is
a
Principle
Investigator
in
the
Human
Factors
Research
&
Technology
Division
at
NASA
Ames
Research
Center.
His
current
research
addresses
cognitive
issues
involved
in
the
skilled
performance
of
pilots
and
air
traffic
controllers,
their
ability
to
manage
challenging
situations,
and
their
vulnerability
to
error.
Among
the
topics
investigated
by
his
research
group
are
spatial
reasoning,
decision
making,
communication,
and
skill
acquisition
and
retention.
Dr.
Barshi
holds
PhDs
in
Linguistics
and
in
Cognitive
Psychology.
He
has
published
papers
in
basic
and
applied
psychology,
linguistics,
and
aviation.
He
holds
airline
transport
pilot
certificate
with
B737
and
Citation
type
ratings;
he
is
also
a
certified
flight
instructor
for
airplanes
and
helicopters.
(CV)
Ben
Berman
was
a
key
member
of
the
staff
of
the
National
Transportation
Safety
Board
for
more
then
ten
years,
serving
as
Chief
of
the
Major
Investigations
Division,
and
before
that
as
the
manager
for
flight
crew,
air
traffic
control,
and
weather
issues
in
airline
accidents;
as
a
senior
investigator;
and
as
a
flight
crew
human
factors
researcher.
He
was
the
flight
operations
investigator
on
the
scene
of
the
Valujet
DC-9
accident
in
the
Everglades,
and
he
chaired
the
operations
group
for
the
USAir
737
accident
near
Pittsburgh.
Currently,
Ben
is
a
pilot
for
a
major
U.S.
air
carrier,
temporarily
sidelined
by
global
events,
like
so
many
others.
Since
late
2001
he
has
been
working
with
NASA
Ames
research
teams
on
two
projects:
an
evaluation
of
the
role
of
human
cognitive
limitations
and
vulnerabilities
during
air
carrier
accidents,
and
the
emergency
and
abnormal
situations
project.
Ben
holds
an
Airline
Transport
Pilot
certificate
with
type
ratings
in
the
Boeing
737,
Embraer
120,
and
Dornier
228.
He
received
the
A.
B.
degree
in
Economics
from
Harvard
College
in
1979.
is
the
Quality
Control
Coordinator
of
the
System
Aircraft
Maintenance
Control
Center
for
United
Airlines.
This
position
gives
Mr.
Buechin
oversight
responsibility
to
insure
compliance
with
company
and
FAA
regulations.
Mark
has
been
with
United's
maintenance
department
in
various
positions
for
the
past
28
years.
He
has
also
worked
in
both
corporate
and
general
aviation
maintenance
fields.
Mr.
Buechin
is
a
graduate
of
the
University
of
Illinois,
Institute
of
Aviation
where
he
gained
both
his
A
&
P
and
pilots
licenses.
is
a
Senior
Research
Associate
and
works
through
San
Jose
State
University
at
the
NASA
Ames
Research
Center.
She
is
the
study
lead
and
manages
the
Emergency
and
Abnormal
Situations
Project.
The
EAS
Project
is
a
large,
multi-year
project
that
examines
a
variety
of
issues
and
factors
that
affect
the
ways
in
which
flight
crews
and
others
respond
to
emergency
and
abnormal
situations
on
the
flight
deck.
Barbara
is
also
involved
in
work
and
research
related
to
pilot
weather
training
and
knowledge
and
the
influence
emotion
has
upon
pilot
decision
making.
Barbara
has
a
bachelor’s
degree
in
Education
from
The
Ohio
State
University
and
master’s
and
doctoral
degrees
in
Psychology
from
Southern
Illinois
University
in
Carbondale.
She
completed
a
pre-doctoral
internship
and
post-doctoral
residency
at
the
University
of
Florida
and
the
University
of
Miami
Medical
Center,
respectively.
She
was
awarded
Stanford/San
Jose
State
University/NASA/ASEE
Faculty
Fellowships
in
1999
and
2000.
She
left
academia
and
10
years
of
clinical
practice,
with
a
specialty
in
Post
Traumatic
Stress
Disorder,
to
work
at
the
NASA
Ames
Research
Center
full-time
in
August
2000.
Barbara
is
a
certificated
private
pilot
and
plans
to
complete
her
instrument
rating
“any
day
now”.
(CV)
is
Chief
Scientist
for
Human
Factors
in
the
Human
Factors
Research
&
Technology
Division
at
NASA
Ames
Research
Center.
His
current
research
addresses
cognitive
issues
involved
in
the
skilled
performance
of
pilots,
their
ability
to
manage
challenging
situations,
and
their
vulnerability
to
error.
Among
the
topics
investigated
by
his
research
group
are
prospective
memory
(remembering
to
perform
deferred
intentions),
management
of
attention
in
concurrent
task
performance,
and
training
crews
to
analyze
their
own
performance.
Previously,
Dr.
Dismukes
was
Director
of
Life
Sciences
at
the
Air
Force
Office
of
Scientific
Research.
He
received
his
PhD
in
biophysics
from
Pennsylvania
State
University
and
received
postdoctoral
training
at
the
Johns
Hopkins
University
School
of
Medicine.
He
has
published
papers
in
basic
and
applied
psychology,
neuroscience,
and
science
and
social
policy.
He
holds
airline
transport
pilot,
B737
and
Citation
type,
and
glider
instructor
ratings.
The
primary
reason
he
holds
a
paying
job
is
to
support
his
addiction
to
flying
sailplanes.
is
a
former
Vice
Chairman
of
the
National
Transportation
Safety
Board
to
which
he
was
appointed
to
in
1995.
While
with
the
NTSB
he
played
an
active
role
in
several
major
accident
investigations,
including
the
TWA
800
and
Valujet
592
accidents.
He
is
actively
involved
as
a
member
of
the
NASA
Aerospace
Safety
Advisory
Panel
and
the
Flight
Safety
Foundation's
ICARUS
Committee,
a
group
composed
of
worldwide
aviation
experts
who
gather
to
share
ideas
on
reducing
human
error
in
the
cockpit.
Prior
to
his
work
with
the
NTSB,
Mr.
Francis
served
as
the
Senior
Representative
for
the
FAA
in
Western
Europe
and
Northern
Africa,
a
position
that
involved
safety
and
security
issues
regarding
U.S.
and
foreign
air
carriers,
governmental
transportation
authorities,
aircraft
manufacturers,
and
airports.
He
is
a
member
of
numerous
professional
organizations
and
has
been
the
recipient
of
several
distinguished
awards.
graduated
from
the
U.S.
Naval
Academy
in
1971.
He
flew
the
Navy’s
P-3
Orion
in
the
Pacific
for
20
years
and
is
now
a
retired
Naval
Reservist.
Hired
by
Continental
Airlines
in
1977,
Captain
Gunther
has
qualified
as
Captain
on
the
B-727,
B-737,
B-757
and
B-767.
He
is
currently
the
Manager
of
Human
Factors
&
General
Subjects
and
presently
serves
as
Chairman
of
the
Air
Transport
Association
(ATA)
Human
Factors
Committee
and
Chairman
of
the
International
Air
Transport
Association
(IATA)
Human
Factors
Working
Group.
is
a
Human
Factors
Specialist
in
Aviation
Safety
at
The
Boeing
Company,
Commercial
Airplanes
Group.
She
currently
leads
a
project
that
aims
to
improve
the
design
and
usability
of
the
Boeing
pilot
quick
reference
handbook.
She
is
also
involved
in
research
to
understand
the
role
of
culture
in
flight
operations
and
the
cognitive
aspects
of
flight
crew
performance.
Barbara
is
also
a
member
of
the
flight
design
team
for
Boeing’s
new
7E7
airplane.
Barbara
earned
a
Ph.D.
in
Cognitive
Science
from
the
University
of
California,
San
Diego.
She
also
conducted
her
post-doctoral
training
at
UCSD
and
worked
with
a
major
air
carrier
to
understand
the
development
of
pilot
expertise
in
operating
the
A320
autoflight
system.
Barbara
holds
a
private
pilot
certificate.
is
a
Flight
Dispatcher
and
Operations
Coordinator
in
the
Systems
Operations
Center
at
American
Airlines,
where
he
has
worked
for
36
years.
In
addition
to
his
dispatcher’s
license,
he
holds
a
commercial
pilot’s
license
with
instrument
and
multi-engine
ratings,
a
ground
instructor
certificate,
and
has
been
an
FAA
Designated
Dispatch
examiner
for
the
past
12
years.
He
is
currently
the
Executive
Vice
President
of
the
Airline
Dispatcher
Federation.
is
retired
from
Aer
Lingus,
where
he
flew
the
Airbus
A330,
and
is
currently
affiliated
with
the
Aerospace
Psychology
Research
Group
at
Trinity
College
in
Dublin,
Ireland.
He
has
served
as
the
Associate
Editor
of
The
International
Journal
of
Aviation
Psychology
and
co-editor
of
Aviation
Psychology
in
Practice
and
is
also
the
co-author
of
Beyond
Aviation
Human
Factors:
Safety
in
High
Technology
Systems.
has
over
21
years
of
experience
as
an
airline
pilot
.
Additionally,
he
has
worked
in
such
diverse
fields
as
air
safety
program
management,
accident
investigation,
pilot
training
and
pilot
selection.
He
is
currently
the
Central
Air
Safety
Committee
Chairman
for
the
Delta
Air
Lines
Pilots
Association.
Additionally,
he
is
an
accident
investigator
specializing
in
human
factors
for
the
Air
Line
Pilots
Association,
Intl
(ALPA)
and
a
member
of
the
Ultra
Long
Range
Flight
Operations
Working
Group
of
the
International
Federation
of
Airline
Pilots
Associations
(IFALPA)
Prior
to
his
current
positions
he
has
been
the
Aircraft
Design
and
Operations
Group
Director
and
the
Human
Factors
Group
Director
for
the
Delta
pilot
association
as
well
as
Air
Safety
Committee
Chairman
of
ALPA
Council
44
in
Atlanta.
At
the
ALPA
national
level
he
was
Chairman
of
the
Human
Factors
in
Accident
Investigation
Working
Group
and
an
instructor
of
human
factors
at
their
Basic
Accident
Investigation
Course.
Prior
to
Captain
Jones'
ALPA
work
he
was
a
management
pilot
for
Delta
Air
Lines.
He
was
the
project
manager
for
the
development
of
Delta's
Crew
Coordination
Training
Program,
project
manager
for
the
development
of
Delta's
Flight
Safety
Department
and
assisted
in
the
development
of
Delta's
pilot
selection
system.
Additionally,
he
was
a
member
of
its
Crew
Resource
Management
(CRM)
Steering
Committee
and
was
a
727
Second
Officer
Instructor
and
Check
Airman
in
Delta's
Flight
Training
Department.
Captain
Jones
is
a
graduate
of
the
U.
S.
Air
Force
Academy
and
a
retired
Air
Force
Reserve
Major.
He
has
a
Master's
Degree
in
Business
Administration
from
Kennesaw
State
University
and
has
completed
graduate
work
in
human
factors
at
Georgia
Tech
University.
He
has
over
11,000
flight
hours
on
a
wide
variety
of
aircraft.
He
is
currently
a
Boeing
737-800
captain
and
previous
positions
include
captain
on
the
MD88
and
B757/767,
first
officer
on
the
MD11,
B767ER,
B757/767,
B727,
and
DC-9
and
second
officer
on
the
B747
and
B727.
Captain
Bill
Jones
is
here
representing
the
Air
Line
Pilots
Association,
International.
has
been
with
the
National
Transportation
Safety
Board
since
June
1984.
Prior
to
her
selection
as
Chief
of
the
Survival
Factors
Division
in
May
2000,
Ms.
Marshall
served
as
Deputy
Chief,
Senior
Investigator
and
Investigator
in
the
Survival
Factors
Division.
Before
joining
the
Safety
Board's
staff,
Ms.
Marshall
was
a
flight
attendant,
flight
attendant
supervisor,
and
emergency
procedures
instructor
for
World
Airways.
She
was
qualified
as
a
flight
attendant
on
B-727,
B-707,
DC-8,
DC-10,
and
B-747
aircraft.
She
co-authored
the
Board's
Safety
Study
on
Emergency
Evacuation,
the
Board's
Safety
Study
on
Airline
Passenger
Safety
Education
and
authored
the
Special
Investigation
Report
"Flight
Attendant
Training
and
Performance
During
Emergency
Situations."
Ms.
Marshall
is
a
member
of
the
International
Society
of
Air
Safety
Investigators
(ISASI).
Ms.
Marshall
is
the
recipient
of
the
NTSB
Chairman's
Award,
the
NTSB
Joseph
Trippe
Nall
Award,
the
ISASI
Jerome
F.
Lederer
Award,
and
the
Southern
California
Safety
Institute's
Excellence
in
Cabin
Safety
Award.
She
is
a
graduate
of
the
University
of
California,
Santa
Barbara,
and
holds
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
Degree
in
Anthropology.
is
an
ATS
Expert
at
the
EUROCONTROL
Institute
of
Air
Navigation
Services
in
the
department
responsible
for
Training
Development
and
Harmonisation
(Eurocontrol
IANS/TDH).
Pat
joined
Air
Traffic
Control,
in
Ireland,
as
a
trainee
in
1960.
He
validated
as
Aerodrome,
Approach
and
Area
Controller
at
all
three
airports
in
Ireland
and
by
1969
had
developed
an
active
interest
in
Training,
particularly
OJT.
He
became
Principal
Radar
Instructor
in
1976
and
became
Head
of
Training
in
1986.
While
in
this
post
he
revised
most
of
the
training
methodologies
in
use,
expanded
the
training
facilities,
introducing
a
mainframe
Simulator
at
Dublin
Airport
and
PC
driven
ones
in
Shannon
and
Cork.
At
this
time,
1986,
Regional
Airports
started
to
come
on
line
in
Ireland
-
there
are
6,
and
Pat
was
responsible
for
the
training
of
the
new
staff
at
these
airports,
and
was
also
the
Licensing
Authority
for
them.
In
1989,
EUROCONTROL
started
to
take
an
interest
in
the
bottleneck
in
OJT
and
put
together
a
small
team
of
Experts
to
tackle
the
problem.
Pat
was
appointed
Chairman
of
that
Team.
It's
first
Report
became
the
guiding
principal
in
the
conduct
of
OJT
for
Europe
and
still
stands,
though
it
has
been
updated
from
time
to
time.
In
1992
it
was
decided
by
the
Ministers
of
Transport
across
Europe
that
a
harmonised
approach
to
ATC
training
was
desirable
and
this
Task
was
assigned
to
EUROCONTROL.
The
Agency
then
recruited
a
very
small
group
to
deal
with
this
-
2
people
to
be
exact
and
Pat
was
the
ATC
expert
-
the
other
one
was
a
Pedagogical
expert.
While
developing
what
is
now
the
European
Standard
Common
Core
Content
of
training
for
Controllers,
Pat
also
did
considerable
work
in
other
areas
-
general
continuation
and
refresher
training
and
of
course
the
Emergency
Training
package
which
will
be
presented
to
you
at
this
Seminar.
Pat
is
married
and
has
two
children
and
three
grandchildren.
Having
reached
a
great
age
Pat
will
retire
from
active
service
in
September
of
this
year.
is
a
Senior
Research
Associate
with
the
NASA
Ames
Research
Center,
working
through
San
Jose
State
University.
Chris
is
a
pilot
for
a
major
U.S.
airline
currently
on
furlough.
Previously,
he
flew
for
a
large
regional
airline,
where
he
served
as
a
Captain
and
Check
Airman,
and
as
a
Crew
Resource
Management
(CRM)
instructor.
Chris
has
been
heavily
involved
in
aviation
safety
work
with
the
Air
Line
Pilots
Association
(ALPA)
since
he
started
airline
flying.
He
has
served
as
a
member
of
the
ALPA
International
Human
Factors
and
Training
Group,
as
the
Central
Air
Safety
Committee
Chairman
and
Chief
Accident
Investigator
at
a
regional
airline,
and
as
Chairman
of
both
the
Aircraft
and
Technical
Evaluation
Committee,
and
the
Local
Air
Safety
Committee
at
a
major
airline.
Chris
earned
his
B.S.
in
Computer
Science
and
Engineering
from
the
Massachusetts
Institute
of
Technology,
and
then
served
6
years
on
active
duty
as
a
commissioned
officer
in
the
USAF.
He
holds
an
ATP
certificate
with
B-737
and
BE-1900
type
ratings,
and
also
holds
a
CFI
certificate
for
airplanes
with
single-engine,
multi-engine,
and
instrument
ratings.
He
would
like
to
still
be
teaching
aerobatics,
but
he
just
can’t
afford
the
avgas
for
his
Pitts.
