We continue our seminars serie, on Monday, Feb. 10th at 16.00
For this event in the Aerospace PhD Seminar Series, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Ana Díaz Artiles, Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University.
The event was streamed (Online) on Monday, February 10th.
Ana Díaz Artiles is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. Her research program focuses on investigating human health and performance in aerospace environments and on developing technologies to mitigate the body’s adaptation to extreme stressors, with the primary motivation to advance human space exploration. Her multidisciplinary approach integrates aerospace and biomedical science and engineering as well as human factors, and her specific areas of interest include human spaceflight, human physiology/behavior in altered-gravity environments, and human-systems interaction. At Texas A&M University she directs the “Bioastronautics and Human Performance” research lab. She received her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2015, where she studied artificial gravity combined with exercise as a countermeasure for spaceflight-related physiological deconditioning. Prior to MIT, Ana worked for five years in Kourou (French Guiana) as a member of the Ariane 5 launch team. Dr. Diaz-Artiles has a background in aeronautical engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), and SUPAERO in Toulouse (France). She is a 2011 Fulbright fellow, a 2014 Amelia Earhart fellow, and she received the “2022 Thora Halstead Early Career Award” from the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR).
“Human Performance during Space Exploration: Consequences and Countermeasures“
Abstract:
Human spaceflight is a very challenging endeavor and extremely demanding for astronauts. Decrements in human performance in such a difficult environment are operationally relevant and can lead to mission failure. My research interests focus on understanding and quantifying human performance in aerospace environments, and developing countermeasures and technologies to improve astronaut performance,
health, and safety. In this presentation, I will discuss my latest research advancements in the area of gravitational physiology and its effects of human health and performance during space missions.
Astronauts and pilots experience multiple gravitational environments or G-levels (e.g., microgravity, hypo-gravity on the moon or Mars, or hyper-gravity during an aircraft coordinated turn), and it is critical to understand how these altered-gravity environments affect their health and their ability to perform their tasks safely and successfully. In particular, extended microgravity exposure results in a permanent
headward fluid shift that could result in orthostatic intolerance, a series of ophthalmic abnormalities, known as SANS (Space Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome), and disrupted circulation in the cranial vasculature. In this presentation, I specifically discuss my research efforts to investigate gravitational dose-response responses of cardiovascular variables using a variety of hypogravity and hypergravity analogs, including centrifugation, lower body negative pressure, and body tilt. Methods include the use of both human experiments and computational modeling approaches.
The seminar began at 16:00.
No previous registration was required.
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