate scholarships, one in 1981 and the other in 1982, and a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council postdoctoral fellowship in 1983.
He is an honorary fellow of Norman Bethune College at York University and president of the board of directors for the
From 1974 to 1976, MacLean worked in sports administration and public relations at York University. From 1976 to 1977, he was a member of the Canadian National Gymnastics Team. He taught part-time at York University from 1980 to 1983. In 1983, he became a visiting scholar at
From October 22 to November 1, 1992, MacLean flew onboard Space Shuttle Columbia as a payload specialist for Mission STS-52. During this mission, he performed a set of seven experiments known as CANEX-2, which included an evaluation of the Space Vision System.
MacLean served as a mission specialist on
Honours
In 1994, he received an honorary doctorate from the
References
- ^ "Organization Profile – Canadian Space Agency". Canadian Space Agency. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ "Steve MacLean Announces Plans to Leave the Canadian Space Agency". Canadian Space Agency. 2013-01-16. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ York Univ. alumni, Faculty of Science, Steven MacLean,. Retrieved Aug. 25, 2021
- ^ "Listing of Fellows" (PDF). Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2014.