Education: Bachelor of Science
degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University
(1975)
Master of Engineering degree from Princeton
University (1977)
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from
Princeton University (1980)
Received a doctorate in Medicine from the University of Miami
(1982)
Dan Barry was born in Norwalk,
Connecticut, but considers South Hadley, Massachusetts his hometown. He
is a former astronaut who currently spends his time building robots for
his own company, Denbar Robotics. Barry's work and research has been
supported by the National Institute of Health, the National Science
Foundation, the Grass Foundation and the American Heart Association of
Michigan. He has five patents and has had over 50 articles published in
scientific journals.
For his work and accomplishments, Barry has received numerous special
honors and awards over the years, including the 1971 McMullen
Engineering Award, the 1984 Young Investigator Award from the American
Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, an Honorary Doctor of Science
degree from St. Louis University in 1996; the Vladimir Komarov Diploma
from Federation Aeronautique Internationale in 1998; an Honorary Life
Membership from the United States Tennis Association in 1999, inclusion
in the list of 100 Most Notable Princeton Graduate School Alumni of the
20th Century in 2001, and both the Paul J. Corcoran Award from Harvard
Medical School and an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Beloit
College in 2003.
Barry is a member of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic
Medicine, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Sigma Xi (a scientific
group), Association of Space Explorers and the United States Tennis
Association.
In 1971, Barry graduated from Bolton High School in Alexandria,
Louisiana. In 1975, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in
electrical engineering from Cornell University. In 1997, he received a
master of engineering degree and a Master of Arts degree in electrical
engineering/computer science from Princeton University. In 1980, he
received a doctorate in electrical engineering/computer science, also
from Princeton. In 1982, he received a doctorate in medicine from the
University of Miami. In 1985, Barry completed an internship and a
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at the University of
Michigan. He was then appointed by the University of Michigan as an
assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation and in the Bioengineering Program. He spent the summers
of 1985-1987 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, working in skeletal muscle
physiology at the Marine Biological Laboratory.
Barry was offered tenure at the University of Michigan in 1992. At the
same time, he was selected by NASA to train at the Johnson Space Center
and opted to relocate to Texas. He completed one year of training and
qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on Space Shuttle flight
crews. A veteran of three space flights, Barry has logged over 734 hours
in space, including four space walks. He retired from NASA in April,
2005.
Barry currently lives in South Hadley, Massachusetts with his wife of 24
years, Sue. They have two children, Jenny and Andy, and one dog, Windy.
He enjoys flying, tennis, sailing, ultimate Frisbee and running. His
birth date is December 30, 1953.
