Nancy Jane Currie-Gregg (née Decker; former married names Sherlock and Currie; born December 29, 1958) is an American engineer, United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 29, 1958. Her family moved to Troy, Ohio when she was young, and she considers Troy to be her hometown. She graduated from Troy High School in 1977 and then received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, in biological science from Ohio State University in 1980, a Master of Science degree in safety engineering from the University of Southern California in 1985, and a Doctor of Philosophy in industrial engineering from the University of Houston in 1997.
Later life
In September 2003, after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Currie-Gregg was selected to lead the Space Shuttle Program's Safety and Mission Assurance Office. She also served as the Senior Technical Advisor to the Automation, Robotics, and Simulation Division in the Johnson Space Center Engineering Directorate,
Currie-Gregg previously held an appointment as adjunct associate professor in North Carolina State University's Department of Industrial Engineering.
Currie-Gregg developed a finite element human vibration model for use in spacecraft coupled loads analysis.
At the 2022 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Applied Ergonomics Conference in Orlando, Currie-Gregg served as keynote speaker, discussing her career with both space travel and ergonomics. This was further detailed in the March 2023 ISE Magazine, IISE's monthly publication.
Personal life
Currie-Gregg has been married three times and has a child from her first marriage and one granddaughter.
Awards and honors
- Arts and Sciences Award for Scholarship, Ohio State University (1980)
- Distinguished Graduate of the Army Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course (1981)
- Honor Graduate of the Army Rotary Wing Aviator Course (1982)
- Honor Graduate of the Army Aviation Officer Advanced Course (1986)
- Defense Superior Service Medals (2)
- Legion of Merit
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Army Service Ribbon
- NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (2005)
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