Space Neuroscience Group: Behavioral Challenges of Human Space Exploration

Join us to hear from Jack Stuster, a cultural anthropologist and Certified Professional Ergonomist specializing in the measurement and enhancement of human performance in extreme environments. Dr. Stuster will present results of his space-analog research, which includes a summary of his 13-year Journals Flight Experiment.

Meeting URL

https://zoom.us/j/8624952260

Speakers

Jack Stuster, PhD, CPE, President & Principal Scientist at Anacapa Sciences, Inc.

Speaker Bio

Jack Stuster received a bachelor’s degree in experimental psychology and masters and PhD degrees in anthropology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a Certified Professional Ergonomist specializing in the measurement and enhancement of human performance in extreme environments; the results of his research are used to design training, equipment, and procedures to facilitate task performance under conditions that are characterized by unusual environmental and psychological stress. Dr. Stuster’s work for NASA began in 1982 with an analysis of space shuttle refurbishing procedures and was followed by studies of conditions on Earth that are analogous to space missions. Dr. Stuster’s research concerning Antarctic winter-over experiences, expeditions, and voyages of discovery, is documented in his book, Bold Endeavors: Lessons from Polar and Space Exploration , which was selected as an Outstanding Academic Book of the Year by the American Library Association and is among the volumes in the ISS onboard library.library. In addition, Dr. Stuster conducted content analyses of confidential journals that were maintained for this purpose by astronauts during their expeditions to the ISS, which documented 11 person-years of living and working in space. Dr. Stuster recently completed a study that identified and analyzed 1,125 tasks that will likely be performed during the first human expeditions to Mars.

Space Neuroscience Group (SNG) Series

SNG Series is a monthly interactive lecture, debate, and webinar that explores the study of the brain and how to apply neuroscience to design, engineer, and develop the true capacity of the brain and neuroscience field beyond Earth. Learn about the latest research and advances in neuroinformatics, spaceflight, and more in our free monthly 60-min webinars.