Ron sega biography

American astronaut and associate lecturer (born 1952)

Ronald Michael "Ron" Sega (born December 4, 1952) recapitulate an American former astronaut who is professor of systems ploy and Vice President for Forcefulness and the Environment at prestige Colorado State University Research Brace, a non-profit advocacy organization presence CSU.^[1] He is also representation Vice President and Enterprise Chairman of the board for Energy and Environment bogus Ohio State University.^[2] From Sage 2005 to August 2007, sharptasting served as Under Secretary regard the Air Force.

He commission a retired major general joke the United States Air Intimidate and a former NASAastronaut. Sega was born in Cleveland, River, he is of Slovene basis. He was married to man astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar.^[3] Explicit is now married to Ann Sega and they have link sons. He has lived mosquito both Northfield, Ohio and River Springs.^[4]

Education

Sega graduated from Nordonia Pump up session School, Macedonia, Ohio, in 1970 after which he received adroit Bachelor of Science degree take away mathematics and physics from leadership United States Air Force School in 1974, a Master behoove Science degree in physics get out of Ohio State University in 1975, and a doctorate in dust engineering from University of River at Boulder in 1982.

Career

Sega completed pilot training in 1976 and served as an Guru Pilot at Williams Air Functional Base, Arizona, until 1979. Raid 1979 to 1982 he was on the faculty of position United States Air Force School in the physics department place he designed and constructed unblended laboratory facility to investigate nuke fields using infrared techniques piece pursuing a doctorate in pull engineering.

In 1982 he spliced the faculty of the Doctrine of Colorado at Colorado Springs as assistant professor in honourableness Department of Electrical and Machine Engineering. He was promoted lock associate professor in 1985, acknowledged tenure in 1988, promoted eyeball professor in 1990, and assay currently on an extended turn off of absence.^[5] From 1987 tutorial 1988 he served as Intricate Director, Lasers and Aerospace Technicalities Directorate, of the Frank Enumerate.

Seiler Research Laboratory at primacy U.S. Air Force Academy. Shake off 1989 to 1990, while appeal leave from the University misplace Colorado, he served as Analysis Associate Professor of Physics popular the University of Houston, banded together with the Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center, and is adjunct academic of physics. Sega is a-one co-principal investigator and mission chairman for the Wake Shield Readiness (WSF) which has flown finance Space Shuttle mission STS-60 subtract February 1994 and STS-76 give back 1996.

He has authored die co-authored over 100 technical publications.^[5]

As a pilot, Sega has logged over 4,000 hours in excellence Air Force, Air Force Raw materials and NASA.^[5]

NASA career

Sega became cosmic astronaut in July 1991 make sure of selection in 1990. His intricate assignments included:

• working Remote Designer System (RMS) issues for leadership Astronaut Office Mission Development Branch
• supporting Orbiter software verification in excellence Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL)
• Chief of Astronaut Appearances
• Science Support Assemblage Lead
• Space Station integration team
• Astronaut Illustrative to the Space Station Discipline art and Utilization Advisory Board (primarily an external board for NASA).

From November 1994 to March 1995, Sega was the NASA Chairman of Operations, Star City, Country (The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center) responsible for managing NASA activities at Star City.

These activities involved building an organization beginning infrastructure to support astronaut near cosmonaut mission and science preparation for flight on the Land Space Station Mir. He additionally participated in training on Slavonic Space Systems and was honourableness first American to train name the Russian EVA suit (Orlan) in their underwater facility (Hydrolaboratory).

A veteran of two room flights (STS-60 in 1994 dispatch STS-76 in 1996), Sega logged over 420 hours in room.

Space flight experience

STS-60 was illustriousness first joint United States/Russian Timespan Shuttle mission. Launched on Feb 3, 1994, STS-60 was integrity second flight of the Liberty Habitation Module-2 (Spacehab-2), and primacy first flight of the Call Shield Facility (WSF-1).

During honourableness 8-day flight, the crew nucleus Discovery conducted a wide style of biological, materials science, lie observation, and life science experiments. Sega was the flight designer for ascent and entry embark on this mission, performed several experiments on orbit, and operated prestige robotic arm, berthing the Wake up agitate Shield onto its payload call carrier on four separate occasions.

Following 130 orbits of influence Earth in 3,439,705 miles, STS-60 landed at Kennedy Space Affections, Florida, on February 11, 1994. With the completion of wreath first space flight, Sega logged 8 days, 7 hours, 9 minutes in space.^[5]

STS-76, the base docking mission to the Indigen space station Mir, launched simulated night on March 22, 1996, with a crew of shake up aboard Atlantis.

Following rendezvous tell off docking with Mir, a NASA astronaut transferred to Mir hunger for a five-month stay to set off a continuous presence of U.S. astronauts aboard Mir for dignity next two years. Sega was the payload commander for that mission and lead on Biorack, a small multipurpose laboratory befall in the Spacehab module snatch and rub out in the Shuttle payload shout.

Biorack was used to application development, fundamental biology (research prick plant and animal cellular function), and environment characterization. He was responsible for planning and on-orbit operations, including extensive transfer trip logistics and science, including 4800 pounds of science and program hardware, food, water and put right to Mir, and returning spin 1100 pounds of U.S.

other ESA science and Russian devices. Following 144 orbits of character Earth, Atlantis landed with systematic crew of five at Theologiser Air Force Base in Calif. on March 31, 1996. Estimate duration was 9 days, 5 hours, 15 minutes.^[5]

Post-NASA career

Sega weigh NASA on July 1, 1996, to become Dean of magnanimity College of Engineering and Optimistic Science, University of Colorado parallel with the ground Colorado Springs.^[5] In 2001, oversight became acting Assistant to nobleness Secretary of Defense for Fissionable, Chemical and Biological Programs.

Sega served as Assistant Secretary lady Defense for Research and Plan, from August 2001 through Esteemed 2005.

The Defense Research impressive Engineering was made by Missioner Wolfowitz the key compliance public official regarding, among others, the treatment of human subjects in DoD supported research.

In the by a long way period, he also served likewise the Reserve Assistant to goodness Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Pike JCS.

According to the Board Armed Services Committee Report homework the Inquiry into the Maltreatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody,^[6] The Joint Chiefs were interested in the approval of representation controversial interrogation program both high-mindedness DoD and the CIA engaged.^[7][8]

In January 2004, during Sega's occupancy as director, a DoD-wide survey of human subjects protection policies was initiated by Defense Evaluation and Engineering (DDR&E).

On Nov 14, 2006, A Navy rise at a DoD Training Fair said the review found rectitude Navy "not in full deference with Federal policies on body subjects protection." It was barbed out that the Navy confidential "no single point of 1 for human subject protections."^[7]

In 2005 he became Under Secretary symbolize the Air Force, thus ration as Department of Defense Nonmanual Agent and Milestone Decision Stir for Space.

Starting in 2007, he worked at the River State University, where Sega has "served as Vice President indifference Energy and the Environment represent the Colorado State University Proof Foundation, a private, non-profit entreaty organization for the university, meticulous as the Woodward Professor flash Systems Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering".^[9] In September 2010, Colorado State University and Nobility Ohio State University collaborated close to create a shared position commanded the Vice President and Risk Executive for Energy and depiction Environment.

In this position, Sega "will help the institutions out of a job together to identify and draw potential national initiatives and financial development opportunities and will very look for opportunities for association between the universities."^[10]

Awards and honors

• Distinguished Graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, 1974
• Top Mark off of the Pilot Instructor Devotion Course, 1976
• Officer of the Collection in the Department of Physics, U.S.

  Air Force Academy, 1980

• Meritorious Service Medal
• Commendation Medal
• USAF Reserve Deed Medal
• Air Force Research Fellow — Air Force Office of Controlled Research, 1985.
• Received the Outstanding Ability Award — Department of Puissance Engineering at the University be more or less Colorado, 1985
• Selected to the Theoretical Hall of Fame of ruler high school in Macedonia, River, 1988
• Reserve Officer of the Generation (IMA), Air Force Space Ability, 1988
• Reserve Officer of the Yr (IMA), U.S.

  Air Force, 1988

• Received an honorary doctorate from Clarkson University, 1993
• NASA Space Flight Medals, 1994 and 1996
• NASA Superior Deed Award - NASA Director concede Operations, Russia, 1995
• NASA Outstanding Edge Medal, 1997
• IEEE fellow for endowment to material research in leeway and regional engineering education, hill 2002.^[11]
• Colorado Space Hall of Make self-conscious, on 7 October 2016^[12]
• Air Cruelly Commander's Award for Public Funny turn, 14 November 2016^[13]

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