He has worked at Los
Alamos National Laboratory, the UC Berkeley Department
of Mathematics, held an Assistant Professorship
at Baylor College of Medicine,
and a junior position working with Dr. Francis Cucinotta
at the NASA
Johnson Space Center. In 2004, Artem rejoined Dr.
Cucinotta’s group at JSC as a Research Scientist. His
current position involves
radiation
protection for astronauts. His focus is developing
biophysical models of DNA damage from space radiation. He
is consulted regarding spacecraft design
for the new Lunar and Mars Mission Projects. He has received
the NASA Space Act award for his innovative contributions
to NASA's mission. Additionally, he has worked with astronaut-physicist Franklin
Chang-Diaz's Plasma Rocket group on radiation issues.
Dr. Ponomarev is proud to
be a United States citizen.
AD ASTRA PER ASPERA
"Through rough thorns
to the stars"
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