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We look forward to welcoming you to the 160 Speaker Series talk, Isolated and 112 Degrees Fahrenheit Below Freezing - Overwintering in Antarctica, on Monday, April 18 at 4:00 p.m. in the Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium at 160 Fifth Avenue.
Beth Healey served on a year-long mission as the research emergency medical doctor for the European Space Agency and overwintered in Antarctica at spaceflight analog Concordia, sometimes known as “White Mars.”
While at Concordia, she researched the effects of isolation and extreme environmental conditions on the physiology and psychology of the crew. During the winter, due to the low temperatures (minus 80 degrees Celsius or minus 112 degrees Fahrenheit) and long polar night (105 days without any sunlight), they were utterly isolated even in case of emergency.
Join us to learn about Healey’s time in Antarctica and how her research has helped inform space agencies about future challenges astronauts on long-duration spaceflight missions may face and the development of medical models required for such missions.
Speaker Bio:
Healey is an emergency medicine doctor and has worked for several years in the National Health Service and a variety of international settings. Fluent in French, she provided pre-hospital medical care in the Swiss Alps. In addition, as part of medical and logistical support teams, she has worked in several extreme and remote environments, including Svalbard, Siberia, Greenland and the North Pole.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
4:00 – 5:00 pm, Talk and Q&A
5:00 – 6:00 pm, Reception of light bites and drinks on the promenade outside of the GDFA
The Simons Foundation’s 160 Speaker Series is a private lecture series for Simons Foundation, Euclidean, Gradian, Felicity House, Foundation for a Just Society, Math for America staff. All staff are encouraged to make every effort to attend these special events.
Please contact ewood@simonsfoundation.org should you have any questions.
160 Speaker Series Committee