Welcome to From your phd project to space research

Program: BEN (also relevant for B)

Description: 

This two-day course, designed in collaboration with experts from the European Space Agency (ESA), aims to equip PhD students with the skills to develop research proposals for Science in Space Environments (https://scispace.esa.int/). The course will delve into space physiology and human adaptation to space, complemented by a practical session on crafting effective research proposals based on the student’s PhD project.

Course Schedule

Morning Session: Space Physiology and Human Adaptation in Space

Introduction to space physiology and an overview of human space research. Guest lectures from ESA specialists discussing the challenges in human adaptation to space. Topics include the physiological effects of microgravity, adaptation mechanisms, and long-term space travel implications.

Afternoon Session and following day: Crafting Your Research Proposal

Hands-on guidance in drafting a research proposal tailored to the demands and opportunities of space-based research. Exploration of identifying research questions, designing experiments for space conditions, and navigating the review process. Insights into the specific requirements for submitting proposals to the Science in Space Environment platform.

Students will work on group to develop a research proposal based on their PhD project or expertise, intended for submission to Science in Space Environments at one of the ESA research facilities, such as parabolic flights, bed rest studies, Concordia Research Station, isolation studies, dry immersion studies and research projects on the International Space Station.

Prerequisites: 

None

Learning objectives: 

Participants will:

• Gain an in-depth understanding of space physiology and human adaptation to space.
• Learn to identify and articulate relevant research questions for space-based research.
• Be able to draft a comprehensive research proposal suitable for submission to the Science in Space platform.

Form of evaluation:

The evaluation is a pitch of the research proposal.

Key literature:
Selected papers and book chapters to be announced before the course.

Organizer: 

Associate Professor Ryan Godsk Larsen, email: rl@hst.aau.dk

Post-doc Enrico De Martino, email: edm@hst.aau.dk

Associate Professor Ryan Godsk Larsen,

Postdoc Enrico De Martino

Ph.D. Student Jennifer Struble

Tobias Weber and David Green, ESA

Other speakers from the ESA medical office, including flight surgeons, will be invited

Important information concerning PhD courses: 

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at aauphd@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.