Daily Report: CRUX drill, ACM Greenhouse, Telemedicine
Photo Set: HMP RS - July 18, 2009
Dr. Sarah Thompson (NASA Ames) supervised a traverse in the Mars-1 Humvee Rover to bring the CRUX drill and other equipment to Drill Hill. Along on the traverse to help position the drilling crate were Bosco Law (MSc Student in Health Research Methodology, McMaster Univ.), Jesse Weaver (field technician), Ben Audlaluk (from Grise Fiord) and Tommy Sulluviniq (Resolute Bay).
Starla Talbot, field assistant for Dr. Stephen Braham (SFU / HMP Associate Director), swapped out an antenna on the Mars-1 Humvee Rover. Starla has also been helping Dr. Braham prepare the webcams that will be going up soon, assisting new HMP participants with their internet connections, along with other technical duties.
A mock emergency medical scenario was conducted in the medical tent, led by David Musson (MD/PhD, McMaster Univ. / Director, Center for Simulation based learning, CSA). David observed while a remote doctor led [yours truly] Elaine Walker (EPO, HMP, Mars Institute) and Jesse Weaver (field technician) through life saving procedures on Simm Man, the high tech robotic patient, who had a leg torn off in an accident.
Drs. Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul (faculty, University of Florida) finished the battery box for the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse, and Louis-Phillipe Durocher (Space System Engineer, CSA) took inventory. Matt Bamsey (CSA / Univ. of Guelph), with Anna-Lisa, gave a very thorough tour of the greenhouse systems this morning to several HMP participants.
Dan Green (assistant camp cook) gave an after dinner lecture titled Giordano Bruno: A Revolution in European Cosmology. His talk was informative and entertaining. Dan is not just an assistant cook. He has been accepted into the PhD program in Anthropology at Harvard University.
Photo Set: HMP RS - July 18, 2009
