Administration

Robert M. Krone, Ph.D., President

Susan Holden Martin, MBA, J.D., Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs

[CFO – open]

Naté Sushereba, Registrar/Vice President of Finance & Administration

Haroon Oqab, M.Eng., Vice President of Research and Development

Jack Cowan, Director, Vice President of Space Construction

George S. Robinson, III, LL.D., Senior Legal Counsel

Ed Kiker, Chairman, Board of Directors

Fred Gainous, Ph.D., Director

Hollyana Melear,  M.Ed.,  Director of Institute Advancement

 

Academic Deans

Gordon Arthur, Dean, Department of Space Philosophy and Theory

Howard Bloom, Dean, Department of Cosmic Intelligence and Information Systems

Lawrence Downing, D.Min., Dean, Department of Human Factors for Space Settlement

John Mankins, Dean of Department of Space Commercialization and Entrepreneurship

Amina Omarova, Dean of Department of Space Science, Technology, and Engineering

David Schrunk, Dean, Department of Leadership, Policy, and Governance

Michael Snead, Dean of Department of Space Infrastructure and Sustainable Exploration

 

Faculty

Krone, Robert M., Ph.D.           

President and Senior Faculty

B.A., Cinematography, University of Southern California

M.P.I.A., Public & International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh

Ph.D., Political & Policy Science, University of California, Los Angeles

 

Arthur, Gordon, Ph.D.

Dean, Department of Space Philosophy and Theory

B.Sc., Physics, University of Birmingham, UK

M.A., Philosophy of Religion, King’s College London, UK

Ph.D., Theology, King’s College London, UK

 

Bloom, Howard, B.A.

Professor of Practice

B.A., English Literature and Psychology, New York University

 

Downing, Lawrence, D.Min.

Dean, Department of Human Factors for Space Settlement

Chair, KSI Space Faith Committee

B.A., Theology, Pacific Union College

M.A., OT & NT Studies, Andrews University

D.Min., Parish Ministry, Lancaster Theological Seminary

 

Elsey, Barry, Ph.D.

Doctoral Research Principal Supervisor

Diploma, Social Policy Administration, London School of Economics

M.A., Adult Education, University of Liverpool, UK

Ph.D., Adult Education, University of Nottingham, UK

 

Fisler, Joel, M.D., AAOS

Professor

B.A., History, Tulane University

M.D., University of Missouri  

AAOS, Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri

 

Gainous, Fred, Ph.D.

Professor

B.S., Agriculture, Florida A&M University

M.S., Agriculture, University of Florida

Ed.D., Curriculum, University of Florida

 

Greason, Jeffrey, E.E.

Professor of Practice

B.S., Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology

 

Mankins, John

Dean of Department of Space Commercialization and Entrepreneurship

B.S., Physics, Harvey Mudd College

M.S., Physics, University of California, Los Angeles

M.B.A., Policy Analysis, Drucker School at Claremont Graduate University

 

Melear, Hollyana A.

Dean of Department of Space Science Education

M.A., Language Arts, St. Edward’s University

 

Omarova, Amina, Ph.D.

Dean of Department of Space Science, Technology, and Engineering

M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Bauman Moscow State Technical University

M.S., Applied Project Management, University of Adelaide, Australia

Ph.D., Project Management, University of Adelaide, Australia

 

Pyle, Rod, M.A.

Professor

B.F.A., Film and TV, Art Center College of Design

M.A., Communication Research, Stanford University

 

Oqab, Haroon B., MEng.

Professor; VP Research & Development

BSc., Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario

BSc., Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario

MEng., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario

MEng., Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario

 

Robinson III, George, LL.D.

Professor

LL.B., Biochemistry Law, University of Virginia School of Law

LL.M., Space Law, McGill University

DCL, Space Law, McGill University

 

Rollins, Oneida, M.A.

Professor

B.A., Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas

M.A., TV Broadcast Journalism, University of Miami

 

Schrunk, David, M.D.

Dean, Department of Leadership, Policy, and Governance

B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University

M.S., General Science, Iowa State University

M.D., University of Iowa

Diplomate, Radiology Medicine, University of Missouri

Diplomate, Nuclear Medicine, University of Missouri

 

Snead, James Michael, M.S.

Professor

B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati

M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology

 

White, Frank, MPhil

Professor

A.B., Social Studies, Harvard College

MPhil, Politics, Oxford University