Muller, an anesthesiologist, graduated from the medical school in 2017 and then worked as an undersea medical officer following training at the Naval Undersea Medical Institute, in Connecticut. She studied in the Naval Medical Center in San Diego and became a naval lieutenant. I am incredibly excited to be here alongside this team and to build on that foundation.”Before coming to UVM, Muller studied behavioral neuroscience as an undergraduate at Northeastern University. Now, she and the other nine candidates will go through two years of NASA training to become eligible for flight assignments. “The UVM community is thrilled to see Dr. Imelda Muller joining NASA’s newest cadre of astronaut candidates,” UVM President Marlene Tromp said in the university’s press release.