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This year something very special hap- The Young Investigators Award pened with regard to my involvement with the YIA. As you are aware, I have been doing K. Jeffrey Myers, M.D. YIA is Cadet 1st Class Donald T. "Tommy" this for a number of years. It is a great reward Aretz. His paper is entitled "The Effects of to watch these Young Investigators grow The Young Investigators Award is a com- Tactile and Visual Feedback on UAV within our organization as they continue to petition intended for those making their first Landings." Tommy is majoring in Human make contributions to our science. Just this major efforts into Aerospace Medicine Factors at the U.S. Air Force Academy where meeting, LCDR Deborah White, PhD, was Research. To compete for this award, contes- he is the top ranking Cadet in his class. elected an AsMA Fellow. LCDR White was tants must be making their first presentation Human Factors play an ever increasing role in one of the very first Young Investigators I had of a scientific paper or poster at an AsMA spacecraft and mission design. The challenges the privilege of working with in this competi- meeting (excluding cases presented at Grand of even designing, much less flying an un- tion and I believe the very first from any com- Rounds as a student resident); they must ap- manned aerial vehicle on another world are petition I coordinated to make Fellow. She is pear as first author on the paper; and they daunting. But it is our job to be forward think- certainly a keen example of how Young must prepare and submit a manuscript for ing. An astronaut utilizing a UAV to help plan Investigators become our future! judging. Finalists compete in a second phase and prioritize his/ her exploration of a new Congratulations to her and to all the Young of competition at the AsMA Meeting involv- world would likely benefit from such an Investigators making their way in the ing further evaluation of their presentation adaptation. Cadet Aretz put in many hours on Aerospace world! and interviews. The potential applicability of this project, even in addition to the staggering the findings to Space Medicine and the degree demands the Academy places upon its stu- of involvement of the student in the project dents. His instructors report that Tommy are major considerations. spent more time in the laboratory than any of The Hubertus The finalists in this year's competition, se- the other Cadets. These kinds of efforts have lected from 197 contestants, are richly talented come to characterize the Young Investigators and diversified. The winner of the 2006 SMA Award. Strughold Award The first runner up is Capt. Miranda by Smith L. Johnston III, M.D. Hancock, from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda The Hubertus Strughold Award is pre- MD. Her paper is entitled "The Effects of sented each year to a member of the Space Changing the Maximum Altitude from 43,000 Medicine Branch for dedication and outstand- to 35,000 feet in USAF Altitude Chamber ing contributions in advancing the frontiers of Training." The other finalists include: Wen- Space Medicine; for sustained contributions to Chin Li , a Ph.D. candidate at Cranfield furthering the goals of the Space Medicine University, United Kingdom, (he is on sabbati- Branch; and who best exemplifies the ideals of cal from Taiwan); LT Trina Gates, Naval Hubertus Strughold. The recipient of the Aerospace Medicine Institute, Pensacola,FL; award is selected by the Awards Committee. Jannemiek Sonneveld, an Optometrist from Nominations for this Award will be made by the Royal Netherlands Air Force; Yoshitaka the members of the Executive Committee and Sada, Ph.D., Aeromedical Laboratory, Japan by former recipients of the Hubertus Air Self-Defense Force, and Robert Sanders Strughold Award. M.D. University of Pittsburg, in collaboration This year's recipient is Jeffrey R. Davis. Dr. with the National Space Biomedical Research Davis was born in Modesto, CA on April 8, Institute/ NASA Johnson Space Center. 1954. He was received his Bachelor of Science I would like to thank the members of the in biology Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford YIA committee (without whom this competi- University in 1976; his tion would not be possible!): Drs John from University of California at San Diego in YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AWARD--Jeffrey Darwood , Lloyd Tripp, Smith Johnston, Rich 1980; was a Regents Scholar; completed his Myers (right) presents the YIA to the winner to McCluskey, Art Arnold, Lu Moreno, and Aerospace Residence and Master of Science at Dr. Brian Self (left), a Professor from the USAF Vernon McDonald. Wright State University in 1983; and then re- Academy, who accepted it for the winner, Air ceived the Julian E. Ward Memorial Award Force Cadet Donald T. "Tommy" Aretz. for Superior Performance in an Aerospace Medicine Residency from the Aerospace Medical Association in 1985. Dr. Davis began his career at NASA - Johnson Space Center, in the Flight Medicine Clinic, 1984-1986. During that time he authored the Most Outstanding Paper by a Young Investigator, Aerospace Medical Association, Space Medicine Branch, 1984; and received NASA Awards for Revising Medical Debriefings for Shuttle Crews, 1986; and for Participation in the Challenger Accident Investigation (51L), 1986 with development of the escape team report. Jeff was Chief, Flight Medicine Clinic - NASA - Johnson Space Center from 1986-1987; Chief, Medical Operations Branch NASA - PRESIDENT’S AWARD--Dwight Holland Johnson Space Center from November 1987 - July 1991; supervised the Flight Medicine (President, left) giving an appreciation award STRUGHOLD AWARD--Smith Johnston to Jeffrey Myers (Chairman of the Young Clinic and Dental Clinic, Shuttle Medical (Past President, right) presents the Hubertus Operations, Hazardous Manned Test Support, Investigators Award Committee, right) for his Strughold Award to Jeffrey R. Davis (left). long dedication and support to the YIA. . See SPACE MEDICINE, p. xxx.

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine • Vol. 77 No. 8 • August 2006 xxx SPACE MEDICINE, from p. xxx. Directors, 112 full-time Medical and Employee Assistant Associate Administrator for Crew Assistance Program personnel, and 11 medical Health and Safety. He was responsible for the Occupational Medicine, Environmental and clinics; Federal programs for OSHA and development of space medicine including re- Industrial Medicine, Employee Assistance DOT/FAA drug testing; and pre-placement quirements, policy, and budget and for advice Program, Space Station Medical Operations exams for pilots, flight attendants, other em- and recommendations to the Associate and Health Maintenance Facility development, ployees. During this time he received the Administrator for the Office of Space and development of the medical requirements Louis H. Bauer Founders Award given annu- Operations. for the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI). He ally for the most significant contribution in On September 9, 2002, Dr. Davis became provided comprehensive diagnostic, therapeu- aerospace medicine by the Aerospace Medical the Director, Space Life Sciences, NASA-JSC, tic and preventive medical expertise and as an Association, May 1992; and in 1994, the C. with assets of 200 civil servants, 800 contractor Aerospace Medicine Consultant. Everett Koop National Health Award personnel and $240 million in overall funding. During this time he received: the Nomination, for American Airlines Health He is responsible for science and health care Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Johnson Promotion Program. In November 1994 he es- leadership to promote the safety, health and Space Center, December 1988; Harold B. tablished recovery efforts and AFIP identifica- performance of human space exploration. He Ellingson Literary Award, for the best paper tion for American Eagle crash in Indiana in- lead us through the Space Shuttle Columbia by an Associate Fellow, from the AsMA volving 68 passengers. and hurricane disasters by establishing com- Associate Fellows Group, May, 1989; NASA He entered Academia in February 1995 prehensive response teams for life sciences, in- Group Achievement Awards for STS-26 (through the present) as a Professor, cluding recovery and investigation teams, crit- Return to Flight in1989, Lunar/Mars Study in University of Medical Branch. He also ical incident stress, clinical and family support 1990, and for his research on the Treatment of served as Director of Preventive Medicine teams, and International Space Station (ISS) re- Space Motion Sickness in1991; and Silver Residency Office; Director, Corporate Health planning teams. Snoopy Award from the Astronaut Office for Consortium; Director of Aerospace Medicine Dr. Davis is an instrument rated Private Outstanding Support to the Space Shuttle Residency from 1997 - 1999; and is a former Pilot with over 600 hours; over 300 hours T-38 Program, July 1991. Director, Preventive, Occupational and (NASA), Shuttle Training Aircraft, Zero-G From 1991 to 1994 Jeff left NASA and be- Environmental Medicine and the Health and Aircraft, and MD-80, and 727 Jump Seat Time. came the Corporate Medical Director for Safety Services. It gives us great pleasure to award our American Airlines, Inc. His responsibilities in- July 1, 2001 he returned to NASA as Branch's Highest Honor to Jeffrey R Davis. cluded: supervision of six Area Medical

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