Advances in Aerospace Medicine

Dr Thomas Smith MBBS DAvMed DPhil FRCA FAsMA. Head of Aerospace Medicine Research and Clinical Senior Lecturer in Anaesthetics (KCL). Dr Smith is a clinician-scientist specialising in cardiopulmonary physiology, aerospace medicine and anaesthetics. He is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and has worked extensively in aeromedical critical care as a flying doctor. He graduated from medicine at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and was based at Magdalen College, University of Oxford (2003-2017) where he was also a fellow of University College, before moving to King's. He is a former Rhodes Scholar and Churchill Fellow. Dr Smith is a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association and an Academician of the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine.

Yvette is a Bioastronautics Researcher, as well as an Epidemiological and Human Resilience expert. With over 22 years of Humanitarian & Disaster Response experience rebuilding communities in active war, conflict, natural disasters, and epidemiological outbreaks, she now focuses on space technologies that are solving some of Earth’s challenges. She carries out her research and is the COO at the International Institute for Aeronautical Science (IIAS). Of Native American and Mexican heritage, Yvette is a member of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) as well as a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), Lunar Exploratory Analysis Group (LEAG), and Women in International Security (WIIS). On Clubhouse she leads an international dialogue entitled “Space For All Nations” working to provide access to space science & STEM for emerging space nations, underrepresented groups, and marginalized communities. This includes Indigenous, American Indian, and First Nations communities. The conversations engage individuals contributing to humanity who want to be involved or collaborate with space science experts, scholars, analogues, and exploration.

Dr Adam Crellin is an academic foundation doctor interested in anaesthetics and pre-hospital emergency medicine. Prior to entering medicine, Dr Crellin completed a masters degree in Space Physiology and Health at King’s College London and since has lectured internationally about healthcare delivery in extreme environments. Dr Crellin is also an analog astronaut at the Austrian Space Forum, a leading interdisciplinary institution which performs simulated Mars missions on behalf of academic partners around the globe.