Joseph Yao

Human Factors Scientist | KBR | NASA Johnson Space Center

Role
Human Factors Scientist Ii at KBR, Inc.
Location
Houston, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
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About Joseph Yao

Human Factors Scientist in the Anthropometry and Biomechanics Facility (ABF) at NASA Johnson Space Center. I work mainly in spacesuit research, testing, and development but love all things space. My additional interests are in health wearables, AR/VR development, and game development.

Experience

  1. Human Factors Scientist Ii

    KBR, Inc.

    Sep 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US

    Design and conduct multiple human factors/biomechanics assessments/studies for the Anthropometry andBiomechanics Facility (ABF) to evaluate and define next generation space vehicle/suit requirements• Develop Python tools to analyze wearable sensor data for spacesuit kinematics and human-system interaction• Co-authored multiple publications and manuscripts for human factors and engineering (AHFE, ICES) journals• Developed an internal React-Python webtool for querying and calculating anthropometry measurements• Created data processing and analysis pipelines for low fidelity ear scans to be used in future soldier helmet/headphone designs, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center• Developed an extended reality (XR) concept application in Unity with Concept2 rower integration, allowing astronauts to visualize exercise metrics and train in different space vehicles

Education

  • University of Houston-Clear Lake

    Master of Science - MS, Exercise Physiology

    2021 — 2023

  • New Jersey Institute of Technology

    Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering

    2017 — 2018

  • Purdue University

    Bachelor of Science - BS, Kinesiology and Exercise Science

    2018 — 2021

  • University of Colorado Boulder

    Master of Science - MS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

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