Dr. Mark R. Rosekind Sworn in as NTSB Member


Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., took the oath of office today as a
Member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Member Rosekind is an internationally recognized fatigue
expert who has conducted research and implemented programs
in diverse settings, including all modes of transportation,
healthcare, law enforcement, elite athlete and military
groups.

Prior to joining the Board, Member Rosekind was President
and Chief Scientist of Alertness Solutions, a scientific
consulting firm in Cupertino, California that specializes in
fatigue management. Before founding Alertness Solutions, he
directed the Fatigue Countermeasures Program and was Chief
of the Aviation Operations Branch in the Flight Management
and Human Factors Division at the NASA Ames Research Center.

Prior to his work at NASA, Member Rosekind was the Director
of the Center for Human Sleep Research at the Stanford
University Sleep Disorders and Research Center.

Member Rosekind is an internationally recognized fatigue
expert who has conducted research and implemented programs
in diverse settings, including all modes of transportation.
He has published 150 scientific, technical, and industry
papers and provided hundreds of presentations to
operational, general, and scientific audiences. His
contributions have been acknowledged through numerous honors
and awards, including the NASA Exceptional Service Medal,
six other NASA Group/Team Awards, two Flight Safety
Foundation honors (Presidential Citation for Outstanding
Safety Leadership, Business Aviation Meritorious Award), and
as a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland.

Member Rosekind earned his B.A. with Honors at Stanford
University, his Ph.D. at Yale University, and completed a
postdoctoral fellowship at the Brown University Medical
School.

His term as a Member of the NTSB expires December 31, 2014.

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