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Principal Investigators
Battiste, Vernol, M.A.
e-mail: Vernol.Battiste-1@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-3666
Johnson, Walter, Ph.D.
e-mail: walter.johnson@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-3667 |
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| Battiste, Vernol, M.A. |
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Position: Principle Investigator
Affiliation: San Jose State University Foundation
e-mail: Vernol.Battiste-1@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-3666 |
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Vernol Battiste is principal investigator and co-lead of an Ames group investigating advanced cockpit displays of traffic information. This group has primary responsibility for advanced flight deck display and interface research and development. The groups' primary focus is the development of advanced display principles, concepts, and requirements for free flight. Mr. Battiste earned an MA in Psychology from San Jose State University, while completing an internship at NASA Ames Research Center. He holds a B.A. in Research Psychology from California State University, Hayward. Mr. Battiste is a former Air Traffic Controller, with both the FAA and USAF. His research has focused primarily on advanced display concepts, pilot geographical orientation, navigation, and workload. |
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| Brandt, Summer, M.A. |
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Position:Research Associate
Affiliation: San Jose State University Foundation
e-mail: Summer.L.Brandt@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-2578 |
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Summer Brandt received her B.A. in Psychology from Mills College and her M.A. in Experimental Psychology from San Jose State University. Her current research efforts are focused on examining the usability of advanced visualization concepts and integrated automation tools on the CDTI. |
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| Canton, Riva, M.S. |
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Position: Programmer
Affiliation: QSS
e-mail: Riva.Canton@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-2504 |
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Riva Canton is a programmer with the TH Flight Deck Research Group. He recieved his Bachelors in Astrophysics from UCLA and completed his Masters in Computational Physics at San Jose State University. Riva Canton previously specialized in spacecraft orbital dynamics and spent 16 years developing command and control systems for spacecrafts ranging from planetary explorations, military applications, as well as commercial applications. In recent years, his interests has been focused on Voice-over-IP technology and is a contributor to the open-source VoIP development library, VOCAL. He is currently developing a multi-channel, multi-user VoIP application as a voice component for Distributed Air-Ground air traffic simulations |
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| Comerford, Doreen, Ph.D. |
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Position: Ames Associate
Affiliation: SUNY College at Oneonta |
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Dr. Doreen Comerford was a civil servant at NASA Ames Research Center until 2005. She currently holds a position in the Psychology Department at the State University of New York, College at Oneonta. However, she continues to serve as an associate for the Ames Flight Deck Display Research Laboratory. In general, Doreen's research focuses on the human factors issues associated with the display and interpretation of dynamic information, with particular emphasis on aviation displays. In recent years, she has been working to understand pilots’ weather-related decision-making and the manner in which pilots’ weather-related decisions are affected by perceptual, cognitive, and social/organizational factors. Her current research is meant to provide recommendations in the development of advanced displays and decision tools to support pilots’ weather-related decisions. |
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| Dao, Arik-Quang, M.S. |
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Position: Research Associate
Affiliation: San Jose State University Foundation
e-mail: Quang.V.Dao@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-6620 |
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Arik-Quang Dao received his bachelors degree in Cognitive Science from the University of California, Irvine, and his M.S. from San Jose State University. His master's thesis focused on how manual control performance may be effected by visual information and the presence of spatial versus kinesthetic information. |
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| Johnson, Dana |
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Position: Research Associate
Affiliation: San Jose State University Foundation |
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Dana is a recent high school graduate. She will be attending Las Positas College beginning Spring 2005. Dana is interested in transferring to a state college once she completes her A.A. at LPC. She plans to major in Psychology. She has participated in NASA Ames simulations as a multi-aircraft pilot. |
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| Johnson, Nancy, M.S. |
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Position: Senior Research Associate
Affiliation: NASA
e-mail:Nancy.H.Johnson@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-1877 |
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Nancy Johnson is an engineering research associate with the San Jose State University Foundation working in the Human Information Processing Research Branch. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from San Jose State University. Her research interests include the development of modeling methodologies as a tool for understanding complex human-computer interaction, gathering observational data in the cockpit on innovative cockpit displays, and risk assessment and management. She is currently working on the CDTI ABS-B project with the Cargo Airline Association and teaching an introductory engineering course at San Jose State University.
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| Johnson, Walter, Ph.D. |
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Position: Principle Investigator
Affiliation: NASA
e-mail: Walter.W.Johnson@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-3667 |
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Dr. Walter W. Johnson studies the perception and display of visual information in the Human Information Processing Research Branch at the NASA Ames Research Center. Dr. Johnson, who has a Ph.D in Experimental Psychology from the Ohio State University, began his work at Ames as a NRC Post-doctoral Associate in 1986, and then became a civil servant and primary investigator. During the past 15 years Dr. Johnson has studied the use of optical information to visually guide the control of self-motion, and more recently has focused his efforts on the display of spatial information in cockpit displays.
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| Ligda, Sarah |
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Position: Research Assistant
Affiliation: San Jose State University Foundation
e-mail: Sarah.V.Ligda@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-5348 |
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Sarah Ligda is currently earning her master's degree in experimental psychology at San Jose State University and received her B.A. in psychology from Holy Names University. Her two current research interests are the perception and integration of flight deck displays and the evolutionary origins of prospective memory. Sarah is also a statistics research assistant at San Jose State University and plans to enter an experimental psychology doctorate program in the near future. |
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| Luk, John |
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Position: Engineering Intern
Affiliation: San Jose State University Foundation
e-mail: Jonathan.K.Luk@nasa.gov |
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John Luk is studying at San Jose State University for a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Communications. He is currently interning with the Flight Deck Research group and supporting the software and hardware development of the Boeing 777 Flight Simulator. |
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| Mogford, Richard, Ph.D. |
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Position: Research Psychologist
Affiliation: NASA
e-mail: Richard.H.Mogford@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-1922 |
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Richard Mogford received his B.A. degree in psychology from York University and his M.A. degree in psychology from Sonoma State University. He obtained his Ph.D. in experimental psychology and human factors from Carleton University in 1990. He worked as a human factors researcher at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for nine years. For the past nine years, he has been employed by the NASA Ames Research Center as a Project Manager and Research Psychologist. |
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| Quinonez, Thomas |
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Position: Programmer
Affiliation: QSS
email:Thomas.E.Quinonez@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-0140 |
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Thomas Quinonez is a software architect/engineer and former e-commerce consultant, currently supporting the Flight Deck Display Research Group in the design and development of weather simulation capabilities. At Ames since 2002, he has more experience than he cares to discuss, developing systems for such companies as General Dynamics, Hughes Aircraft, Teledyne and Chevron Oil Field Research. |
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| Wong, Dominic |
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Position: Programmer
Affiliation: QSS
e-mail: Dominic.G.Wong@nasa.gov
Phone: 650-604-1117 |
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Dominic Wong is a C++ programmer under contract to NASA. |
