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RAHUL GOEL Houston, USA, rgoel2@uh.edu, +1 713 969 9776

EDUCATION

University of Houston (U of H), Houston, USA Aug 2012-present

Ph.D. in Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences (GPA: 3.87/4) International Space University Southern Hemisphere Summer School, Adelaide, Australia Jan-Feb 2012

International Graduate Summer School in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China Jul 2011

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA 2008 - 2010

Masters of Science in Aeronautics & Astronautics (GPA: 4.90/5) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India 2004 - 2008

Bachelors of Technology in Aerospace Engineering (GPA: 9.52/10)

PROFESSIONAL & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of Houston, Houston, USA (Advisor: Dr. William Paloski & Prof. Pranav Parikh) Aug 2012 – present o Dissertation topic: Investigating sensorimotor mechanisms underlying postural control using TMS and EEG. Healthy

young participants will perform a continuous balance task with varying sensory conditions while we record their cortical activity using EEG. Few subjects will undergo TMS to temporarily disrupt cortical activity in specific brain region.

o Evaluated the effects of standing, locomotion exercise or centrifugation during bed-rest on neuro-vestibular function. o Modeled differences in joint motor control performance in rapid goal-directed aiming between upper and lower limbs. o Developed an algorithm for automatic detection of ventilatory threshold during sub-maximal exercise in space.

Neuroscience Lab, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston (Advisor: Dr. Ajitkumar Mulavara) Aug 2014 – Aug 2016 o Evaluated the use of galvanic vestibular stimulation for balance and locomotion. o Developed personalized countermeasures for sensorimotor adaptability training for astronauts.

Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA), NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, USA Aug 2015 o Participated as a flight engineer in a two-week simulated asteroid flyby mission in which a crew of four spent two weeks

inside a small habitat. It was designed to study impacts due to isolation, remoteness, and confined habitation. EADS-Astrium, Friedrichshafen, Germany

Design of Short Arm Human Centrifuge (SAHC) for the International Space Station (ISS) Dec 2010 – Nov 2011 o Designed the SAHC model in SolidWorks and carried out its structural analysis. o Analyzed microgravity disturbance and suggested designs for an auto-balancing and vibration isolation systems.

Man Vehicles Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA (Advisor: Dr. Laurence Young)

An Improved Helmet Liner for Protection Against Blast Induced Trauma, MS Project Sept 2008 – Nov 2010 o Performed Finite Element Modeling using ABAQUS for helmet liner having channels filled with fluids or other materials. o Designed experiments for evaluating different solid and fluid filler materials for mitigating blast waves.

Modeling the Benefits of Artificial Gravity with Exercise & Vibration, Independent Project May - Jul 2010 o Designed a countermeasure to maximally stimulate antigravity muscles and bones that incorporated artificial gravity,

exercise, and vibration on a centrifuge. Results indicated that our proposed countermeasure would surpass the performance of the iRED.

Earth Based Prototype for Google Lunar X-Prize, Course Project Sept 2008 - May 2009 o Designed the structure of the spacecraft and performed dynamic load analysis using COSMOS. o The test flight was successfully conducted in June 2009.

Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), Utah, USA Dec 2009 o It is a Mars-like environment to develop technologies and procedures that could be useful for future missions. o Selected as an engineer of a multi-disciplinary crew of 6. Responsibilities included maintenance of all the systems

required for routine operations. Repaired power, water, plumbing, ATVs, radio, EVA suits etc and participated in EVAs.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

Aerial Combat Modeling, Senior Year Thesis Aug 2007 - Apr 2008 o Concepts of game theory and probability were applied for predicting the response of pilots in close combat. o The ideas utilized can be extended to any kind of conflict situation in various fields for e.g., predicting outcomes of

markets, card games, sports events etc.

Stress Wave Attenuation during Ballistic Impact on Ceramic Tiles, Undergraduate Research Nov 2006 - Apr 2008 o Numerically and experimentally investigated the effect of Ballistic impact on Ceramic tiles used in armor jackets, bullet-

proof cars etc. Coined the term stress wave attenuation coefficient which is based on the material property.

Zeus Numerix Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India

Modeling Dynamics and Control of Quadrotor, Internship May - June 2007 o Designed a model integrating Joystick, MATLAB & FlightGear simulating Quadrotor dynamics and controls.

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PUBLICATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS (under review)

Goel, R., DeDios, Y., Gadd, N., Caldwell, E., Peters, B., Reschke, M., Bloomberg, J. J., Oddsson, L. I. E., and Mulavara, A. P., “Assessing somatosensory utilization during unipedal postural control”, under review with Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience (submitted in Oct 2016).

Goel, R., Rosenberg, M. J., DeDios, Y. E., Cohen, H.S., Bloomberg, J. J., Mulavara, A. P., “Estimation of Optimal Amplitude for Balance Training using Electrical Stimulation of the Vestibular System”, under review with Experimental Brain Research (submitted in Dec 2016).

Goel, R., Ozdemir, R. A., Wood, S., Reschke, M., Paloski, W. H., “Critical Role of Somatosensation to Postural Control During Transient Vestibular Deficiency Following Spaceflight”, under review with Frontiers in Integrative Physiology (submitted in Jan 2017).

PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS (published)

Goel, R., and Paloski, W. H., “Motor control performance during rapid voluntary limb movements”, Journal of Motor Behavior, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 348-56, July 2016.

Goel, R., Kofman, I., Jeevarajan, J., DeDios, Y., Cohen, H., Bloomberg, J., and Mulavara, A. P., “Using low levels of stochastic galvanic vestibular stimulation to improve balance function”, PLOS One, Vol. 10, No. 8, Aug 2015.

Mulavara, A.P., Kofman, I., De dios, Y.E., Miller, C., Peters, B.T., Goel, R., Galvan, R., and Bloomberg, J.J., “Using Low Levels of Stochastic Vestibular Stimulation to Improve Locomotion Balance Function”, Frontiers in System Neuroscience, Vol. 9, No. 117, Aug 2015.

Clément, G., Bareille, M. P., Goel, R., Linnarsson, D., Mulder, E., Paloski, W. H., Rittweger, J., Wuyts, F. L., and Zange, J., “Effects of five days of bed rest with intermittent centrifugation on neurovestibular function”, Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 60-68, Mar 2015.

Goel, R., Kulkarni, M. D., Pandya, K. S., and Naik, N. K., “Stress wave micro-macro attenuation in ceramic plates made of tiles during ballistic impact”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 83, pp. 30—37, June 2014.

Schimizze, B., Son, S., Goel, R., Vechart, A., and Young, L. R., “An Experimental and Numerical Study of Blast Induced Shock Wave Mitigation in Sandwich Structures”, Applied Acoustics, Vol. 74, No.1, pp. 1-9, Jan 2013.

Christou, G., Young, L. R., Goel, R., Vechart, A., and Jerusalem, A., “Shock attenuation of PMMA sandwich panels filled with soda-lime glass beads: a fluid-solid interaction continuum model simulation”, International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 47, pp. 48-59, Sept 2012.

Goel, R., Kaderka, J., and Newman, D., “Modeling the Benefits of Artificial Gravity Countermeasure Coupled with Exercise and Vibration”, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 70, pp. 43-51, Jan 2012.

Gupta, N. K., Goel, R., and Ananthkrishnan, N., “Design/Development of Mini/Micro Air Vehicles through Modeling and Simulation: Case of an Autonomous Quadrotor”, Aerospace Avionics and Related Technology, Defense Science Journal, Vol. 61, No. 4, pp. 337-345, July 2011.

Kulkarni, M. D., Goel, R., and Naik, N. K., “Effect of Back Pressure on Impact and Compression after Impact Characteristics of Composites”, Composite Structures, Vol. 93, No. 2, Jan 2011.

Stewart, D., Young, L. R., Goel, R., Christou, G., and Gilchrist, M. D., “Evaluating the Performance of Helmet Lining Incorporating Fluid Channels”, Journal of ASTM International, Vol. 7, No. 10, Nov 2010.

Naik, N. K., Goel, R., and Kulkarni, M. D., “Stress Wave Attenuation in Ceramic Plates”, Journal of Applied Physics. Vol. 103, No. 10, May 2008.

CONFERENCE or WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

Mulavara, A.P., Peters, B., DeDios, Y.E., Gadd, N.E., Caldwell, E.E., Batson, C.D., Goel, R., Oddsson, L.I., Kreutzberg, G., Zanello, S., Clarke, T., Oman, C. M., Cohen, H.S., Wood, S., Seidler, R.D., Reschke, M., and Bloomberg, J.J., “Behavioral, Brain Imaging and Genomic Measures to Predict Functional Outcomes Post – Bed Rest and Spaceflight”, 2017 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Jan 23-26, 2017, Houston, TX, USA.

Mulavara, A.P., DeDios, Y.E., Gadd, N.E., Caldwell, E.E., Batson, C.D., Goel, R., Seidler, R.D., Oddsson, L.I., Zanello, S., Clarke, T., Peters, B., Cohen, H.S., Reschke, M., Wood, S., and Bloomberg, J.J., “Behavioral, Brain Imaging and Genomic Measures to Predict Functional Outcomes Post – Bed Rest and Spaceflight”, 2016 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Feb 8-11, 2016, Houston, TX, USA.

Bloomberg, J.J., Peters, B.T., Mulavara, A.P., Caldwell, E.E., Batson, C.D., DeDios Y.E., Gadd, N.E., Goel, R., Wood, S.J., Cohen, H.S., Oddsson, L.I., and Seidler, R.D., “Predictive Measures of Locomotor Performance on an Unstable Walking Surface”, 2016 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Feb 8-11, 2016, Houston, TX, USA.

Derewa, C.S., Singh, J., Josan, P.K., Raviprasad, S., Srivastava, P., Goel, R., Sharma, M., “Indian Space University – An initiative to nurture “Brahmanuats” for future human space flight”, International Astronautical Congress, Oct 12-16, 2015, Jerusalem, Israel.

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Goel, R., Kofman, I., DeDios, Y., Jeevarajan, J., Stepanyan, V., Nair, M., Congdon, S., Fregia, M., Cohen, H., Bloomberg, J., and Mulavara, A. P., “Estimation of an Optimal Stimulus Amplitude for Using Vestibular Stochastic Stimulation to Improve Balance Function”, 86th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, May 10-14, 2015, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA.

Mulavara, A. P., Kofman, I., DeDios, Y., Galvan, R., Goel, R., Miller, C., Peters, B., Cohen, H.S., Jeevarajan, J., Reschke, M., Wood, S., Bergquist, F., Seidler, R. D., and Bloomberg, J. J., “Improving Sensorimotor Adaptation Following Long Duration Spaceflight by Enhancing Vestibular Information Transfer”, 2015 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Jan 13-15, 2015, Houston, TX, USA.

Goel, R., Kofman, I., DeDios, Y., Jeevarajan, J., Stepanyan, V., Nair, M., Congdon, S., Fregia, M., Cohen, H., Bloomberg, J., and Mulavara, A. P., “Determine Optimal Stimulus Amplitude for Using Vestibular Stochastic Stimulation to Iimprove Balance Function”, 2nd International Space Conference, 8-9 Jan 2015, Noida, India.

Goel, R., et al., “Reach2020: Tele-reach for the Global South”, Project Report at International Space University’s Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program, Adelaide, Australia, Feb 2012. (Paper was presented by Ferrete, E., at 63rd International Astronautical Congress, Naples, Italy, 1 - 5 Oct, 2012).

Goel, R., Vechart, A., Christou, G., and Young, L. R., “Development of a Helmet Liner for Protection against Blast Induced Trauma”, IMPLAST 2010, SEM Fall Conference, 12 – 14 Oct, 2010, Providence, RI, USA.

Goel, R., Kaderka, J., and Newman, D., “Modeling the Benefits of Artificial Gravity Countermeasure Coupled with Exercise and Vibration”, 61st International Astronautical Congress, 27 Sept – 1 Oct, 2010, Prague, Czech Rep.

Young, L. R., and Goel, R., "Helmet Lining Incorporating Channels", F27 Snow Skiing ASTM Meeting, July 13-14, 2010, Burlington, VT, USA.

Son, S., Young, L., Christou, G., Goel, R., and Alley, M., "Blast Mitigation for Protection against Blast Induced Trauma, DHS Blast Mitigation Workshop, April 30, 2009, Kingston, RI, USA.

Cunio, P. M., Babuscia, A., Bailey, Z. J., Chaurasia, H., Goel, R., Golkar, A. A., Selva, D., Timmons, E., Cohanim, B. E., Hoffman, J. A., and Miller, D. W., “Initial Development of an Earth-Based Prototype for a Lunar Hopper Autonomous Exploration System”, AIAA Space 2009 Conference, Pasadena, 14 - 17 Sept, 2009, California, USA.

Goel, R., Gupta, N. K., and Ananthkrishnan, N., “Design/Development of Mini/Micro Air Vehicles through Modeling and Simulation: Case of an Autonomous Quadrotor”, IISc Centenary International Conference and Exhibition on Aerospace Engineering, 18 - 22 May, 2009, Bangalore, India.

Kulkarni, M. D., Goel, R., and Naik, N. K., “Effect of Back Pressure on Impact and Compression after Impact Characteristics of Composites”, 4th International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, 27 - 29 Dec, 2007, Kharagpur, India.

Goel, R., Kulkarni, M. D., and Naik, N. K., “Stress Wave Attenuation in Ceramic Plates”, 16th International Conference on Composite Materials, 8 - 13 July, 2007, Kyoto, Japan.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Goel, R., Rosenberg, M. J., DeDios, Y. E., Cohen, H.S., Bloomberg, J. J., Mulavara, A. P., “Estimation of Optimal Amplitude for Balance Training using Electrical Stimulation of the Vestibular System”, 2017 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Jan 23-26, 2017, Houston, TX, USA.

Goel, R., Rosenberg, M. J., DeDios, Y. E., Cohen, H.S., Bloomberg, J. J., Mulavara, A. P., “Estimation of Optimal Amplitude for Balance Training using Electrical Stimulation of the Vestibular System”, Neuroscience 2016, 12-16 Nov, 2016, San Diego, CA, USA.

Mulavara, A.P., Peters, B., DeDios, Y.E., Gadd, N.E., Caldwell, E.E., Batson, C.D., Goel, R., Kreutzberg, G., Koppelmans, V., Cassidy, K., Ruitenberg, M., Seidler, R.D., Oddsson, L.I., Zanello, S., Clarke, T., Oman, C.M., Cohen, H.S., Reschke, M., Wood, S., and Bloomberg, J.J., “Developing Personalized Sensorimotor Adaptability Countermeasures for Spaceflight” 39th Annual Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Feb 20–24, 2016, San Diego, CA. USA.

Goel, R., DeDios, Y., Gadd, N., Bloomberg, J., Oddsson, L.I.E., and Mulavara, A. P., “Development of a Reliable Protocol to test Proprioceptive Dependency in Postural Control”, 2016 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Feb 8-11, 2016, Houston, TX, USA.

Madansingh, S., Goel, R., Kabbaligere, R., and Paloski, W. H., “Running in circles: A novel approach to artificial gravity”, 36th Annual International Gravitational Physiology Meeting, June 7 – 12, 2015, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Goel, R., Kofman, I., DeDios, Y., Jeevarajan, J., Stepanyan, V., Nair, M., Congdon, S., Fregia, M., Cohen, H., Bloomberg, J., and Mulavara, A. P., “Optimal Stimulus Amplitude for Vestibular Stochastic Stimulation to Improve Balance Function”, 2015 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Jan 13-15, 2015, Houston, TX, USA.

Alley, M., Son, S. F., Christou, G., Goel, R., and Young, L. R., “Experimental Studies of Mitigation Materials for Blast Induced TBI”, 16th APS Tropical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 28 June - 3 July, 2009, Nashville, USA.

Prakash, O., Ananthkrishnan, N., Goel, R., Gupta, S., Subbarao, V. V. R., and Deori, C. D., “A Multibody Dynamics code for Modeling and Simulation of 9-DOF Parafoil Payload System Flight Dynamics”, 20th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers, 29 - 30 Oct, 2006, Trivandrum, India.

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Future Faculty Fellowship, University of Houston, Aug 2016 ($500)

Research/Teaching Assistantship (Living stipend) and Tuition Waiver, University of Houston (2012-16)

Scholarship from American Society of Indian Engineers Houston, Nov 2014 ($1250)

Scholarship from American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, Sep 2014 ($1000)

Scholarship from American Society of Indian Engineers Houston, Nov 2013 ($1500)

Graduate Assistantship for the outstanding incoming student, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston Fall 2012-Spring 2013 ($20000).

Research Assistantship (Living stipend) and Tuition Waiver, MIT (2008-10)

Silver Medal - Awarded by the then President of India (Smt. Pratibha Patil) for the most outstanding student in the graduating batch of Aerospace engineering in college, Aug 2008

Aeronautical Society of India Prize for being the topper in the graduating batch of Aerospace engineering in college, Aug 2008

TRAVEL OR OTHER FINANCIAL GRANTS

Travel grant from Cullen Fellowship Travel Grant, University of Houston to present a research paper at the Annual Meeting of Society of Neuroscience, Nov, 12-16, San Diego, USA ($750).

Travel grant from Force and Motion Foundation, to present a research paper at the Annual Meeting of Society of Neuroscience, Nov, 12-16, San Diego, USA ($500).

Travel grant from the Division of Space Life Sciences, Universities Space Research Association to present a research paper at the 86th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, May 10-14, 2015, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA. ($1700)

Travel grant from the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin to attend the national convention held in Los Angeles in Sept 2014 ($300)

A financial grant from International Space University to attend 2nd Southern Hemisphere’s Space Studies Program held in Adelaide (Australia) from Jan 9 – Feb 11, 2012. (~$10000)

Travel grant from Sir Rata Tata Trust to attend 2nd Southern Hemisphere’s Space Studies Program organized by the International Space University and held in Adelaide (Australia) from Jan 9 – Feb 11, 2012. (~$1000)

A financial grant from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics to attend 1st International Graduate Summer School held in Beijing (China) from July 12 – July 20, 2012. (~$3000)

Travel grant from MIT to present research paper at IMPLAST 2010 held in Providence (USA) from Oct 12 – Oct 14, 2010. (~$500)

Travel grant from MIT to present research paper at 61st International Astronautical Congress held in Prague (Czech Republic) from Sept 27 – Oct 1, 2010. (~$2500)

A financial grant from MIT to attend two-week long expedition as part of Crew 85 of Mars Desert Research Station held in Utah (USA) from Dec 12 – Dec 26, 2009. (~$1500)

Travel grant from IIT Bombay to present research paper at 16th International Conference on Composite Materials held in Kyoto (Japan) from July 8 – July 13, 2007 (~$1000)

MEMBERSHIPS OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Society of Neuroscience, American Society of Biomechanics, and American College of Sports Medicine

SERVICE TO PROFESSION

Invited manuscript reviews: Gait & Posture, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, KIN 1352: Foundations of Kinesiology Health and Fitness. Fall 2016 and Spring 2017

Teaching Assistant, KIN 1304: Public Health Issues in Physical Activity and Obesity. Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2015

REFERENCES

Dr. William Paloski (william.h.paloski@nasa.gov) – Manager, Human Research Program, NASA Johnson Space Center.

Dr. Ajitkumar Mulavara (ajitkumar.p.mulavara@nasa.gov) – Senior Scientist, Universities Space Research Association, Division of Space Life Sciences, Houston.

Prof. Pranav Parikh (pjparikh2@uh.edu) – Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston.

Prof. Laurence Young (lry@mit.edu) – (Formerly) Apollo Program Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT.

Prof. Dava Newman (dava.newman@nasa.gov) – Deputy Administrator, NASA HQ, Washington DC