Current project related publications and presentations

Published materials:

Koscheyev, V.S.,  Lee, J.Y., Kim, J.H., Berowski, A.C., Leon, G.R., & Treviño, R.C. (2007). Person to person biological heat bypass during EVA emergencies. Proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Environmental Systems. SAE Technical Paper Series 2007-01-3209, Warrendale, PA:SAE International.

Koscheyev, V.S., Coca, A., & Leon, G.R. (2007).  Overview of physiological principles to support thermal balance and comfort of astronauts  in open space and on planetary surfaces.  Acta Astronautica, 60, 479-487.

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., Coca, A., & Treviño, R.C.  (2006). Physiological design of a space suit cooling/warming garment and   thermal control as keys to improve astronaut comfort, performance and safety.  Habitation, 11, 15-25.

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., Coca, A., Kim, J-H., & Treviño, R.C.  (2006). Informativeness of the finger temperature/heat flux as an index   of   human thermal status under local cold influences.  Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Environmental Systems. SAE  Technical Paper Series 2006-01-2237.  Warrendale, PA:SAE International.

Koscheyev, V.S.,  Leon, G.R., & Treviño, R.C. (2006). Control of thermal status of astronauts by a finger calorimeter in the space suit. Habitation, 10, 236. 

Koscheyev, V.S.,  Coca, A., Leon, G.R., & Maximov, A. (2005).  Informatevnost temperatyurnich parametrov razlechnich zon tela  cheloveka dlya korrektzee evo teplovovo desbalansa pre vichode v otkritoe kosmecheskoe prostranstvo.  Informative value of temperatures in different areas of the human body for correcting body thermal imbalance during extravehicular activities.  Fiziologiya  Cheloveka, 31, 78-86.  (Russian). English version in Human Physiology, 31, 688-695.

Leon, G.R. (2005). Men and women in space. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 76, Suppl:B84-88.

Koscheyev, V.S., Coca, A., Leon, G.R., & Treviño, R.C. (2005). Effect of local hand thermoinsulation on total and local comfort under different body heat deficit. Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Environmental Systems. SAE Technical Paper Series 2005-01-2347. Warrendale, PA:SAE International.

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., Coca, A., & Treviño, R.C. (2005). Redirection of biological heat from head to fingers during a body cooling event. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 76, 828-832.

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., & Coca, A. (2005). Finger heat flux/temperature as an indicator of thermal imbalance with application for extravehicular activity. Acta Astronautica, 57, 713-721

Leon, G.R., Koscheyev, V.S., Coca, A. & List, N. (2004). Comparison of mild and rigorous cooling regimes within a shortened liquid cooling/warming garment on physiological and psychological comfort during physical exertion. Habitation, 10, 61-67.

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., Coca, A., & List, N. (2004). Enhancing Blood Circulation to Lower Limbs by Warming Upper Body/Thighs in Simulated Microgravity. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 75, 596-602.

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., Ferl, J., Coca, A., & Graziosi, D. (2004). Comparison of shortened and standard liquid cooling garments to provide physiological and subjective comfort during EVA. Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Environmental Systems. SAE Technical Paper Series 2004-01-2347. Warrendale, PA:SAE International. Reprinted in SAE 2004 Transactions Journal of Aerospace, V113-1, 557-563

Coca, A., Koscheyev, V.S., & Leon, G.R. (2004). Prediction of heat deficit/storage through the dynamic of finger temperature. Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, 36, S272.

Leon , G.R., List, N., & Magor, G. (2004). Personal experiences and team effectiveness during a commemorative trek in the High Arctic. Environment and Behavior, 36, 386-401.

Atlis, M.M., Leon, G.R., Sandal, G.M., & Infante, M. (2004). Decision processes and interactions during a two woman traverse of Antarctica. Environment & Behavior, 36, 402-423.

Leon , G.R.,& Polusny, M. (eds) (2004). Special issue: Psychosocial themes. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 19, 1-127.

Leon, G.R. & Sandal, G. M. (2003). Women and couples in isolated extreme environments: Applications for long-duration missions. Acta Astronautica, 53, 259-267.

Koscheyev, V.S, Leon, G.R., & Coca, A. (2002). Improvements in comfort and thermal status control of astronauts during extravehicular activities (EVA): Achievements and perspectives. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 73, 303. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon,G.R., Treviño, R.C. (2002). An advanced physiologically based shortened liquid cooling/warming garment for comfort management in routine and emergency EVA. Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Environmental Systems. SAE Technical Paper Series 2002-01-2413. Warrendale, PA:SAE International. 

Coca, A., Koscheyev, V.S., & Leon, G.R. (2002). Comfort management in rest and exercise conditions in an innovative shortened liquid cooling/warming garment. Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Environmental Systems. SAE Technical Paper Series 2002-01-2411. Warrendale, PA:SAE International. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Coca, A., Leon, G.R, & Dancisak, M.J. (2002). Individual thermal profiles as a basis for comfort improvement in space and other environments. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 73, 1195-1202. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Coca, A., & Leon, G.R. (2002). Advanced thermal status control of crews in EVA and escape suits. Proceedings of the World Space Congress-2002, October 10-19, 2002, Houston Texas. Paper no. IAC-02-IAA.10.1.09. 

Coca, A., Koscheyev, V.S., Dancisak, M.J., & Leon, G.R. (2002). Optimization of thermal regimes within a liquid cooling/warming garment for body heat balance during exercise. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 34(5), Suppl 1,220P. 

Leon, G.R. (2002). Conscientiousness and work performance while suffering from acute mountain sickness: Case Report. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 73, 388-391. 

Leon, G.R. Atlis, M.M., Ones, D, & Magor, G. (2002). A one-year three couple expedition as a crew analog for a Mars mission. Environment and Behavior, 34, 672-700. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., & Trevino, R.C. (2001). Efficacy of wrist/palm warming as a countermeasure to maintain finger comfort in cold conditions. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 72,713-719. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Dancisak, M.J., & Leon, G.R. (2001). Approaches to monitoring thermal status in humans under nonuniform heating/cooling on the body surface. In Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, 32(2), Suppl 1, 84P. 

Koscheyev, V.S., & Maximov, A. L. (2001). Evaluation of the thermal profile of human finger phalanges as a potential site to monitor body heat balance. In Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, 32(2), Suppl 1, 85P. 

Coca, A., & Koscheyev, V.S. (2001). Assessment in humans of heat exchange at specific body areas using a multi-compartment liquid cooling/warming garment. In Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, 32(2), Suppl 1,17P. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Dancisak, M.J., & Leon, G.R. (2001). Approaches to monitoring thermal status in humans under nonuniform heating/cooling on the body surface. In Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, 32(2), Suppl 1, 84P. 

Koscheyev, V.S., & Maximov, A. L. (2001). Evaluation of the thermal profile of human finger phalanges as a potential site to monitor body heat balance. In Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, 32(2), Suppl 1, 85P. 

Coca, A., & Koscheyev, V.S. (2001). Assessment in humans of heat exchange at specific body areas using a multi-compartment liquid cooling/warming garment. In Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, 32(2), Suppl 1,17P. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., & Treviño, R.C. (2000). Maximal conductive heat exchange through different body zones in a liquid cooling/warming space garment. Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Environmental Systems. SAE Technical Paper Series 2000-01-2255. Warrendale, PA:SAE International. 

Koscheyev, V.S. (2000). Physiological considerations in the design of clothing and protective equipment for extreme environments and in modeling human heat exchange. In Proceedings of the IEA 2000/HFES 2000 Congress, August 1-6, 2000, San Diego, California. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., Hubel, A., & Tranchida, D. (2000). Thermoregulation and heat exchange in a nonuniform thermal environment during simulated extended EVA. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 71, 579-585. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., Paul, S., Tranchida, D., & Linder, I.V. (2000). Augmentation of blood circulation to the fingers by warming distal body areas. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 82, 1003-1011. 

Leon, G.R. (1999). Select-in and countermeasure considerations for long duration crews. SAE Technical Paper Series 1999-01-2095. In Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Environmental Systems, July 10-14, 1999, Denver, Colorado. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Paul, S., Leon, G.R., Tranchida, D., Taylor, T.J., & Koscheyev, I.V. (1999). Individual thermal profiles for human comfort mangement in extreme environments. In J.A. Hodgdon, J.H. Heaney, and M.J. Buono, Environmental ergonomics VIII, International series on environmental ergonomics 1, (pp. 259-262). 1, San Diego: International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics. 

Koscheyev, V.S., Trevino, R.C., Leon, G.R., Tranchida, D., Linder, I.V., & Baum, I. Augmentation of blood circulation to the fingers through wrist warming to enhance finger comfort during long-duration EVA. SAE Technical Paper Series 1999-01-1969. In Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Environmental Systems, July 10-14, 1999, Denver, Colorado.

Paper presentations:

Thermal protection of astronauts in EVA ˆ A physiological overview.  Spacesuit Systems Technology Development and EVA Physiological    Systems and Performance Groups, NASA Johnson Space Center, December 13, 2006, Houston Texas.

Informativeness of the finger temperature/heat flux as an index of human thermal status under local cold influences.  36th International Conference on Environmental Systems, July 19, 2006, Norfolk Virginia.

Control of thermal status of astronauts by a finger calorimeter in the space suit.  Habitation 2006 Conference, February 8, 2006, Orlando Florida.

Implementation of physiological design as a basis for the development of the space suit for planetary missions.  Exploration Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Conference, November 2005, Houston Texas.

Effect of local hand thermal insulation on total and local comfort under different levels of body heat deficit. 34th International Conference on  Environmental Systems, July 2005, Rome Italy.

Overview of physiological principles to support thermal balance and comfort of astronauts in open space and on planetary surfaces.  15^th Humans in Space Symposium, May 2005, Gratz Austria.

Minimizing health effects of NBC hazards in large-scale disasters.  2005World Congress of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, May 2005, Edinburgh Scotland.

Thermoregulation, thermal control and the individual thermal profile with application for childhood obesity.  NICHD, Unit on Growth and Obesity, February 2005

Physiologically-based approaches to enhance finger comfort in open space and other extreme cold conditions. The 1 st Integrated Meeting on Thermal Physiology and Pharmacology of Thermoregulation, October 14, 2004, Rhodes Greece.

Adult and child sleep patterns over the Arctic winter total darkness period. The 1 st Integrated Meeting on Thermal Physiology and Pharmacology of Thermoregulation, October 2004, Rhodes Greece.

Physiological design and thermal control to accelerate efficiency, comfort, performance and safety in extremes. Microclimate Cooling Conference, September 15, 2004, Natick Massachusetts.

Capability of shortened and standard liquid cooling garments to provide physiological and subjective comfort during EVA. 34th annual meeting of the International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), July 2004, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Prediction of heat deficit/storage through the dynamic of finger temperature. ACSM annual meeting, June 2004, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Physiological principles for EVA garment design. Advanced EVA Technology Forum, June 30, 2004, Houston Texas.

Theory and practice of astronaut hand protection against cold in open space. 75 th Aerospace Medical Association Annual Scientific Meeting, May 3, 2004, Anchorage Alaska.

Thermal control and physiological design as keys to improve comfort, performance and safety during EVA and onboard. Habitation 2004 Conference, January 7, 2004, Orlando Florida.

Comparison of different cooling regimes within a shortened liquid cooling/warming garment on physiological and psychological comfort during exercise. Habitation2004 Conference, January 2003, Orlando Florida.

An Innovative Physiologically Based Advanced Liquid Cooling/Warming Garment for Routine and Emergency EVA. Bioastronautics Investigators’ Workshop, January 14, 2003, Galveston, Texas. 

Improvements in comfort and thermal status control of astronauts during extravehicular activities (EVA): Achievements and perspectives. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association. May 2002, Montreal, Canada. 

Thermal stimulation by a cooling/warming garment to increase blood circulation in the lower limbs in head tilt conditions . 5th International Head-out Water Immersion Symposium: Research Simulations to Model Microgravity, October 8, 2002, Houston, Texas. 

Advanced thermal status control of crews in EVA and escape suits. World Space Congress-2002, October 16, 2002, Houston Texas. 

A three couple long-duration polar expedition as an analog to a Mars mission. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Aerospace Medical Association, May 2002, Montreal, Canada. 

Women and couples in isolated extreme environments: Applications for long-duration missions. World Space Congress-2002, October 2002, Houston Texas. 

Assessment in humans of heat exchange at specific body areas using a multi-compartment liquid cooling/warming garment. International Thermal Physiology Symposium, September 2, 2001, Wollongong, Australia. 

Approaches to monitoring thermal status in humans under nonuniform heating/cooling on the body surface. International Thermal Physiology Symposium, September 3, 2001, Wollongong, Australia. 

Evaluation of the thermal profile of human finger phalanges as a potential site to monitor body heat balance. International Thermal Physiology Symposium, September 3, 2001, Wollongong, Australia. 

Subjective perception of cold adaptation and stress during a two woman longitudinal traverse of Antarctica. International Thermal Physiology Symposium, September 2001, Wollongong, Australia. 

Invited participant, (Victor S. Koscheyev) Bioterrorism Threat Assessment and Risk Management Workshop, December, 2001, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Washington, D.C.  

Physiological approaches for the “smart design” of a cooling/warming garment for routine and emergency EVA. Poster presentation, Bioastronautics Investigators’ Workshop, January 17, 2000, Galveston, Texas. 

A one year three couple expedition as a crew analog to a Mars mission. 13th Humans in Space Symposium, May 2000, Santorini Greece.