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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 and has 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.
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). He has received three Honorary Doctorates of Science from the
Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean in Quebec, from York
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University in Toronto, and from Acadia University in Wolfville.
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 an 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. Later, MacLean served as CAPCOM (Capsule Communicator) for both the International Space Station (ISS) Program and the Shuttle Program, at the Johnson Space Center.
Steve MacLean went to space for the second time
on Mission STS-115,
and served as mission specialist on Space Shuttle Atlantis. MacLean became the first Canadian to operate Canadarm2 in space when the crew installed trusses and deployed solar array panels on the International Space Station.
On this mission, Steve MacLean also became the second Canadian to walk in space.
Current assignment: Dr. MacLean
is Chief Astronaut for the Canadian Space Agency and
coordinates the astronaut activities from CSA headquarters.
July 2007
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