Dr Lisa McNamee
Dr Lisa McNamee is a physician, lecturer and honorary research fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She is a senior medical officer in the Irish Defence Forces holding the rank of Commandant. Lisa is the space life sciences representative on Ireland’s National Advisory Forum for Space Research. She is the national programme lead for planetary health and sustainability.
Lisa holds degrees from Trinity College Dublin, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and obtained her MSc from University College Dublin. She has completed the European Space Agency’s Space Physician Training Programme and is a qualified aeromedical examiner. Lisa is a co-founder of Space Medicine Ireland and an active space medicine researcher. She has been the recipient of many awards including the Anita Mantri PhD award, Rising Star of the Year award from the National Women in STEM awards, European Clinical Investigator Exploratory Award winner 2025, Centre for Talented Youth Ireland Alumni Award winner and Women’s Aerospace Award winner in Medicine & Health.
Dr Malica Schmidt – Scientist, analog astronaut, and explorer
Kristine Atienza
Kristine Atienza is a public health nutritionist and innovator with over eight years of experience in food systems, policy, and program implementation. She has contributed to national and international initiatives on school feeding, maternal and child nutrition, food fortification, and the management of acute malnutrition.
She is the Founder of the Space Nutrition Network, an international community that brings together scientists, practitioners, and students to explore the future of nutrition in space and its applications on Earth. Kristine is recognized as the first Filipino analog astronaut and remains the first and only Filipino certified to fly suborbital through NASTAR Center training. Building on these roles, she is preparing to assist the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on their Space Food and Nutrition, and Analog Space Mission activities.
More team members coming soon…
Details to be announced!
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