Overview
Examines both basic information and key concepts
Looks at how space affects the human body
Covers challenges, past achievements and solutions
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (73 entries)
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Introduction and Definition
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The Space Environment
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Life Support Systems
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Physiological Effects of Spaceflight
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
He served on numerous advisory committees and received awards from NASA, the Air Force, and the xv National Research Council. As a member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, he chaired its Airlift Panel and received the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service. He is a member of the Bárány Society for vestibular research and was selected by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for its Dryden Lectureship in Research, its Jeffries Award, and its de Florez Award for Flight Simulation. NASA recognized his achievements with a Space Act Award for his development of an expert system for astronauts. The Aerospace Human Factors Association awarded him its Paul Hansen award. He was awarded the Koetser Foundation Prize in Zurich, the NSBRI Pioneer Award, and the Aerospace Medical Association’s Award for Lifetime Contributions. In his non-space pursuits, he was an ardent ski racer and contributed to reduction in ski injuries through standardization and testing of equipment
Jeffrey P. Sutton holds the Friedkin Chair for Research in Sensory System Integration and Space Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is Professor of Medicine and Space Medicine, and Founding Director of the Center for Space Medicine. Dr. Sutton is also Chairman of the Board of the NASA-supported Translational Research Institute for Space Health. From 2001–2017, he served as President and Institute Director of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) and was Chief Executive Officer from 2011–2017.
Dr. Sutton received his education and training at the University of Toronto and Harvard University, and holds M.D., M.Sc. and Ph.D. (theoretical physics) degrees. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association. His career spans research, education, clinical care and administration. He has made significant scientific and technical contributions in the fields of smart medical systems, computational neuroscience, functional neuroimaging and space medicine. He has also developed award-winning national education programs in space life sciences and translational research.
Following his professional training, Dr. Sutton joined the faculty of Harvard Medical School in 1991 and subsequently became an affiliate faculty member in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. He was Founding Director of the Neural Systems Group at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1995–2002. Subsequently, and under his leadership, NSBRI and the Center for Space Medicine have contributed cutting-edge space biomedical discoveries and advances nationally and enhanced collaborations internationally.
Among his accolades, Dr. Sutton is the recipient of the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, NIH Scientist Development Award, NSBRI Pioneer Award and Diploma in Space Medicine and Biology from the Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences. The Scientific Achievement Award of the Space Medicine Association is named in his honor.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Bioastronautics
Editors: Laurence R. Young, Jeffrey P. Sutton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12191-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Reference Module Computer Science and Engineering
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-12190-1Published: 17 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-12191-8Published: 16 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 971
Number of Illustrations: 64 b/w illustrations, 127 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Human Physiology, Medicine/Public Health, general, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering