Faculty Publications and Creative Works 2001

One of the ways in which we recognize our faculty at the University of New Mexico is through Faculty Publications & Creative Works. An annual publication, it highlights our faculty\u27s scholarly and creative activities and achievements and serves as a compendium of UNM faculty efforts during the 2001 calendar year. Faculty Publications & Creative Works strives to illustrate the depth and breadth of research activities performed throughout our University\u27s laboratories, studios and classrooms. We believe that the communication of individual research is a significant method of sharing concepts and thoughts and ultimately inspiring the birth of new ideas. In support of this, UNM faculty during 2001 produced over 2,299* works, including 1,685 scholarly papers and articles, 69 books, 269 book chapters, 184 reviews, 86 creative works and 6 patented works. We are proud of the accomplishments of our faculty which are in part reflected in this book, which illustrates the diversity of intellectual pursuits in support of research and education at the University of New Mexico

Reports to the President

A compilation of annual reports for the 1989-1990 academic year, including a report from the President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as reports from the academic and administrative units of the Institute. The reports outline the year's goals, accomplishments, honors and awards, and future plans

Space Communications: Theory and Applications. Volume 3: Information Processing and Advanced Techniques. A Bibliography, 1958 - 1963

Annotated bibliography on information processing and advanced communication techniques - theory and applications of space communication

Annual Report of the University, 2001-2002, Volumes 1-4

VITAL ACADEMIC CLIMATE* by Brian Foster, Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs A great university engages students and faculty fully in important ideas and issues ... not just to learn about them, but to take them apart and put them back together, to debate, deconstruct, resist, reconstruct and build upon them. Engagement of this sort takes concentration and commitment, and it produces the kind of discipline and passion that leads to student and faculty success and satisfaction in their studies, research, performance, artistic activity and service. It is also the kind of activity that creates a solid, nurturing spirit of community. This is what we mean when we talk about a vital academic climate. We are striving for an environment that will enrich the social, cultural and intellectual lives of all who come in contact with the University. Many things interconnect to make this happen: curriculum, co-curricular activities, conferences, symposia, cultural events, community service, research and social activity. Our goal is to create the highest possible level of academic commitment and excitement at UNM. This is what characterizes a truly great university. *Strategic Direction 2 New Mexico native Andres C. Salazar, a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Michigan State University, has been named the PNM Chair in Microsystems, Commercialization and Technology. Carrying the title of professor, the PNM Chair is a joint appointment between the School of Engineering and the Anderson Schools of Management. Spring 2002 graduate John Probasco was selected a 2002 Rhodes Scholar, the second UNM student to be so honored in the past four years. The biochemistry major from Alamogordo previously had been awarded the Goldwater Scholarship and the Truman Scholarship. Andres c. Salazar Biology student Sophie Peterson of Albuquerque was one of 30 students nationwide to receive a 2002-2003 Award of Excellence from Phi Kappa Phi, the oldest and largest national honor society. Regents\\u27 Professor of Communication and Journalism Everett M. Rogers was selected the University\\u27s 4 71h Annual Research Lecturer, the highest honor UNM bestows upon members of its faculty. John Probasco honored by Student Activities Director Debbie Morris. New Mexico resident, author and poet Simon}. Ortiz received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at Spring Commencement ceremonies. Child advocate Angela Angie Vachio, founder and executive director of Peanut Butter and Jelly Family Services, Inc., was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. American Studies Assistant Professor Amanda}. Cobb won the 22 d annual American Book Award for listening to Our Grandmothers\\u27 Stories: The Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw Females, 1852-1949

The Mars Gravity Biosatellite as an innovative partial gravity research platform

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 269-275).The Mars Gravity Biosatellite is an unprecedented independent spaceflight platform for gravitational biology research. With a projected first launch after 2010, the low Earth orbit satellite will support a cohort of fifteen 14.5- to 25.5-week-old female BALB/cByJ mice for up to five weeks. During this time, the spacecraft will rotate at a rate of 31.6 rpm to generate Mars-equivalent artificial gravity of magnitude 0.38-g. Reentry capability will permit the return of live specimens to the Earth's surface at the culmination of the study. The proposed first mission aims to explore the physiological impacts on mice of 0.38-g. On board the Mars Gravity Biosatellite, a video acquisition and digitisation system will enhance in-flight collection of data on sensorimotor adaptation. As part of this thesis, a rotational ground control system has been designed and constructed at MIT. The apparatus incorporates a video processing module similar to that baselined for the mission. It also features the first custom-designed gondola centrifuge that accommodates up to four singlyhoused rodents in flight-equivalent habitat modules. At a rotation rate of 31.6 rpm, the centripetal acceleration experienced by each animal is less than 1.07-g. The 0.34 m radius of rotation is equivalent to that of the orbital vehicle. A behavioural study with four BALB/cByJ mice explores the effects of chronic rotation alone and confirms that they can be quantified and therefore decoupled from the anticipated on-orbit effects of rotation-induced Mars-equivalent gravity. The results provide justification for the scientific validity of the Mars Gravity Biosatellite as a rotating spaceflight platform. In addition, details are presented on the design, implementation, test and operation of a two-mouse closed-loop environmental control and life support system (ECLSS). The ground-based assembly is colocated with the centrifuge, and the entire apparatus is enclosed within a sealed zero-pressure urethane/polyethylene membrane. It incorporates scaled-down versions of a subset of flight-equivalent atmospheric reconditioning subassemblies together with sensors, actuators and a computer to perform autonomous feedback-driven supervisory control.(cont.) Data is presented that validates a system that includes oxygen replenishment, carbon dioxide scrubbing via reaction with lithium hydroxide, ammonia removal using acidtreated activated charcoal, and humidity control with a custom-designed condensing heat exchanger. Results of a multi-week test represent an experimental proof-of-concept for the Mars Gravity Biosatellite's ECLSS strategy, showing good control of environmental parameters within specified ranges. The work presented in this thesis offers four primary contributions to aerospace biomedical engineering and rodent behavioural science: 1. Preliminary design and operations plans for the Mars Gravity payload. This thesis claims specific contributions in the areas of electronics, instrumentation, software and systems-level design of the payload module. 2. The first direct measurement of the influence of chronic rotation on mice in flight-like habitats at 31.6 rpm. The first in-centrifuge use of video-based behavioural analysis. 3. Proof-of-concept justification for the Mars Gravity Biosatellite ECLSS strategy. 4. The conception, design, implementation and operation of the first integrated ground test apparatus to combine chronic rotation capability with an ECLSS testbed.by Thaddeus R. F. Fulford-Jones.Ph.D

Design Development Test and Evaluation (DDT and E) Considerations for Safe and Reliable Human Rated Spacecraft Systems

A team directed by the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) collected methodologies for how best to develop safe and reliable human rated systems and how to identify the drivers that provide the basis for assessing safety and reliability. The team also identified techniques, methodologies, and best practices to assure that NASA can develop safe and reliable human rated systems. The results are drawn from a wide variety of resources, from experts involved with the space program since its inception to the best-practices espoused in contemporary engineering doctrine. This report focuses on safety and reliability considerations and does not duplicate or update any existing references. Neither does it intend to replace existing standards and policy