FMARS-8 Crew Biographies Dr. Steve McDaniel Steve McDaniel is an attorney and entrepreneur out of Austin, Texas. He is a life member of the Mars Society and served on two MDRS missions (1 and 6) as biologist and engineer. Steve's principal interests include Martian studies and boating. He is a contributor to the music of the Extremeophiles ("Rockabye"). He enjoys motorcycle riding and backpacking. His scientific interests revolve around technology stemming from his Ph.D. dissertation in 1985 at Texas A&M University involving enzymes capable of detoxifying certain types of neurotoxic compounds found in soil bacteria. Steve will serve as the FMARS 2003 commander and as its chief biologist. He hopes to replicate the successful biological mission he and others developed at MDRS in the arctic environment. He also hopes to be on a crew to the European Iceland habitat in the 2004 research season. He will present a plenary session discussion of the experiences and scientific results obtained by the FMARS 2003 crew.
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