Torin Clark News
Caroline Austin is floating up from her airplane seat toward the ceiling. And so is everyone else on the flight. Austin, an aerospace PhD student, is experiencing microgravity as part of a parabolic...
Clark's Human Eccentric Rotator Device (HERD), a centrifuge used to test human responses to altered gravity scenarios. Torin Clark was interviewed on the potential of centrifuges to create artificial gravity in
Astronauts generally can't look out the window like you might in a car—a "virtual window" could instead serve that purpose.ÌýWhen learning about the effects of spaceflight on human health, you typically will hear about the dangers of radiation,
Torin Clark was interviewed for a feature piece on the Fram2 space mission launching Monday night.ÌýThe article discusses the all-civilian astronauts and research slated for the mission, including work on motion sickness being
Don’t tell Neil Armstrong, but giant leaps for mankind may leave astronauts feeling a little queasy.In a new experiment, aerospace engineers at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ will work with astronauts to study how people experience motion
During SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn's multi-day high-altitude mission, which rocketed to space on Sept. 10, the crew will conduct health impact research to better understand spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS). Researchers from ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ
Torin Clark is developing virtual reality systems to help astronauts cope with disorientation and motion sickness, a long underappreciated reality of space exploration. An associate professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace
In a corner room of the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, Torin Clark is about to go for a ride. The associate professor straps himself into what looks like an intimidating dentist’s chair perched on metal scaffolding, which,
Allie Anderson and Torin Clark at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ are conducting research into how humans and artificial intelligence systems work together.The pair are part of a multi-university research team commissioned by the Air Force Office of
Four crew members of Polaris Dawn, including a ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ engineering alumna, came to campus this week to discuss the science they will conduct throughout the mission in addition to answeringÌýquestions and share stories with students. The visit