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What is Patricia s Cowings famous for?
She was the first American woman to be trained as a scientist astronaut by NASA; though she was an alternate for a space flight in 1979, she did not travel to space. She is most well known for her studies in the physiology of astronauts in outer space, as well as helping find cures for astronaut’s motion sickness.
Where was Patricia cowings born?
Bronx, New York, NY
Patricia S. Cowings/Place of birth
When was Patricia cowings born?
December 15, 1948 (age 72 years)
Patricia S. Cowings/Date of birth
Where did Patricia cowings go to college?
University of California, Davis1970–1973
Stony Brook University1966–1970
Patricia S. Cowings/Education
Career Path: Cowings earned her psychology doctorate from the University of California, Davis, in 1973. She has worked at NASA since 1971 when she was a graduate student and received a fellowship in NASA’s Graduate Research Science Program.
Where was Patricia s.cowings born and raised?
Cowings was born and raised in The Bronx, New York City on December 15, 1948. She is the only daughter of Sadie B. and Albert S. Cowings. Sadie was an assistant preschool teacher. Albert was a grocery store owner.
What kind of awards did Patricia Cowings get?
For her incredible and inspiring work, Cowings has received many awards including the NASA Individual Achievement Award, the Black Engineer of the Year Award, the AMES Honor Award for Technology Development, the NASA Space Act Award for Invention and the National Women of Color Technology Award.
What did Patricia Cowings do to help astronauts?
Her research resulted in the NASA patented Autogenic Feedback Training Exercise (AFTE). The AFTE method and system is used to train people to monitor and voluntarily control a variety of their physiological responses to reduce symptoms of motion sickness and environmental stress.
What does Patricia Cowings do for motion sickness?
Cowings’ brand of biofeedback involves having to control over 20 physiological functions related to motion sickness. These include such things as heart rate, rate of respiration and the flow of blood to the hands. Subjects learn to regulate these autonomic functions by watching them as they are displayed on an oscilloscope.