ISSO Principal Investigators and Researchers
Principal Investigators and Researchers • Identification • Affiliation •

Phone Numbers •  

 Fax Numbers • Zip Code • E-mail
Victor Andersen, Ph.D. UH PDAF UH Department of Physics 713 743-8666 713 743-3589 77204-5005 victora@telocity.com
Sivaram Arepalli, Ph.D. NASA-JSC Co-PI 2101 NASA Road 1, Code ES4/LOC 281 483-5910 281 483-1605 77058 sivaram.arepalli@jsc.nasa.gov
Kenneth Baker, Ph.D. NASA-JSC PI Robotics Systems Technology Branch, 2101 NASA Road 1, Code ER4 281 483-2041 281 483-7580 77058 kenneth.baker1@jsc.nasa.gov
Vemuri Balakotaiah, Ph.D. Professor UH Department of Chemical Engineering 713 743-4318 713 743-4323 77204-4004

bala@uh.edu

Carlos Barrón, Ph.D. UH PDAF UH Visual Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science 713 743-1303 713 743-1250 77204-3010 cbarron@uh.edu
Abdelhak Bensaoula, Ph.D. Research Professor Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials [TcSAM] 713 743-3621 713 747-7724 77204-5004 bens@space.svec.uh.edu
Chris Boney, Ph.D. UH PDAF Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials [TcSAM] 713 743-3621 713 747-7724 77204-5004 cboney@uh.edu
Debbie V. Bush Assoc. Editor, Web Dev. Institute for Space Systems Operations [ISSO] 713 743-9138 713 743-9134 77204-5006 dbush@uh.edu
Raj S. Chhikara, Ph.D. Professor UHCL Department of Mathematics and Computing 281 283-3726 281 283-3708 77058 chhikara@cl.uh.edu
Mark S. F. Clarke, Ph.D. Associate Professor UH Department of Health and Human Performance 713 743-9854 713 743-9860 77058-5331 mclarke@mail.uh.edu
James R. Claycomb, Ph.D. UH PDAF UH Department of Physics 713 743-8228 713 743-8201 77204-5005

claycomb@uh.edu

Johnny Conkin, Ph.D. NASA-JSC  Co-PI Barophysiology Laboratory, 2101 NASA Road 1 281 244-1121 281 483-3058 77058 jconkin@ems.jsc.nasa.gov
David R. Criswell, Ph.D. Director, ISSO Institute for Space Systems Operations [ISSO] 713 743-9135 713 743-9134 77204-5005 dcriswell@uh.edu
James B. Dabney, Ph.D. Assistant Professor UHCL Department of Systems Engineering 281 283-3852 281 283-3870 77058-1098 dabney@cl.uh.edu
Demetre J. Economou, Ph.D. Professor UH Department of Chemical Engineering 713 743-4320 713 743-4323 77204-4004 economou@uh.edu
Dan Feeback, Ph.D. NASA-JSC PI  Muscle Research Laboratory, 2101 NASA Rod 1, Code SK 281 483-7189 281 483-2888 77058 daniel.l.feeback1@jsc.nasa.gov
George E. Fox, Ph.D. Professor UH Department of Biology and Biochemistry 713 743-8363 713 743-8351 77204-5001 fox@uh.edu
Stephen J. French, Ph.D. Res. Scientist Senior Space Food Systems Laboratory, 2101 Nasa Rd 1, Code SF3 281 483-3632 281 244-1317 77058-3696 sfrench@ems.jsc.nasa.gov
John C. Graf, Ph.D. NASA-JSC PI

Crew and Thermal Systems, 2101 NASA Road 1, Code EC3

281 483-9226 281 483-5060 77058-3696 jgraf@jsc.nasa.gov
Karolos Grigoriadis, Ph.D. Associate Professor

UH Department of Mechanical Engineering

713 743-4387 713 743-4503 77204-4006 karolos@uh.edu
Victor Hadjiev, Ph.D. UH PDAF

Raman and IR Research Lab, TCSUH

713 743-8442 713 743-8201 77204-5932 vhadjiev@uh.edu
Thomas L. Harman, Ph.D. Professor and Chair

UHCL Department of Computer Engineering

281 283-3774 281 283-3870 77058-1098 harman@cl.uh.edu
Milko N. Iliev, Ph.D. Research Professor

Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials [TcSAM]

713 743-8209 713 743-8201 77204-5002 miliev@uh.edu
 Ioannis Kakadiaris, Ph.D. Assistant Professor UH Department of Computer Science 713 743-1255 713 743-1250 77204-3010 ioannisk@uh.edu
Anatoliy A. Kosterev, Ph.D. UHCL PDAF UHCL Department of Computer Engineering 713 348-5418 713 348-5686 77058-l098 akoster@rice.edu
Antonios Kyparos, Ph.D. UH PDAF UH Department of Biology and Biochemistry 713 743-1834 77204-5001 akyparos@uh.edu
Dmitri Lastochkin, Ph.D. UH PDAF UH Department of Chemical Engineering 713 743-4338 77204-4004 dmitri@uh.edu
Charles S. Layne, Ph.D. Associate Professor UH Department of Health and Human Performance 713 743-9868 713 743-9860 77204-5331 clayne2@bayou.uh.edu
Alexander P. Litvinchuk, Ph.D. Research Assoc. Prof. Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials [TcSAM] 713 743-8209 713 743-8201 77204-5932
Jack Y. Lu, Ph.D. Asst. Professor UHCL Department of Chemistry 281 823-3780 281 283-3707 77058-1098

lu@cl.uh.edu

Darby F. Magruder, Ph.D. NASA-JSC PI Robotics Systems Technology Branch, 2101 NASA Road 1, Code ER4 281 483-7069 281 483-7580 77058 darby.f.magruder1@jsc.nasa.gov
Daniel A. Martinez, Ph.D. Co-Director UH Connective Tissue Physiology Lab, Dept. of Biology & Biochem. 713 743-2662 713 743-2636 77204-5001 ddam@uh.edu
John H. Miller, Jr., Ph.D. Associate Professor UH Department of Physics, TCSUH 713 743-8257 713 743-8201 77204-5005 jhmiller@uh.edu
Brian J. Motil NASA-GRC Space Science Experiments Division
Glenn Research Center, MS 500-102, Cleveland, OH 		216 433-6617 216 483-8050 44135 brian.j.motil@grc.nasa.gov
Pavel Nikolaev, Ph.D. NASA-JSC Co-PI 2101 NASA Road 1, Code EM2 281 483-5946 281 483-1605 77058 p.nikolaev@jsc.nasa.gov
Michele Perchonok NASA-JSC PI

Nat’l Space Biomedical Res. Inst. Baylor Institute

281 483-7632 281 483-1847 77058-3696 mperchon@ems.jsc.nasa.gov
Duane L. Pierson, Ph.D. Director

Microbiology Lab Life Sciences Res. Lab, Med Sc Div,
2101 NASA Road 1, Code SD3

281 483-7166 77058 duane.l.pierson@jsc.nasa.gov
Lawrence S. Pinsky, Ph.D. Professor and Chair

UH Department of Physics

713 743-3552 713 743-3589 77204-5005 pinsky@uh.edu
Clinton L. Rappole, Ph.D. Professor

UH Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management

713 743-2429 713 743-3696 77204-3028 clrappole@uh.edu
Irving N. Rothman, Ph.D. Professor

UH Department of English

713 743-2962 713 743-9134 77204-5505 irothman@uh.edu
Carl D. Scott, Ph.D. NASA-JSC PI

2101 NASA Road 1, Code ES4

281 483-6643 281 244-1301 77058 c.d.scott@jsc.nasa.gov
Donn G. Sickorez, Ph.D. University Affairs Officer

University Affairs, 2101 NASA Road 1, Code AH

281 483-4724 281 483-4876 77058 donn.g.sickorez1@jsc.nasa.gov
David Starikov, Ph.D. Sr. Research Scientist 

Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials [TcSAM]

713 743-3621 713 747-7724 77204-5004 dstarikov@svec.uh.edu
Laura A. Thompson, Ph.D. UHCL PDAF

UHCL Department of Mathematics and Statistics

281 283-3882 281 283-3708 77058 thompsonla@math.cl.uh.edu
Frank K. Tittel, Ph.D., J.S. Abecrombie Professor

Rice University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chair,
Rice Quantum Inst., George R. Brown School of Engineering

713 348-4833 713 348-5686 77251-1898 fkt@rice.uh.edu
Michael Travisano, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

UH Department of Biology and Biochemistry

713 743-2627 713 743-2636 77204-5001 mtrav@uh.edu
Don L. Tucker, Ph.D. UH PDAF

UH Department of Biology and Biochemistry

713 743-8364 281 743-8351 77204-5001 dtucker@uh.edu
Eugene Ungar, Ph.D. NASA-JSC PI

Crew and Thermal Systems, 2102 NASARoad 1, Code EC2

281 483-9115 77058 eungar@grp901.jsc.nasa.gov
Thomas L. Wilson, Ph.D. NASA-JSC Co-PI

Space Science Branch, 2101 NASARoad 1, Code SN3

281 483-2147 281 483-5357 77058 thomas.l.wilson1@jsc.nasa.gov
Richard Willson, Ph.D. Associate Professor

UH Department of Chemical Engineering

713 743-4308 713 743-4323 77204-4004 willson@uh.edu
Jarek Wosik, Ph.D. Res. Assoc. Professor

UH Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering

713 743-8237 713 743-8201 77204-5932

jarek@uh.edu