SMITH W. AMES MEMORIAL LECTURE
Established in 1982, this lecture is named in honor of a former president of the Aerospace Physiology Society, Smith W. Ames. Over the years, Dr. Ames was very active in the Society. He received the first Paul Bert Award for Operational Physiology in 1969 and was a member of the original Aerospace Physiology Certification Board.
The Smith W. Ames Memorial Lecture was originally sponsored by the Gentex Corporation (1982-1990). In 1991, the David Clark Company, Inc. of Worcester, MA assumed the sponsorship of the lecture.
Previous Smith W. Ames Memorial Lecture Speakers
- 1982 Edward D. Michaelson, MD, FACP, FCCP
- 1983 F. Duane Blume, PhD
- 1984 Melvin Hayashi, Col, USAF
- 1985 Robert W. Phillips, DVM, PhD
- 1986 Rufus DeHart, Jr., BGen, USAF, MC
- 1987 Charles T. Hatsell, COL, MD, FAA
- 1988 Thomas G. Dobie, OBE, MD, RAF (Ret.)
- 1989 Robert McMeekin, COL, MD, FAA
- 1990 25th Anniversary Celebration, No Speaker
- 1991 David W. Milam, Col, USAF
- 1992 Robert P. Belihar, Col, USAF, MC
- 1993 Wilhelmina de Groot, CAPT, CAF, FS
- 1994 Robert T. Herres, Gen, USAF, (Ret.)
- 1995 Samuel J. Holoviak, Lt Col, USAF
- 1996 Steven L. Enewold, CAPT, USN
- 1997 Roger L. Stork, Col, USAF, BSC
- 1998 Lee M.E. Morin, CDR, USN, MC
- 1999 Bernice T. (“B”) Steadman
- 2000 Michael L. Gernhardt, NASA
- 2001 Peter F. Demitry, Col, USAF, MC
- 2002 Stanley N. Roscoe, Ph.D.
- 2003 Amy Ross, MSME, NASA
- 2004 Chuck Vacchiano, CAPT USN NC &Anthony Artino, LT USN MSC
- 2005 Kathryn G. Hughes, Maj, MD, USANG
- 2006 Scot Best, Lead, V-22 Crew Systems, NAS Pax River
- 2007 Fred Patterson, LCDR, USN (Ret.)
- 2008 Harry Lieberman, PhD
- 2009 Joe Kittinger, Col, USAF (Ret.)
- 2010 Dr Jan Stepanek PhD
- 2011 Jay M. Dean Ph.D.
