Associate Professor
Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D. became the first American woman to walk in space when she performed an EVA during Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G on October 11, 1984. She flew on three space shuttle missions and logged 532 hours in space.
Sullivan holds a Ph.D. in oceanography from Dalhousie University. In addition to a 13-year career as an astronaut with NASA, she served as an oceanography officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve and was chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. After leaving NASA, Sullivan served as President and CEO of the COSI Columbus, an interactive science center in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Sullivan currently serves as Director for Ohio State University's Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy and as a volunteer science advisor to COSI.
