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Appendix C: Steering Committee and Staff Biographical Information
Pages 281-287

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... Van Vliet served previously as MIT associate provost and associate vice president for research, overseeing campus space management, technology licensing, and corporate relations, and co-directed the MIT Biomedical Engineering Minor Program. As MIT faculty, Van Vliet also conducted research in Singapore, where her interdisciplinary team invented and developed new technology platforms for diagnostics and treatment of cell and tissue disease, as well as cell therapy manufacturing solutions.
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From page 282...
... Part of Bailey's current research program includes being one of 10 investigations selected for the NASA Twins Study, an integrated effort to launch human space life science research into a new era of molecular or "omics"-based studies. Bailey and her team assessed changes in telomere length and telomerase activity, DNA damage responses in the space- and Earth-bound twins and in a cohort of unrelated astronauts, and matched ground control subjects.
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From page 283...
... Alden Professor and the head of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a principal scientist and owner of RHA Materials, LLC, which offers contract research and consulting on materials processing and properties to the government and academic institutions as well as private businesses. Previously, Hyers was the president and chief technology officer of the Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation and a staff scientist at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center/ Electrostatic Levitation Laboratory.
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From page 284...
... Wyatt's research interests include transition of floral dimorphisms; plant signaling, especially as it relates to the response to gravity; and the use of genetic, genomic, proteomic, and bioinformatics strategies to identify novel signaling components. The Wyatt Laboratory uses molecular, genetic, and genomic tools to study plant growth and development and has run several experiments aboard the International Space Station.
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From page 285...
... Since 1999, Mozhi has been directing projects in the areas of defense and broader science and technology carried out by numerous committees of ASEB, SSB, the Laboratory Assessments Board, the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board, the Naval Studies Board, and the National Materials and Manufacturing Board. Prior to joining the National Academies, Mozhi held technical and management positions in systems engineering and applied materials research and development (R&D)
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From page 286...
... In this role, he works with experts from across the nation to develop, negotiate, and oversee scientific and technical advisory studies for federal agencies related to questions of materials science, manufacturing, and engineering design. His previous and current activities at the National Academies include work as a study director for Materials Needs and R&D Strategy for Future Military Aerospace Propulsion Systems; Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering; Opportunities in Protection Materials Science and Technology for Future Army Applications; Optics and Photonics: Essential Technologies for Our Nation; A Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative: Nanoscience, Applications, and Commercialization; Airline Passenger Security Screening: New Technologies and Implementation Issues; Frontiers of Materials Research: A Decadal Survey; Strategic Long-Term Participation by DoD in Its Manufacturing USA Institutes; and High-Performance Bolting Technology for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations.
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... She has served as Planetary Division director, deputy associate administrator, and acting associate administrator at NASA's Science Mission Directorate, as deputy assistant administrator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and as deputy center director and director of science and exploration at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Hartman has built and launched scientific balloon payloads, overseen the development of hardware for a variety of Earth-observing spacecraft, and served as NASA program manager for dozens of missions, the most successful of which was the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE)
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