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MIT-Harvard Student to Present on Artificial Gravity & Space Exploration at Mars Society Convention - Anna Wadhwa, a MD student at Harvard Medical School and a Ph.D. candidate at MIT’s Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, will give a presentation at the 27th Annual International Mars Society Convention at the University of Washington (Seattle) this August, with the title of her address being “You Spin Me ‘Right Round’: The Latest Research on Artificial Gravity by Centrifugation and Its Implications for Human Space Exploration.” Interested in enabling human space exploration to the Moon, Mars and beyond, Ms. Wadhwa’s current research focuses on aerospace medicine and developing countermeasures for the physiological deficits that result from space travel. She was involved in the international NASA-JAXA MHU-8 mission to the ISS in 2023 to explore the use of artificial gravity as a countermeasure for microgravity-associated bone loss and gene expression changes in bone marrow. Ms. Wadhwa is also exploring the use of lower-body negative pressure suits to mitigate the fluid shifts that occur in space travel.Previously at NASA, she received the NASA Sally Ride Internship Award for her work on analytical algorithms used by the PACE satellite. Her academic background includes a B.S. in Biochemistry and minors in Math and Philosophysumma cum laudefrom the New Jersey Institute of Technology. To register online for the 2024 Mars Society Convention, pleaseclick here.Special ticket rates are available for seniors and students. Also, for details about volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, please write to: jburk@marssociety.org Call for Abstracts: Presentations for the27th Annual International Mars Society Conventionare invited. This year’s four-day global forum (August 8-11, 2024 at the University of Washington in Seattle) will deal with all matters associated with the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet, including science, technology, engineering, spaceflight, artificial intelligence, politics, public policy & advocacy, STEM education, economics, etc. Abstracts between 150-300 words can be uploaded on to our Mars Societyabstract page. Please note that the deadline for submitting abstracts for consideration is Friday, June 28th, 5:00 pm MT.Additional details about the 2024 International Mars Society Convention, including volunteer and sponsorship opportunitiesand hotel recommendations, will be posted on the convention web site in the coming days and weeks.If you have any questions about the abstract application process, please contact: convention-staff@marssociety.org.