MDRS Crew 47
The Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech
March 12-18, 2006

Name	Speciality
Dr. Jan Osburg	Commander
Emily Colvin	First Officer, Chief Engineer
Anne Campeau	Crew Engineer
Meryl Mims	Crew Biologist / Geologist
Jennifer Rome	Crew Astronomer
Jason Sherwin	Crew Radiation Officer
Elizabeth Tang	Mission Support Lead
Gregory Lantoine	Mission Support Specialist
Jonathan Sharma	Mission Support Specialist

Dr. Jan Osburg	Crew 47 will be led by Dr. Jan Osburg, a veteran of MDRS crews 5 (April 2002) and 37 (March 2005) as well as FMARS crew 8 (July 2003). Dr. Osburg is a research engineer with the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech, and the faculty advisor to MSGT. His main professional interest is in the area of advanced systems design, with aerospace applications such as space transportation vehicles and manned space systems. Research topics include: design methodologies and design team performance, next-generation launch vehicles, system architecting, and computer-based environments for efficient interdisciplinary design. He also has a strong interest in the human-related aspects of spaceflight, like crew performance, life support, medical aspects and safety, Human Factors, and astronaut selection. More background information is available at http://www.janosburg.net/.
Emily Colvin	Emily Colvin is a third year Nuclear and Radiological Engineering undergraduate student who is also pursuing a minor in Aerospace Engineering (propulsion track) and a certificate in French. She is secretary of the Mars Society at Georgia Tech and is involved in many other organizations on campus, including the American Nuclear Society and the Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra. Although her main interest is in nuclear propulsion for space craft, she is also interested in the impact of radiation on equipment and the equipmental difficulties that arise from a permanent and isolated habitat with a changing crew (lost or misplaced equipment and the difficulties of regular maintenance). She is a veteran of MDRS Crew 37 where she served as mission support lead.
Anne Campeau	Anne Campeau is a first year at Georgia Tech pursuing her BS in Polymer and Fiber Engineering with a management concentration. At Tech, she is involved in the Mars Society, the Yellow Jacket Flying Club, the Society of Plastic Engineers, and the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Anne's childhood dream of becoming an astronaut is still her ultimate career goal. By attending Tech, she hopes to end up working on aerospace composites and flying around in space. Her hobbies include anything with duct tape, the sky, being the handyman, and being outdoors.
Meryl Mims	Meryl Mims is a third year undergraduate student at Georgia Tech from Thomasville, Georgia. A class field trip to Kennedy Space center as an eleven-year-old sparked Meryl's desire to one day travel in space. After graduating high school from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, Meryl enrolled at Georgia Tech to pursue a degree in biology and earth and atmospheric sciences. She is strongly involved in undergraduate research and is currently testing evolutionary theories using cichlid fish from east Africa as a model for evolutionary radiation. Meryl is also very involved with the Georgia Tech Astronomy Club. Her future plans include attending graduate school to study astrobiology. She hopes to contribute to the understanding of the origin of life in our universe and how humans will adapt to life elsewhere in our solar system and beyond. Meryl enjoys backpacking, photography, and camping under clear night skies with a telescope.
Jennifer Rome	Jenny Rome has been interested in human space exploration for as long as she can remember. Her desire to work for the space program led her to pursue aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech, where she is currently a junior. Jenny spends every other semester as an engineering co-op at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in Savannah, GA, where she has worked in the structures and preliminary design departments. During her semesters on campus, she is active in the Astronomy Club at Georgia Tech, the AIAA, the Order of the Arrow at Georgia Tech, and the Society of Physics Students. She has participated in the AIAA Undergraduate Team Space Design Competition and hopes to be involved in similar design competitions in the future. Jenny plans to graduate in May 2008, after which she will continue her education in graduate school.
Jason Sherwin	Jason Sherwin is a native of Chicago, where he graduated from the Latin School of Chicago in 2001 as a two-year Cum Laude Society Member and a three-sport Varsity letterman, receiving other various awards of academic, musical and athletic recognition. With a strong interest in both physics and music, he chose to attend the University of Chicago. While at the University, Jason developed a strong interest in astrophysics and joined the research group of Dr. Sean Carroll studying theoretical cosmology in his 3rd year. For his senior thesis, Jason worked with Prof. Don Q. Lamb, Director of the FLASH computing center at the University, to study computer simulations of type Ia supernovae. Jason graduated in 2005 fulfilling the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in both Music and Physics, however he is officially recognized as the latter. He currently attends the Georgia Institute of Technology as a Masters student in the Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Dimitri Mavris. As part of his Graduate Research Fellowship, Jason works on the conceptual design of hypersonic aircraft and nuclear thermal rockets for interplanetary travel.
Elizabeth Tang	Elizabeth Tang was born and raised in China. She came to the United States for studying in 2001. She was enrolled in University of Washington (Seattle) during her freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Georgia Tech. Elizabeth is actively involved in campus activities as the President of the Sigma Gamma Tau AE honor Society and as the outreach officer of MSGT. She is scheduled to graduate in May 2006 and planning to pursue a PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering. With her multi-cultural background, Elizabeth hopes to later contribute to future international collaboration in space development. In her leisure time, she also enjoys drawing, travel and taking care of her eight goldfish.
Gregory Lantoine	Gregory Lantoine is a French graduate student at Georgia Tech pursuing a Master in Aerospace Engineering. Before entering Georgia Tech, he studied in the French Engineering School “Ecole Centrale de Lyon”. He has been interested in space exploration since he was in kindergarten, but only became a true “space buff” a few years ago. Before that, science fiction was more interesting but now he actually belongs to the minority who regards past, current & future space plans as more fascinating than Star Wars or Star Trek. His relevant experience includes an internship at JAXA's Tsukuba Space Center in Japan where he studied materials deterioration in space and lubrication of onboard space mechanisms. After completing his studies, he would enjoy designing deep space interplanetary missions. In the rare occasion that a one-hour break exists that Gregory has free, he enjoys playing tennis with friends and reading Japanese mangas.
Jonathan Sharma	Jonathan Sharma was born in Missouri and moved to Acworth, Georgia at a young age. Inspired by the night's sky at his grandparents' farm in Oklahoma and helped along by his father, Jonathan decided to pursue studies in Aerospace Engineering. His main interests include Space systems design and Space travel. He is a junior in Aerospace Engineering and is scheduled to graduate in May 2008. As Programs Coordinator for the Mars Society at Georgia Tech, Jonathan stays involved on campus. He also participates in AIAA and the Georgia Tech Astronomy Club. Future plans include studying abroad in Germany and pursuit of a PhD in Aerospace Engineering. Jonathan also enjoys spending his free time reading, playing sports, or practicing martial arts.