DR. SHAWNA PANDYA

BSC (Hons), MSC, MD, CCFP, DMT, FAWM (c) Physician, scientist-astronaut candidate

PROJECT POSSUM Aquanaut, VP Immersive Medicine

LUXSONIC TECHNOLOGIES Director IIAS SPACE MEDICINE GROUP

Clinical lecturer UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

BIO: Dr. Shawna Pandya is a scientist-astronaut candidate, physician, aquanaut, researcher, martial artist, advanced diver, skydiver and pilot-in-training. She is a professional speaker, presenting globally on leadership, resilience, and pushing the limits. For her work, Dr. Pandya has been named to Avenue Edmonton’s Top 40 Under 40, Global Woman of Vision and Elevate Aviation Woman Who Inspires. She has been permanently featured in the Ontario Science Center’s “Canadian Women in Space,” exhibit alongside Dr. Roberta Bondar, the first Canadian woman in space.

GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: To be a part of the first crew to test a commercial spacesuit in zero-gravity, the first Project POSSUM all-female microgravity crew, and part of an underwater aquanautics mission. The common accomplishment has been the teams and relationships built along the way.