dysonsphere

Bio

I am pursuing a PhD in work physiology at the University of Waterloo, examining sympathetic nervous control of blood circulation in humans. Besides research related to my thesis, I have been involved in CSA/ESA/NASA funded research examining simulated micro-gravity and its effect on orthostatic tolerance, blood pressure regulation, and cerebral blood flow. In 2005 I was part of a team of international researchers in the Women International Space Simulation for Exploration (WISE) at l’Institut de Médecine et de Physiologie Spatiales (MEDES) in Toulouse, France examining the cardiovascular effects of long term simulated micro-gravity exposure . I am also involved in ongoing research in the area of human exploration of Mars, which led me to spend two weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah, USA as part of Mars Society Canada's Expedition Alpha. Inspired in my mid 20s by the visionary writings of Dr. Timothy Leary and Robert Anton Wilson, I set aside my youthful dream of becoming a rock star and went back to school to get a science degree (Exercise Science, Concordia University, Montreal). I currently reside in Guelph, Ontario with my multi-talented wife Dannielle and our beloved sons Taj and Desmond (Cosmo).

I aspire for a time when space can be shared by all and when peace will reign on earth and in the heavens. I credit my involvement with the Waterloo Space Society and the Space Generation Advisory Council as being instrumental in my belief that this dream can in fact be realized.

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