Anil Menon Age, Wiki and Bio

Anil Menon

Quick Info

ProfessionNASA Astronaut
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth01/01/1976
Age48 years
BirthplaceMinneapolis, Minnesota

Bio/Wiki

Full NameAnil Samoilenko Menon

Physical Stats & More

Height180 cm
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Education
  • Duration: 1991 - 1995 Qualification: High School Institution: Saint Paul Academy and Summit School
  • Duration: 1995 - 1999 Qualification: A.B. in Neurobiology Institution: Harvard College
  • Duration: 1999 - 2001 Qualification: Rotary Ambassadorial Fellow in Medicine and Malayalam Institution: Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Duration: 2003 - 2004 Qualification: MS in Mechanical Engineering Institution: Stanford University
  • Duration: 2000 - 2006 Qualification: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in Medicine Institution: Stanford Medical School
  • Duration: 2006 - 2009 Qualification: Emergency Medicine Residency in Emergency Medicine Institution: Stanford-Kaiser
  • Duration: 2009 - 2010 Qualification: Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Institution: Stanford University
  • Duration: 2010 - 2011 Qualification: Master's Degree in Public Health Institution: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
  • Duration: 2010 - 2012 Qualification: Aerospace Medicine Fellowship in Aerospace Physiology and Medicine Institution: The University of Texas

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsAnna Menon
Marriage Date15/10/2016
Marriage PlaceSt. Paul's United Methodist Church, 5501 Main St at Houston, TX 77004

Family

FatherShunkaran Menon
MotherLisa Samoilenko
SpouseAnna Menon (Lead Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX)
ChildrenHe has one daughter and a son

Career

Awards
  • Theodore Lyster Award
  • SpaceX “Kick-Ass” Award
  • NASA JSC Group Achievement award for Expedition 45 Medical Team
  • U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal
  • 173rd Fighter Wing Category V Airmen of the Year
  • William K. Douglas Award in Aerospace Medicine (UTMB)
  • Air Force Voluntary Service Medal
  • Stanford Emergency Medicine Resident Award for Procedural Excellence
  • Stanford Emergency Medicine Residency Bedside Teaching Award
  • National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Grant
  • Stanford Medical Scholars
  • Hoopes Prize for outstanding and original undergraduate thesis
  • Summa cum laude with highest honors for undergraduate thesis
  • John Harvard Scholar, Harvard National Scholar
  • Harvard College Dean’s Summer Research Award
  • Jewett Community Service Award
  • Westinghouse Science Talent Search Finalist
  • Rensselaer Medal for Math and Science Achievement
  • National Science Foundation Young Scholars Grant

Some Lesser Known Facts

Anil Menon, of Indian origin, is a lieutenant colonel in the US Airforce and SpaceX’s first flight surgeon.
He was selected by NASA in December 2021 to become an astronaut.
Born in 1975 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Anil Menon's parents are immigrants from India and Ukraine.
He has actively participated in disaster and humanitarian relief missions.
Anil Menon proposed to Anna Menon at their first meeting, and they married in 2016.
In the scientific field, he has authored numerous articles.