MDRS Crew 37
March 20 - April 2, 2005

During the active field season, the crew of the Mars Desert Research Station rotates every 2 weeks. These are the scientists and engineers who live and work on site within the MDRS. They explore all of the facets of human exploration in a simulated Mars environment. The MDRS will be active for a 7 month period.

Name	Speciality
Jan Osburg	Mission Commander
Heidi Anderson	Public Affairs Officer, Logistician
Kyle Brewer	Communications Engineer
John A. Christian	Executive Officer, Navigator
Rebecca Fink	IT Engineer
Douglas Martin	Mechanical Systems Engineer, HSO
Georgia Tech Mission Support
Emily Colvin	Mission Support
Prashanta Bagchi	Mission Support
Charles Hudson DeLee	Mission Support

Jan Osburg	My main professional interest is in the area of advanced systems design, with aerospace applications such as space transportation vehicles and inhabited 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. I also have a strong interest in the human-related aspects of spaceflight, like crew performance, life support, medical aspects and safety, Human Factors, and astronaut selection. The simulation of manned mission that takes place at the Mars Society research facilities is at the core of my related research. I am a veteran of MDRS crew 5 (April 2002), where I served as executive officer, health and safety officer, Human Factors researcher and engineer, and of FMARS crew 8 (July 2003), where I was the Human Factors researcher, navigator, communications officer and engineer. As president of the Mars Society Georgia Chapter, I am coordinating state-level outreach projects. I am the faculty advisor of the Mars Society @ Georgia Tech student chapter. More on my background is available at www.janosburg.net. I really look forward to going back to MDRS with this top-notch crew and doing some exciting hands-on field research.
Heidi Anderson	Heidi M. Anderson grew up in Marietta Georgia. Her interests in airplanes and spacecraft have inspired her to study hard and lead her to Georgia Tech. Heidi is a senior in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in clarinet performance. She is scheduled to graduate in May 2005. She holds the position of President of the student chapter of AIAA, the Aerospace Engineering student government representative, Programs Officer for Mars Society at Georgia Tech, and is a member of the Tech Symphonic Band. Preparing for MDRS has been a great experience for her. She has recently obtained an amateur radio license and is now certified in wilderness first aid. Heidi hopes to continue her studies in graduate school with a focus on aeroelasticity and structural dynamics to later become a flight-test engineer.
Kyle Brewer	Kyle Brewer has been interested in space exploration for most of his life. As a kid in elementary school, he vowed to work for the space program, no matter what. Fast forward a decade and a half. Kyle will be graduating with a BS in Aerospace Engineering, and will be going to work for NASA's Johnson Space Center. With 5 semesters of co-op experience in various departments, he has chosen to work in the International Space Station Maintenance and Mechanism group. He hopes his work experience will contribute to the learning experience of his fellow teammates. Aside from space travel, Kyle's interests lie in amateur radio, hiking, kite flying, and energy-efficient technology.
John A. Christian	John Christian is a senior in aerospace engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is active in many extracurricular activities at Georgia Tech, including Sigma Gamma Tau (GT chapter president), Mars Society (GT chapter treasurer), and AIAA. John also spends much of his time as an engineering co-op at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, where he has worked in the fields of mission design, trajectory, and orbital debris shielding. His hobbies include camping, backpacking, Kung Fu & Tai Chi, and playing guitar.
Rebecca Fink	Rebecca Fink has been interested in planetary exploration since she can remember. She came to Georgia Tech 5 years ago to pursue a double major in Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science with the goal of helping to make human exploration of space a reality rather than just a possibility. During her time at Tech, she has also pursued various outside interests in biology, chemistry, and foreign languages and has enjoyed internships at a variety of companies including Microsoft and Lockheed Martin. When not in class or meetings, she can be found running, hiking, coding, or chasing the most elusive goal she can imagine at the time.
Douglas Martin	Douglas Martin has been interested in aerospace since early childhood. He took his first flying lesson when he was twelve, got his pilots license at 19, and bought his first plane at 22( A Piper Lance). Douglas is also an active member of the Georgia Tech Flying Club, Mars Society, AIAA, and AOPA. As well as full time enrolment, he also owns his own company in home repair and remodeling. When Douglas graduates he plans to change general aviation, and space travel, to make it more accessible to the greater public.
Mission Support
Emily Colvin	Emily Colvin is a second year nuclear engineering student, also pursuing minors in aerospace engineering and French. She's involved in the Mars Society and American Nuclear Society on campus and plays clarinet in the Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra. When she graduates, one day in the distant future (she plans to earn her Ph.D. before leaving school), she wants to work on nuclear propulsion for spacecraft.
Prashanta Bagchi	Prashanta Bagchi is currently a junior at Georgia Tech pursuing his BS in Aerospace Engineering. He was born in India but studied in the Middle East - at Indian School Al-Ghubra in Oman. He has been interested in space ever since he was in second grade and wishes to one day stand on the surface of anything that is at least 2 billion cubed times as massive as himself and is not called Earth. He enjoys designing and is currently competing in the AIAA Undergraduate Propulsion design competition by Rolls Royce. He is extremely passionate about playing cricket and is the Vice President of the Cricket Club at Tech. He enjoys photography, music, humor in any form and the companionship of friends. He is trying to acquire a pilot's license in the near future and hopes that one day his childhood dream of being an astronaut will be realized. He derives his energy and passion for his work from the knowledge that there is no greater joy than waking up every morning to push the boundaries of the humanly possible.
Charles Hudson DeLee	Charles Hudson DeLee grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and as a kid always liked playing with LEGOs or breaking things. As the years went on Hudson got a little better at putting back together things he took apart, and his curiosity extended into the maths and sciences at school. In High School, Hudson became interested in engineering, and pursued it at Georgia Tech, where he is now a senior in Mechanical Engineering. Hudson has always been interested in space, and hopes to work in the space industry after graduation. Hudson is an outgoing individual who enjoys movies, reading, working on his 1979 Trans Am, and problem solving.