Helmut G. Hinghofer-Szalkay
Biography
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- University
of Graz: Physiological research & teaching since 1970, MD 1974 (Dr. med.
univ.)
- Habilitation
(professorial examination) 1981 (Univ.-Dozent - Medical Physiology)
- Research
Fellow, Ames Research Center (Moffett Field, California) 1984-1985
- Director,
Institute for Adaptational &
Spaceflight Physiology 1994-2010
- Full professor,
1999
- Chair, Institute
of Physiology (Med. Faculty, University Graz) 2000-2001, deputy 2001-2004
- Chair, Institute of Physiology,
Medical University Graz, 2005-2013
Teaching
Extensive
teaching activities since the early 1970's.
- At the University
of Graz & various schools and academies (physiotherapy, nursing, phoniatrics,
dietetics)
- Author of
numerous course scripts
- Special
space life sciences related courses (esa, Dornier)
- Publications
on medical teaching (see publications list)
- Author of
a basic Physiology textbook
- Member &
deputy chairperson, Commission on Medical Studies, Medical Faculty, KFUG,
2001-2002
Scientific organizational activities
- Member, IAA Study Group 2.11 on Medical Safety Guidelines for Space Crews involved in Short-Duration Orbital Space Flight Operations, 2011-
- President, Styrian Physicians' Scientific Society 2008-2010
- Honorary Chair and
Organizing Committee Member, 7th International
Head-Out Water Immersion Symposium, Tartu 2008
- Vice Co-chair of the
scientific program committee, 16th
Humans in Space Symposium, Beijing, China
- Organizing Committee
member, 6th International
Head-Out Water Immersion Symspoium, Aichi Medical University, Japan
- Trustee Section 3
(Life Sciences), International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) 2005-2007
- Chair, 2005 15th IAA Humans in Space Symposium
- Chair, Franz Lanyar Foundation 2002-2010
- Co-proponent
to introduce a sub-commission on 'Human Physiology and Psychology
in Space' (COSPAR)
- Organization
of scientific meetings and symposia (see background)
- Member,
Council of Trustees, International Society
for Gravitational Society 1998-present
- General
manager, Austrian Society for Aerospace Medicine 1997-2004
- Secretary,
Austrian Physiological
Society, 1979-1983 and 1997-2012
- Scientific
Director, Styrian Dietetics Academy, Graz 1993-2000
Honors, promotions, awards
- Hoechst-Award
Graz 1978, 1980, 1986
- European
Space Agency Fellow 1984/1985
- NASA Space
Act Tech Brief Award - ARC-11686 (1986)
- Styrian
Research Award 1993
- Yuri Gagarin
decoration 1999
Member
- American
Physiological Society (APG)
- International
Academy of Astronautics (IAA)
- International
Society for Gravitational Physiology (ISGP)
- IUPS- Commission
for Gravitational Physiology
- Aerospace
Medical Association (AsMA)
- American
Society for Gravitational & Space Biology (ASGSB)
- Committee
on Space Research associate (COSPAR)
- Aerospace
Human Factors Association (AsHFA)
- German Physiological
Society (DPG)
- Austrian
Physiological Society (OePG)
- Austrian
Society for Aerospace Medicine