BIO 103: Microgravity Research of Human Test Subjects

Description

Objective:

Lectures and Assignments:
The course will consist of nine one-hour webinars and seven assignments. Assignment will receive either a Pass or Fail grade. Each assignment will build upon each other to ultimately produce a student’s completed TEDP; by the end of the course, students will have completed a TEDP for an experiment of their choice. Students should be prepared to spend four to five hours per assignment. The expectation is that each student work on their own TEDP, though students are encouraged to solicit feedback and help from their peers; webinars 7 and 8 will provide students with an opportunity to present their experiment idea and TEDP, and to get feedback from the class.

Outline:

Webinar 1

• CITI and IRB Training

Webinar 2

• Biomonitoring techniques

Webinar 3

• Technical Aspects of Space Suit Operations

Webinar 4 & 5

• Engineering of Life Support Systems (LSS)
• LSS System Integration on aerospace platforms

Webinar 6 & 7

• Space Suit Evaluation Processes

Webinar 8 & 9

• Crew Resource Management for Human Test Subject Teams
• Training Plan Development for Human Test Subject Teams

Webinar 10

Briefing with details related to the NRC Flight Campaign

• Logistics Review
• Flight Roster
• List of experiments and research objectives
• Ground and Flight crew roles assigned

Flight Campaign:
Students in the course will apply their knowledge and skills learned in the webinars in a parabolic flight campaign with Integrated Spaceflight Services and the National Research Council of Canada. The flight campaign will take place at the NRC Flight Research Lab (FRL) located in Ottawa, Canada. The address is 1920 Research Private, Ottawa, ON K1V 1J8, Canada and is suited within walking distance of the Ottawa International Airport. Students should plan to arrive at 8AM each day. A typical day will end by 6PM. Students should plan to stay until 6PM on the last day of the campaign. Additional details of the flight campaign will be provided in the webinars.

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