Jason Norcross – NESC Academy Biography

Jason Norcross is the lead for the EVA Physiology Laboratory and a lead scientist for the Human Health and Countermeasures Element in the Human Research Program (HRP). He has research interests in environmental physiology, human health and performance in EVA suits, and decompression sickness. Recently, he was the lead for the Human Health and Performance sub-team as part of the Exploration Atmospheres Action Team, which studied the implications of choosing an alternative environment to facilitate robust EVA operations. He is a frequent presenter at both the Aerospace Medical Association annual meeting and HRP Investigators’ Workshop. He came to the Johnson Space Center in 2005 as an employee with Wyle Laboratories and has worked in the Exercise Physiology Laboratory and EVA Physiology, Systems and Performance Project before his current roles.  Norcross was graduated from the University of California, Davis with a bachelor of science degree in exercise science in 1999 and a master of science in exercise science in 2002.