Space Bites

Vickie Kloeris recently retired from NASA where she worked in space food systems for thirty-four years. For twenty-nine of those years, she served as the NASA manager of first the Shuttle food system and then that of the International Space Station. She has authored and co-authored numerous publications and has received several awards, including NASA's highest employee award, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, in 2019. During her career, she was twice awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and also received the Johnson Space Center Director's Commendation Award. In 2017, she was given an Outstanding Alumni Award by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at her alma mater, Texas A&M University.
Vickie has been a member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a professional organization for food scientists, since 1978 and has received their designation of certified food scientist. Over the years, she has held multiple IFT roles and served on the board of directors. After serving for a year as president elect and a year as president, she is now the immediate past president.
Vickie earned a B.S. in Microbiology and an M.S. in Food Science and Technology from Texas A&M University.
She lives in Pearland, Texas, just outside Houston with her husband, Steve, and their lab, Emma.