BEng, Aerospace Engineering, Carleton
University (2004); MSc, Aerospace Engineering Bioastronautics Stream,
University of Colorado (2005);
Ph.D., Environmental Biology, University of Guelph
(ongoing); currently working as a Research Affiliate in the Canadian Space
Agency's Space Science - Planetary Exploration division. He is also pursuing
his
Ph.D. in environmental biology, with a focus on
Biological Life Support Systems. Matthew has a long history of commitment to
the Canadian Space Program and has conducted numerous space advocacy
initiatives; semifinalist in the Canadian astronaut selection 2017.