PIMS Microgravity Environment Interpretation Tutorial (MEIT) March 2-4, 2004, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The objectives of the NASA Glenn Microgravity environment interpretation tutorial (MEIT) training course are: 1. Educate both Project Scientists (PS) and Principal Investigators (PI) about the impact the microgravity environment will have on their experiments. 2. Expose the PS and PI’s to the different methods that can be used to assess and quantify the microgravity impact so that it can be taken into account during data analysis and data interpretation. 3. Make the attendees aware of the many services the Principal Investigator Microgravity Services (PIMS) project offers to PSs and PIs as they evaluate the effects of varying acceleration levels on their experiments. These include services such as acceleration data analysis and interpretation; identification of acceleration sources related to vehicle systems, experiment hardware, and vibration isolation systems; development of data analysis techniques and displays per user requirements; characterization of the microgravity environment of the ISS in support of PIs; preparation of mission summary reports aiming at furthering the PIs understanding of the microgravity environment.

THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WILL BE COVERED: A. How does the microgravity environment affect my research?   1. NASA Microgravity Environment Program (MEP) Overview   2. PIMS Interactions with Experiment Teams   3. Payload Developer and Science Teams Interface to the ISS Program   4. An overview of Space Biology from Cells to Human   5. The influence of gravity on physicochemical systems   6. Impact of the Microgravity Environment on Experiments   7. Predicting Residual Acceleration Effects on Space Experiments   8. Physical Effects of Space Flight Acting on Biological Systems   9. Developing Microgravity Tolerance Specifications B. What do you need to know to interpret correctly the ISS Microgravity Environment and the Microgravity Simulation Devices Results?   10. Working in a Reduced Gravity Environment: “A Primer”   11. Accelerometer Systems: Description and Capability   12. Analysis Techniques for Quasi-steady Acceleration Data   13. Analysis Techniques for Vibratory Acceleration Data   14. Microgravity Environment of Ground-based Facilities and Non-orbital Flight Platforms   15. Simulating 0-g on Earth and 1-g in Space C. How quiet my experiment needs to be?   16. Microgravity Emission Laboratory Test Facility   17. Fundamentals of Microgravity Vibration Isolation   18. Survey of Microgravity Vibration Isolation Systems D. What environment can I expect?   19. Microgravity Control Integration Process and Disturbance Predictions for ISS Rack Payloads   20. ISS Design Analysis Cycle and Environment Predictions   21. ISS Measured Microgravity Environment--Quasi-steady:Increments 6 to 8   22. ISS Measured Microgravity Environment-- Vibratory: Increments 6 to 8 E. How will I know the environment during my experiment on ISS?   23. PIMS International Space Station Operations and Data Access   24. The Use of Micro-acceleration Data for Convection Modeling and the Analysis of the Micro-acceleration limits

For further information, please call Kenol Jules at (216) 977-7016 or send email at: Kenol.Jules@grc.nasa.gov For online registration go to: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/MMAP/PIMS/MEIT/meitmain.html Registration deadline is: January 12, 2004 (limited capacity) Kenol can also be reached by fax at: 216-433-8660 (Attention: Kenol Jules).   Kenol Jules PIMS Project Scientist NASA Glenn Research Center