Ph.D. from the University of Florida; at the time of
his selection assigned at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Dr.
Curreri joined
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center's Space Science
Laboratory in 1981. In the two years prior to joining
NASA he was a finalist in the second Space Shuttle
Astronaut selection process (
NASA group 9), and a visiting assistant professor at
the University of Florida. While at Marshall his scientific studies included
two that flew on Space Shuttle Missions. He was the Mission Scientist for three
Spacelab Pallet Missions, United States Microgravity Payload missions,
USMP
2 (1995),
USMP
3 (1996), and
USMP
4 (1998), for which he was awarded the
NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal. His recent
positions at
NASA include leadership of Marshall's Biological and
Physical Space Research Laboratory (2001-3), and Division Lead Scientist for
Exploration (2004-6). His current research is on Lunar Oxygen Production, and
technology for the Ares upper stage tank construction.