Space Medicine at Space University? Canadian Undergrad Joins Prestigious Course
21-year-old Mississauga student, Linda Dao, has been accepted into the prestigious Space Studies Program run by the International Space University (ISU) to study space medicine.
Dao, a biochemistry student, wants to study pace medicine; a field which examines how astronaut’s health is affected before, during and after space travel, and how best to maintain their physical and mental well-being.
The program offers its students a broad range of many of the aspects involved in working in space: space engineering, economics and law, space policy, and even space and the humanities.
Furthermore, the students have the opportunity to meet leading figures of the space sector. This year the chancellor of the institute is Buzz Aldrin, the second man to land on the moon.
One of the main aims that the ISU promotes through its programs is the development of space research for peaceful purposes; improving life on Earth and advancing humanity into space.
The two-month summer program is held in a different location each year. Previous locations have included the NASA Ames Research Centre and Beijing.
This year, the 29th annual program, will take place in Haifa, Israel; the first time the program has been held in the Middle East.
The program is hugely competitive as, besides students who already have a Bachelor’s Degree, it is open to professionals already well established and experienced in the space field. Only 99 people aged between 21 and 50 were accepted last year.
The ISU – founded in Massachusetts and now based in Strasbourg, France – is the world’s leading international space education institution.
It aims to develop future leaders of the space sector and also acts as a neutral international forum for discussing matters related to space and space applications.
One of the main aims that the ISU promotes through its programs is the development of space research for peaceful purposes; improving life on Earth and advancing humanity into space.
The Space Studies Program is one of four education programs offered by the ISU. Others include a Master of Space Studies, the Southern Hemisphere Program and the Executive Space Course.
Dao won a scholarship from the European Space Agency that will contribute towards paying the program’s €18,000 fees. She is also working part time and fundraising online. If Dao raises enough she will be able to go on and do a masters at the university. She says: ‘[at ISU], I will combine all my skills together to reach new heights in space medicine.’
Moreover, Dao says; “I want to promote the field of space medicine and gather funding and interest so Canada can play a larger role in the space industry.”
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