Ana Diaz Artiles

Dr. Ana Diaz Artiles is a lecturer and research associate at the Sibley School for Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. Her interests focus on the biomedical and human factors aspects of space exploration, including artificial gravity, extravehicular activity, biomechanics, exercise physiology, cardiovascular modeling, sensorimotor adaptation, human health countermeasures, and space mission design. At Cornell, she has created and leads the senior/graduate course: “Bioastronautics and Human Performance”, and she directs the “Bioastronautics and Human Performance” research lab.

She received her Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2015, where she studied artificial gravity combined with exercise as a countermeasure for spaceflight-related physiological deconditioning. Prior to MIT, Ana worked for five years in Kourou (French Guiana) as a member of the Ariane 5 launch team. Dr. Diaz Artiles has a background in aeronautical engineering from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), and SUPAERO in Toulouse (France). She is currently serving as Chair of the Human Performance in Space department for the Space Studies Program 2017 organized by the International Space University. She is also a 2011 Fulbright fellow and a 2014 Amelia Earhart Fellowship recipient.

Advisor: Laurence R. Young