Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D. was sworn in as the 40th Member of the National Transportation Safety Board on June 30, 2010. He was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate for a term that expires December 31, 2014.
Member Rosekind is an internationally recognized fatigue expert who has conducted research and implemented programs in diverse settings, including all modes of transportation. 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. In 2011, Member Rosekind received the Mark O. Hatfield Public Policy Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Prior to joining the Board, Dr. Rosekind was Founder, President and Chief Scientist of Alertness Solutions, a scientific consulting firm that specializes in fatigue management. Before establishing Alertness Solutions, Dr. Rosekind 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, Dr. Rosekind was the Director of the Center for Human Sleep Research at the Stanford University Sleep Disorders and Research Center.
Member Rosekind earned his A. B. with Honors at Stanford University, his M.S., M.Phil., and Ph.D. at Yale University, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Brown University Medical School.
Member Rosekind is married and has two children.
Speeches and Testimony
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