Fatigue Countermeasure Laboratory @ NASA Ames

Take a look at our summer interns and the projects they worked on while interning at the Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory.

2022 NASA Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory Interns

	Hansika Daggolu Mission San Jose High School High School NASA Intern Major Project: *The Effect of Early Starts Vs. Late Finishes on Airline Pilot Sleep Quality*

	Eli Waldman Stanford University NASA Intern Major Project: *The Effects of Launch Time on Total Sleep Duration and Efficiency*

2020 NASA Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory Interns

	Amaris Lewis Stanford University Undergraduate NASA Intern NASA Mentors- Cindy Hu, Nicholas Bathurst, Cassie Hilditch, Ph.D., Greg Costedoat Major Project: *The Differences between Early Starts and Late Finishes on Objective and Subjective Indicators of Sleepiness in Short-haul Aviation*

	Johanna Nelson University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta Undergraduate NASA Intern NASA Mentors- Crystal Kirkley, Nathan Feick, Zachary Glaros Major Project: *Sex Differences in Vigilant Attention During Complete Sleep Deprivation with Low-dose Caffeine Administration*

	Kelly Fitzpatrick University of Southern California Undergraduate NASA Intern NASA Mentors- Ravi Chachad, Zachary Glaros Major Project: *Effects of Lunar Phase on Total Sleep Time for Astronauts on the International Space Station and on Earth*

	Abhay Kopardekar Archbishop Mitty High School Undergraduate NASA Intern NASA Mentors- Crystal Kirkley, Nathan Feick, Zachary Glaros Major Project: *The Differences between Early Starts and Late Finishes on Objective and Subjective Indicators of Sleepiness in Short-haul Aviation*

	Issa Susa Smith College Undergraduate NASA Intern NASA Mentors- Kevin Gregory, Lucia Arsintescu Major Project: BioMathematical Models: Assessment of Layover Sleep Strategies in Long-Haul Flight Operations

2016 NASA Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory Interns

Major Project: Effect of Sleep Deprivation and Circadian Phase on Comprehensive Oculometric Behavioral Response Assessment (COBRA) Measures.

Image of Maricruz Esparza, Hartnell College

Image of Maricruz Esparza, Hartnell College

Maricruz Esparza, Hartnell College

Image of Ravi Chachad, University of California, San Diego

Ravi Chachad, University of California, San Diego

Image of Cindy Hu, Smith College, and Rohit Rao, Northwestern University

Cindy Hu, Smith College
Rohit Rao, Northwestern University

Not pictured:
Ann Marie Davidsen, Hartnell College
Renna Bushko, Smith College

2016 NSRBI Fellow Internship

Major Project: Meta-analysis and Literature Review of Factors Affecting Sleep Duration During Spaceflight

Image of Vanessa Real, California State University, San Bernardino

Vanessa Real, California State University, San Bernardino

2015 NASA Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory Interns

Major Project: Evaluation of Sleep and Cognitive Performance under Natural and Artificial Lighting Conditions

Rohit Rao, Northwestern University
Jhanic Ramos, Hartnell College
Adela Zamora, Hartnell College

2015 NSBRI Fellow Internship

Major Project: Validation of Model Predictions of Alertness, Performance and Sleepiness

Siera Martinez, University of Pennsylvania
Luis Ortiz, Hartnell College

2015 Fatigue Countermeasure Lab Interns, Rohit Rao, Jhanic Ramos, Adela Zamora, Siera Martinez, Luis Ortiz

2015 Fatigue Countermeasure Lab Interns, Rohit Rao, Jhanic Ramos, Adela Zamora, Siera Martinez and Luis Ortiz

2014 NASA Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory Interns

Major Project: Evaluation of Sleep and Cognitive Performance under Natural and Artificial Lighting Conditions

Lauren Polo, Hartnell College
Marisol Sanchez, Hartnell College

Image of Lauren Polo and Marisol Sanchez

Image of Lauren Polo and Marisol Sanchez

Lauren Polo, Hartnell College
Marisol Sanchez, Hartnell College

Take a look at our summer interns and some of the projects they worked on while interning at the Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory.

2021 NASA Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory Interns

	Amelia Espinosa University of Michigan Undergraduate NASA Intern Major Project: *Cortisol Production among those Resilient and Vulnerable to Sleep Deprivation*

	Abhay Kopardekar Archbishop Mitty High School High School NASA Intern Major Project: *The Effects of Chronic Sleep Restriction on Psychomotor Vigilance Task Performance*

	David Rockman California State University Fullerton, M.S. NASA Intern Major Project: *Using a Single Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) to Identify Individual Risk for Performance Impairment During Chronic Sleep Restriction (HERA study)*

	Michelle Tripp San Jose State University Undergraduate NASA Intern Major Project: *The Predictability of Future Pilot Performance in Short-Haul Operations Using Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) Lapse Data*

	Anna Wadhwa Albert Dorman Honors College, New Jersey Institute of Technology Undergraduate NASA Intern Major Project: *Investigating Psychomotor Vigilance Performance and Subjective Sleepiness in Commercial Airline Pilots with Jet Lag Disorder*