Background
Dunbar, Bonnie J. was born on March 3, 1949 in Sunnyside, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Robert Dunbar.
Astronaut engineer museum administrator
Dunbar, Bonnie J. was born on March 3, 1949 in Sunnyside, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Robert Dunbar.
Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering, University Washington, 1971. Master of Science in Ceramic Engineering cum laude, University Washington, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, University Houston, 1983.
Systems analyst Boeing Computer Services, 1971-1973. Conducted research for master's thesis in the field of mechanisms and kinetics of ionic diffusion in sodium beta-alumna, 1973—1975. Conducted research Harwell Laboratory, Oxford, England, 1975.
Senior research engineer space division Rockwell International Space Division, Downey, California. With National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1978, payload officer, flight controller, Johnson Space Center, 1978, guidance and navigation officer/flight controller, Skylab reentry mission, 1979, astronaut, 1981—2005, deputy associate administrator, Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences, 1993, special assistant to deputy associate administrator, 1993, assistant director, Johnson Space Center Mission Operations Directorate, 1995—1996, assistant director university research and affairs, Johnson Space Center, 1998—2003, deputy associate director, biological science and applications, 2003—2005, associate director, Technology Integration and Risk Management, Johnson Space Center, Space and Life Science Directorate, 2005, retired, 2005. President, Chief Executive Officer The Museum of Flight, Seattle, since 2005.
Adjunct assistan professor mechanical engineering University Houston, member bioengineering advisory group. Back-up crew member training, Star City, Russia for Russian Space Station Mir, 1994. Crew member STS 61-A Challenger Mission, 1985, STS-32 Columbia Mission, 1990, STS-71 Atlanis Mission, 1995.
Payload Commander, STS-50 Columbia Mission, 1992, STS-89 Endeavour Mission, 1998.
Associate Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Fwllow American Ceramics Society (life, Greaves-Walker award 1985, Schwaltzwalder Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe award 1990, James I. Mueller award, 2000). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Science Foundation (engineering advisory board 1993-1999), National Academy of Engineering, Society biomedical Engineering, Materials Research Society(President's award, 1990), National Institute Ceramic Engineers, International Academy Astronautics, Society Women Engineers(Resnik Challenger medal, 1993, Association Space Explorers, Arnold Air Society and Angel Flight (board directors), Keramos, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Ronald M. Sega.