Speaker Biography

Dr. Susan Ip-Jewell

CEO/Co-Founder

MMAARS, Inc, (Mars-Moon Astronautics Academy & Research Science)

Susan Ip-Jewell MD, DCEG is a Space Medicine Physician-Scientist, Analog Astronaut, exponential technologist, entrepreneur. She an official “SPACE COACH” for AFWERX empowered by USA SPACE FORCE and US Air Force and received two “knighthoods” as Dame from the Royal Crown and Kingdom of Montenegro and as Dame Commander in the Order of the Eagle of the Kingdom of Georgia from Royal House of Georgia. Dame Susan is a member of various Boards and committees including the Board of Governors for Life Sciences and Bioengineering Branch (LSBEB) of the Aerospace Medical Association, (AsMA) Her research focuses on space medicine, health, wellness, human factors and exponential technologies. CEO/Co-Founder of MMAARS, Inc, (Mars-Moon Astronautics Academy & Research Science) training commercial analog astronauts and developing the first Mars-Moon Settlement training facility in Mojave Desert in California, USA. MMAARS is offering fully immersive experiences in analog missions where crews live, work and conduct R&D in remote, Isolated and Confined Environments integrating experiential learning with exponential technologies. She is the PresidentCo-founder of AvatarMEDIC.space, a company with a vision to create a new paradigm to disrupt and democratize healthcare access and medical services by converging XR/AR/AI. haptics, robotics, drones and blockchain. AvatarMEDIC is an official team in the $10 Million ANA Avatar XPRIZE). Dame Susan graduated from Founder Institute (FI) Silicon Valley 2020 cohort and from Draper University Entrepreneur and Blockchain program. A veteran analog astronaut, and Commander of crews deployed to austere, remote Isolated and Confined Environments. Susan pioneered first Mars “Station-to-Station” MMAARS MEDICS training missions with MAU-MDRS Crew 001, commanded missions from low-to high-fidelity locations under NEAMAE PROJECT (Nepal, Everest, Antarctica, Africa, Americas Mars Analog Astronaut Exploration Expeditions). Trained at National Institute of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) in clinical medicine, drug discovery / molecular therapeutics at UCLA Depart of Molecular & Therapeutic Pharmacology. Graduate of International Space University (ISU), recipient of Google Scholarship to attend Singularity University’s (GSP15). Graduated from Aston University, UK, and University School of Medicine. Recipient of “Marie Marvinght Award in “Technologies and Innovations for Space” by Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) recognizing visionaries in space exploration. Founded The Clinic LLC, Wellness & Telemedicine Center.