Christopher E. Carr, Sc.D.

| Research Scientist

Publications

Submitted/In Review (Last updated 2008/02/15)

Carr CE and McGee J. The Apollo Number: How Space Suits Modify the Run-Walk Transition. J Biomechanics (submitted Nov 2007)

Published/In Press

13. Samuelson AV, Klimczak RR, Thompson D, Carr CE, Ruvkun G. Indentification of C. elegans genes regulating longevity using enhanced RNAi-sensitive strains. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology (CSHSQB) on Timing (accepted Feb 2008).

12. Carr CE, Newman DJ. Characterization of a lower-body exoskeleton for simulation of space-suited locomotion. Acta Astronautica 62 (2008) 308-323. CrossRef | PDF Reprint

11. Samuelson AV, Carr CE, and Ruvkun G. Gene activities that mediate increased lifespan of C. elegans insulin-like signaling mutants. Genes & Development 2007 Nov 15; 21(22):2976. PubMed | CrossRef

10. Carr CE, Newman DJ. Space Suit Bioenergetics: Cost of Transport During Walking and Running. Aviat Space Environ Med 2007; 78(12):1093-1102. PubMed | Abstract

9. Carr CE, Newman DJ. Space Suit Bioenergetics: Framework and Analysis of Unsuited and Suited Activity. Aviat Space Environ Med 2007; 78(11):1013-1022. PubMed | Abstract

8. Garrick-Bethell I and Carr CE. Working and walking on small asteroids with circumferential ropes. Acta Astronautica 61 (2007) 1130-1135. CrossRef

7. Rader AA, Newman DJ, and Carr CE. Loping: A strategy for reduced gravity human locomotion? In 37th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Chicago, IL, July 9-12, 2007. Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA. SAE paper 2007-01-3134. Abstract

6. Carr CE, Newman DJ. When is running in a space suit more efficient than walking in a space suit? In 35th International Conference on Environmental Systems and 8th European Symposium on Space Environmental Control Systems, Rome, Italy, 2005. Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA (SAE 2005 Transactions Journal of Aerospace, V. 114 July 2006). SAE paper 2005-01-2970. Abstract

5. K.A. Bethke, C.E. Carr, B.M. Pitts, D.J. Newman. Bio-Suit Development: Viable Options for Mechanical Counterpressure? 34th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July, 2004 (SAE 2004 Transactions Journal of Aerospace, V. 113 July 2005). SAE paper 2004-01-2294. Abstract

4. Carr, C.E., Newman, D.J., and Hodges, K.V., Geologic Traverse Planning for Planetary EVA, 33rd International Conference on Environmental Systems, Vancouver, Canada, 2003. Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA. SAE paper number 2003-01-2416. Abstract

3. Hodgson, E., Sidgreaves, R., Braham, S., Hoffman, J., Carr, C., Lee, P., Marmolejo, J., Miller, J., Rosenberg, I., Schwartz, S., Requirements and Potential for Enhanced EVA Information Interfaces, 33rd International Conference on Environmental Systems, Vancouver, Canada, 2003. SAE paper 2003-01-2413. Abstract

2. Carr, C.E., Schwartz, S.J., and Rosenberg, I., A Wearable Computer for Support of Astronaut Extravehicular Activity. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Wearable Computers. IEEE. Seattle, October, 2002.

1. Robert H. Bishop, Dennis V. Byrnes, Dava J. Newman, Christopher E. Carr, and Buzz Aldrin, Earth-Mars Transportation Opportunities: Promising Options for Interplanetary Transportation, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Volume 106, Proceedings of the AAS Richard H. Battin Symposium, College Station, Texas, March, 2000 (AAS 00-255). PDF Reprint

Other Publications

D.J. Newman, K. Bethke, C. Carr, J. Hoffman, and G. Trotti. Astronaut Bio-suit System to Enable Planetary Exploration. International Astronautical Congress, Vancouver, Canada, October 4-8, 2004.

C. E. Carr, D. Woodbury, W. E. Hutchison, E. Fuller, S. O. Akciz, N. A. Niemi, H. Q. Nyugen, D. D. Sheehan, K. V. Hodges, and B. Clark Burchfiel, A Wireless Digital Compass for Field Geology, in L.G. Dunn, (ed.), New Heights in Geoscience Information: Access and Technology 37th Meeting. Proceedings. Geoscience Information Society. V. 33, 2003.

Carr, C.E., Schwartz, S.J., and Newman, D.J., Preliminary Considerations for Wearable Computing in Support of Astronaut Extravehicular Activity, Technical Report 551, MIT Media Laboratory, September 2001.

Carr, C.E., and Newman, D.J., Applications of Wearable Computing to Exploration in Extreme Environments, Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Mars Society Convention, Colorado Springs, Colorado, August, 2000.