Radiation is one of the key hazards that astronauts face during space travel, particularly beyond the protection of Earth's magnetic field in low Earth orbit. Dr. Stuart George is a physicist working for the Space Radiation Analysis Group at JSC. His research is focused on space radiation protection, and specifically on the development of the Hybrid Pixel radiation detectors to protect NASA crew during human space flight.
Dr. George has worked on a large variety of flight instruments including: serving as PI for radiation measurements during the recent Polaris Dawn mission; instrument science lead for the HERA detector on Artemis I and LETS detector on Biosentinel. He is also the PI for the Compact Electron Proton Spectrometer.
Dr. George's research has been published in Nature and featured in a variety of media outlets, including CNN, Reuters, and ABC Australia. Prior to working for NASA, he held a Marie Curie fellowship at CERN. He holds degrees from the University of Wollongong (Australia) and the University of Sheffield (UK).
