Fatigue expert, pilot join National Transportation Safety Board
Dr. Mark R. Rosekind (left) and Dr. Earl F. Weener Wednesday became members of the National Transportation Safety Board. (Courtesy: NTSB)
The Trucker News Services
6/30/2010
WASHINGTON — Dr. Mark R. Rosekind and Dr. Earl F. Weener Wednesday took the oath of office as members of the National Transportation Safety Board.
Rosekind’s term expires in 2014, Weener’s in 2015.
Rosekind is an internationally recognized fatigue expert, Weener is a licensed pilot who spent several years at The Boeing Co.
Rosekind has conducted research and implemented programs in diverse settings, including all modes of transportation, healthcare, law enforcement, elite athlete and military, the NTSB said in a news release.
Prior to joining the NTSB, Rosekind was president and chief scientist of Alertness Solutions, a scientific consulting firm in Cupertino, Calif., 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, Rosekind was the director of the Center for Human Sleep Research at the Stanford University Sleep Disorders and Research Center.
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, the NTSB release said.
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.
Weener has dedicated his entire career to the field of aviation safety. He most recently has been a consultant and fellow for the Flight Safety Foundation, where he worked to reduce accidents through coordinated industry programs, the NTSB release said.
From 1984-1999, Weener held a series of positions with The Boeing Co., including three chief engineer positions in airworthiness, reliability/maintainability and safety, in system engineering; and in safety technology development. He also served four years as Boeing's manager of government affairs.
He has served as a general aviation flight instructor and Part 135 pilot.
Weener earned all three of his academic degrees in aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan.
Among his awards are a 1994 Laurel Award from Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine and, in 2005, the Honeywell Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety.
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