NTSB -- DR. MARK R. ROSEKIND SWORN IN AS NTSB MEMBER

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NTSB PRESS RELEASE

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2010

SB-10-24

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DR. MARK R. ROSEKIND SWORN IN AS NTSB MEMBER

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Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., took the oath of office today as a

Member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Member Rosekind is an internationally recognized fatigue

expert who has conducted research and implemented programs

in diverse settings, including all modes of transportation,

healthcare, law enforcement, elite athlete and military

groups.

Prior to joining the Board, Member Rosekind was President

and Chief Scientist of Alertness Solutions, a scientific

consulting firm in Cupertino, California that specializes in

fatigue management. Before founding Alertness Solutions, he

directed the Fatigue Countermeasures Program and was Chief

of the Aviation Operations Branch in the Flight Management

and Human Factors Division at the NASA Ames Research Center.

Prior to his work at NASA, Member Rosekind was the Director

of the Center for Human Sleep Research at the Stanford

University Sleep Disorders and Research Center.

Member Rosekind is an internationally recognized fatigue

expert who has conducted research and implemented programs

in diverse settings, including all modes of transportation.

He has published 150 scientific, technical, and industry

papers and provided hundreds of presentations to

operational, general, and scientific audiences. His

contributions have been acknowledged through numerous honors

and awards, including the NASA Exceptional Service Medal,

six other NASA Group/Team Awards, two Flight Safety

Foundation honors (Presidential Citation for Outstanding

Safety Leadership, Business Aviation Meritorious Award), and

as a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos,

Switzerland.

Member Rosekind earned his B.A. with Honors at Stanford

University, his Ph.D. at Yale University, and completed a

postdoctoral fellowship at the Brown University Medical

School.

His term as a Member of the NTSB expires December 31, 2014.

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