e Aerospace Medical Associationrsquos (AsMArsquos) ScientificProgram Committee (SPC) met in November in AlexandriaVA to review the abstracts for the upcoming 2019 AnnualScientific Meeting in Las Vegas

AsMA welcomes 18 new members in Januarybull Ayres Netto Carlos Eduardo Miami FL United Statesbull Baker Hillary Chesapeake VA United Statesbull Ciubuc-Batcu Maria-eodora Parkwood Queensland

Australiabull Fernandez Peter Brampton Ontario Canadabull Figg William Oxford Oxfordshire United Kingdombull Franken Marco Voorschoten Netherlandsbull Kesavan Suresh Mooroobool Queensland Australiabull Lai Julian Carlingford New South Wales Australiabull McCormick Timothy Jacksonville FL United Statesbull Ogilvie Karl Kalamazoo MI United Statesbull Ojha Kapil London United Kingdombull Owen Randall Branford CT United Statesbull Parker Timothy San Diego CA United Statesbull Pleticha Josef Hillsborough NC United Statesbull Rollings Robert Savannah GA United Statesbull Sheppard-Hickey Rebecca-Anne Manchester Lancashire

United Kingdombull Wadood Audrey Wichita KS United Statesbull Xiao Jianzhou Chicago IL United States

AsMA was saddened to learn of the death of Nathaniel EldquoNatrdquo Villaire who was a Fellow of AsMA and a Professor

Emeritus at the College of Aero-nautics at Florida Tech He earneda BS in MicrobiologyZoology atthe University of Georgia in 1962took the pulmonary physiologycourse at the School of AerospaceMedicine in 1969 and was qualifiedin hypobaric and hyperbaric physi-ology that same year He also grad-uated from the human life supporttraining course at the School ofAerospace Medicine in 1974 He

additionally held a Masterrsquos in Financial Management (1980)an EdS in Higher Education (1987) and an EdD also inHigher Education (1991) Dr Villaire was a military pilot from 1962 to 1968 retiringas a US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel having earned theBronze Star as a Vietnam veteran He then became Directorof Pulmonary Training at Ehrling-Bergquist RegionalHospital in Omaha NE and later became Director of LifeSupport Systems from 1970ndash1971 In 1971 he took a positionas Director of Hypobaric Physiology at Regional Hos-pitalLangley VA He then transferred to become Senior PlantManager of DoD Communications in Columbus MS in1975 He was promoted to Director of System Analysis in

Ever Upward January 2019

AsMA Newsletter bull January 2019 N1

Send information for publication in this newsletter to Journal Department AsMA rtriggasmaorg

AsMA Scientific Program Committee Abstract Review

In Memoriam Nathaniel Villaire

See lsquoVillairersquo p N2

SPC Reviewers Members review submitted abstracts forthe upcoming meeting

SCP Chairs From left clockwise at the table Barry ShenderRemote Review Walt Dalitsch Program Chair Nick GreenDeputy ChairPanels Ian Mollan Slides and Ron Monbergstanding who was helping out

New Members

Read Current News Online The News pages are updated regularly as we receivenews Members check the Job Fair new jobs areposted monthly

1978 and then became Assistant Manager of DoD Commu-nications in 1980 in Hampton VA In 1981 he took a posi-tion as Instructor of Human Sexuality Biology and Ecologyat Los Angeles Metropolitan College During that period healso was Senior US Air Traffic Liaison for the Republic ofKorea In 1982 he became DoD Director of Terminal Ap-proach and Landing Control Systems and in 1983 becameAdjunct Faculty at omas Nelson Community College andTidewater Community College In 1984 he took a position asScience and Math Teacher (and Coach) at Hampton RoadsAcademy in Virginia

Dr Villaire joined Florida Tech in 1990 and created the col-legersquos aviation safety degree and was the chairman of its grad-uate program He taught undergraduate courses in aviationphysiology national airspace system aviation meteorologyaviation safety and air traffic control and graduate courses inadvanced aviation physiology He retired in 2014 but re-mained active Just last year he led a team of researchersfunded by the Federal Aviation Administration and SpaceFlorida in exploring how commercial space vehicles will bepart of the national airspace system An online obituary canbe found at httpwwwbeachfuneralhomecombook-of-memories3669915Villaire-Nathanielservice-detailsphp

N2 AsMA Newsletter bull January 2019

From lsquoVillairersquo p N1

South African Airways (SAA) is celebrating 20 years of non-stop operations between Johannesburg and Africarsquos mostpopulous city Lagos Nigeria Operations commenced on 4December 1998 as SAA launched its first flight into Nigeriasoon after the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between thetwo countries had been signed SAA has since brought sev-eral aircraft onto this route from the initial Airbus 300 serieswhich had to make a technical stop en-route in Luanda to theBoeing 767 and the B747-400 and to the Airbus A340ndash600which was then replaced by the current state of the art AirbusA330-300 aircraft With its thriving economy Nigeria isAfricarsquos economic powerhouse and Lagos is a high-energycity famous for its vibrant lifestyle In honor of this milestoneSAA rolled out a campaign that saw brand activation on so-cial media and radio and print publications in the Nigeria re-gionmdashPlease visit httpswwwflysaacomabout-usleading-car-

riermedia-centermedia-releasesnewsroom to read more onthis

The Hill a Washington DC-based publication has namedthe Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) a toplobbying trade association for the fifth year in a row AOPAwas the only general aviation association that made the listAccording to the article AOPA and President Mark Bakeralong with other top advocates industries and unions wererecognized for a ldquodemonstrated ability to wield influence anddeliver results on Capitol Hill on behalf of its members seek-ing a voice in Washingtonrdquo AOPArsquos advocacy this past yearincludes opposing privatizing air traffic control makingfixed-base operator pricing fairer and working to makechanges to 14 CFR Part 61mdashPlease visit httpswwwaopaorgnews-and-mediaall-

news2018december18aopa-named-top-trade-association toread more about this

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Center for IndividualizedMedicine have discovered large chromosomal rearrange-ments present in mesothelioma which could make it possibleto understand which patients are likely respond to im-munotherapy The research is published in the Journal ofThoracic Oncology This finding is significant in part becausethe prognosis is often poor for mesothelioma mdash a rare ag-gressive form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure thatforms on tissue lining in the lungs heart and abdomenThere is no cure and standard cancer treatment ofchemotherapy radiation and surgery do not work for every-onemdashPlease see httpsindividualizedmedicineblogmayoclinic

org20181126mayo-clinic-discovery-advances-potential-individualized-treatment-for-mesothelioma for more

Registration is now open for GLeC 2019The first conference of its kind the IAF Global Conferenceon Space for Emerging Countries (GLEC) aims to activelyengage emerging countries in the space scene and tobring together the international community It will takeplace April 24-26 2019 in Marrakesh Morroco

for more or to register please visithttpglec2019org

NewS Of CORPORATe MeMbeRS

Monash Staff Teach Courses in Qatar

Two of Monashrsquos staff Prof David Newman and MsSuzy Giuliano visited Doha Qatar to teach two avia-tion medicine short courses co-sponsored with QatarAirways In addition Monash has been readying thelaunch of a Diploma in Aviation Medicine which willcommence in the September 2019 semester Above isa photo of the students who attended the AdvancedAviation Medicine course taught theremdashFor the full news bite please see p N74 of December

2018rsquos newsletter

See lsquoCorporatesrsquo p N3

AOPA Named Top Trade AssociationSAA Celebrates 20 Years of Service to Nigeria

Mayo Researchers Discover PotentialTreatment for Mesothelioma

1978 and then became Assistant Manager of DoD Commu-nications in 1980 in Hampton VA In 1981 he took a posi-tion as Instructor of Human Sexuality Biology and Ecologyat Los Angeles Metropolitan College During that period healso was Senior US Air Traffic Liaison for the Republic ofKorea In 1982 he became DoD Director of Terminal Ap-proach and Landing Control Systems and in 1983 becameAdjunct Faculty at omas Nelson Community College andTidewater Community College In 1984 he took a position asScience and Math Teacher (and Coach) at Hampton RoadsAcademy in Virginia

Dr Villaire joined Florida Tech in 1990 and created the col-legersquos aviation safety degree and was the chairman of its grad-uate program He taught undergraduate courses in aviationphysiology national airspace system aviation meteorologyaviation safety and air traffic control and graduate courses inadvanced aviation physiology He retired in 2014 but re-mained active Just last year he led a team of researchersfunded by the Federal Aviation Administration and SpaceFlorida in exploring how commercial space vehicles will bepart of the national airspace system An online obituary canbe found at httpwwwbeachfuneralhomecombook-of-memories3669915Villaire-Nathanielservice-detailsphp

N2 AsMA Newsletter bull January 2019

From lsquoVillairersquo p N1

South African Airways (SAA) is celebrating 20 years of non-stop operations between Johannesburg and Africarsquos mostpopulous city Lagos Nigeria Operations commenced on 4December 1998 as SAA launched its first flight into Nigeriasoon after the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between thetwo countries had been signed SAA has since brought sev-eral aircraft onto this route from the initial Airbus 300 serieswhich had to make a technical stop en-route in Luanda to theBoeing 767 and the B747-400 and to the Airbus A340ndash600which was then replaced by the current state of the art AirbusA330-300 aircraft With its thriving economy Nigeria isAfricarsquos economic powerhouse and Lagos is a high-energycity famous for its vibrant lifestyle In honor of this milestoneSAA rolled out a campaign that saw brand activation on so-cial media and radio and print publications in the Nigeria re-gionmdashPlease visit httpswwwflysaacomabout-usleading-car-

riermedia-centermedia-releasesnewsroom to read more onthis

The Hill a Washington DC-based publication has namedthe Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) a toplobbying trade association for the fifth year in a row AOPAwas the only general aviation association that made the listAccording to the article AOPA and President Mark Bakeralong with other top advocates industries and unions wererecognized for a ldquodemonstrated ability to wield influence anddeliver results on Capitol Hill on behalf of its members seek-ing a voice in Washingtonrdquo AOPArsquos advocacy this past yearincludes opposing privatizing air traffic control makingfixed-base operator pricing fairer and working to makechanges to 14 CFR Part 61mdashPlease visit httpswwwaopaorgnews-and-mediaall-

news2018december18aopa-named-top-trade-association toread more about this

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Center for IndividualizedMedicine have discovered large chromosomal rearrange-ments present in mesothelioma which could make it possibleto understand which patients are likely respond to im-munotherapy The research is published in the Journal ofThoracic Oncology This finding is significant in part becausethe prognosis is often poor for mesothelioma mdash a rare ag-gressive form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure thatforms on tissue lining in the lungs heart and abdomenThere is no cure and standard cancer treatment ofchemotherapy radiation and surgery do not work for every-onemdashPlease see httpsindividualizedmedicineblogmayoclinic

org20181126mayo-clinic-discovery-advances-potential-individualized-treatment-for-mesothelioma for more

Registration is now open for GLeC 2019The first conference of its kind the IAF Global Conferenceon Space for Emerging Countries (GLEC) aims to activelyengage emerging countries in the space scene and tobring together the international community It will takeplace April 24-26 2019 in Marrakesh Morroco

for more or to register please visithttpglec2019org

NewS Of CORPORATe MeMbeRS

Monash Staff Teach Courses in Qatar

Two of Monashrsquos staff Prof David Newman and MsSuzy Giuliano visited Doha Qatar to teach two avia-tion medicine short courses co-sponsored with QatarAirways In addition Monash has been readying thelaunch of a Diploma in Aviation Medicine which willcommence in the September 2019 semester Above isa photo of the students who attended the AdvancedAviation Medicine course taught theremdashFor the full news bite please see p N74 of December

2018rsquos newsletter

See lsquoCorporatesrsquo p N3

AOPA Named Top Trade AssociationSAA Celebrates 20 Years of Service to Nigeria

Mayo Researchers Discover PotentialTreatment for Mesothelioma

KBR Inc announced that its global government servicesbusiness KBRwyle was awarded two task order modifica-tions to provide logistics support services to the US Army inEurope and the Arabian Peninsula The Army ContractingCommand awarded these modifications under the LogisticsCivil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contractKBRwyle received a task order modification to continue as-sisting the US European Command in meeting its missionThe companys services will include maintenance supportbase operating support services and assisting the US Armyin transporting arms ammunition and explosives This is a6-month extension on the task order which was originallyawarded in August 2015 KBRwyle also received a task ordermodification to continue providing logistics support to theUS military in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates Thecompany will provide facilities management laundry ser-vices waste management maintenance support fire protec-tion airfield management and transportation operationsThis is the third option year on the task order which wasoriginally awarded in April 2015mdashPlease visit httpskbrcomaboutnewsroompress-

releases20181211kbrwyle-awarded-$114m-in-us-army-logcap-iv-task-order-mods-to-aid-military-readiness-overseasto read more

NIOSH has developed the Dampness and Mold AssessmentTool for both general buildings and schools to help employ-ers identify and assess areas of dampness in buildings Officebuildings schools and other nonindustrial build-ings maydevelop moisture and dampness problems from roof andwindow leaks high indoor humidity and flooding eventsamong other things Damp building conditions promote thegrowth of mold bacteria fungi and insects Occupants indamp buildings can be exposed to pollutants in the air frombiological contaminants and the breakdown of building ma-terials The Dampness and Mold Assessment Tool guidesusers through assessing all rooms whether in a school or ageneral building for areas of dampness and mold and identi-fying the source(s) of the dampness and mold The tool pro-vides an easy-to-use checklist and instructions for assessingand recording any damage that is found and for trackingconditions through time mdashPlease see httpswwwcdcgovnioshupdatesupd-12-11-

18html for more on this

AsMA Newsletter bull January 2019 N3

From lsquoCorporatesrsquo p N2Corporate News bites

NeuroKinetics NeuroKineticsrsquo I-Portal technology in-cluding the I-PAS were used to diagnose the US diplo-mats who were serving in Cuba and reported a mysteriousillness e diplomats were found to have inner ear dam-age While not considered a traumatic brain injury doc-tors are now confident they can treat it though there areno theories as to cause Please visit httpswwwneuro-ki-neticscomprojectdoctors-confirm-inner-ear-damage-among-u-s-diplomats-from-cuba to read more about this AMAS Dr Quay Snyder CEO and President of theAviation Medicine Advisory Service (AMAS) is a Directorof the International Academy of Aviation and SpaceMedicine (IAASM) and gave a presentation on emergingbest practices for pilot peer support groups at IAASMrsquosannual scientific congress in mid-November Please seehttpswwwaviationmedicinecomamas-notamslatest-amas-news for this and other AMAS news APA Allied Pilots Association (APA) recently voicedsupport for a joint business venture between AmericanAirlines and Qantas ey are requesting the USDepartment of Transportation to approve the venture asthey feel it will have a beneficial impact on the two airlinesand their customers ey also feel it will be beneficial tothe pilots APA represents Please visit httpswwwallied-pilotsorgNewsID6536Allied-Pilots-Association-Voices-Support-for-Proposed-American-Airlines-Qantas-Joint-Business-Venture to read more about this ALPA e Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)International recently commended Transport Canada forupdating flight and duty-time regulations for pilots inCanada e updated regulations are a result of nearly adecade of work in which ALPA was actively engagedPlease see httpwwwalpaorgnews-and-eventsnews-room2018-12-12-new-flight-time-duty-time-regulations-canada-pilots for more on this UTMB e University of Texas Medical Branchrsquos DrBernard Karnath professor of Internal Medicine has re-ceived the 2018 Laureate Award from the Texas Chapterof the American College of Physicians He was recognizedNov 17 at the chapterrsquos annual fall meeting in AustinPlease visit httpswwwutmbeduinternalmedicinenews-events to see this and other UTMB news

NIOSH Develops Dampness amp Mold Assessment Tool

KbRwyle Awarded Logistics Support Tasks by US Army

MeeTINGS CALeNDARJan 28-29 2019 8th International Conference on

Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases Dubai UAEPlease visit httpsneuromuscularpulsusconferencecomfor more information

March 5-7 2019 Singapore Aviation Safety SeminarSingapore Aviation Academy Singapore For more infor-mation please visit https10timescomsingapore-aviation-safety-seminar

March 11-13 2019 16th EuroSciCon Conference onImmunology Hyatt Place Amsterdam AirportNetherlands Please visit httpsimmunologyeurosciconcom for more information

May 17-22 2019 American Thoracic Society 2019Annual Scientific Meeting Dallas TX Please visithttpconferencethoracicorg for more information

Prevention 2019 Call for AbstractsSave the date

The American College of Preventive Medicine invitesyou to submit a scientific abstract for Prevention 2019to be held May 20-23 2019 at the Omni William Pennin Pittsburgh PA Accepted abstracts will be pre-sented in scientific oral and poster sessions coveringvarious preventive medicine issues To submit a scien-tific abstract for Prevention 2019 click here View thesubmission guidelines here