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Dr. Steven (Steve) Glenwood MacLean |
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Personal Profile:
Born December 14, 1954, in Ottawa, Ontario, Steve MacLean is
married, with children.
Education: Attended primary and secondary schools
in Ottawa. Received a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics
in 1977 and a Doctorate in Physics in 1983 from York University
in Toronto, Ontario.
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Special honours: Recipient of the President's Award (Murray G.
Ross Award) at York University (1977), a Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship (1980), two Ontario
Graduate Scholarships (1981, 1982) and a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
(1983). Honorary Doctorate of Science from the Royal Military College in
Saint-Jean, Quebec, another from York University, Toronto, and a third
from Acadia University, Halifax.
Experience: From 1974 until 1976 Steve MacLean worked in sports
administration and public relations at York University, and competed with
the Canadian National Gymnastics Team from 1976 to 1977. He taught part-time
at York University from 1980 until 1983, and then became a visiting scholar
at Stanford University under the renowned laser physicist and Nobel Laureate
A.L. Shawlow. As a laser physicist himself, MacLean’s research has included
work on electro-optics, laser-induced fluorescence of particles and crystals,
and multi-photon laser spectroscopy.
Selected as one of the first six Canadian astronauts in December 1983,
MacLean began astronaut training in February 1984. From 1987 to 1993 MacLean
was the Program Manager for the Advanced Space Vision System (ASVS), a
computer-based camera system designed to provide guidance data that enhances
the control of both Canadarm and Canadarm2. From 1988 to 1991 he also assumed
the role of Astronaut Advisor to the Strategic Technologies in Automation and
Robotics (STEAR) Program.
From October 22 to November 1, 1992, Steve 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 the evaluation of the Space Vision System.
MacLean was the Chief Science Advisor for the International Space Station
from 1993 until 1994, when he was appointed Director General of the Canadian
Astronaut Program for two years.
In August 1996 MacLean began mission specialist training at the Johnson
Space Center in Houston, Texas. After successfully completing basic training
in 1998, he continued with advanced training while fulfilling technical
duties in the NASA Astronaut Office Robotics Branch. More recently MacLean
served as CAPCOM (Capsule Communicator) for both the International Space
Station (ISS) Program and the Shuttle Program, at the Johnson Space Center.
In February 2002 Steve MacLean was assigned to his second space flight. He will visit the ISS as a crewmember of Mission STS-115. MacLean will become the first Canadian to operate Canadarm2 when the crew adds trusses to the Station and deploys solar array panels. Steve MacLean will be the second Canadian to walk in space.
August 2005
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