Helmut G. Hinghofer-Szalkay: Biography
  

Teaching      Administrative activities      Honors, awards       Memberships

• University of Graz: Physiological research & teaching since 1970, MD 1974 (Dr. med. univ.)
• Habilitation (professorial examination) 1981 (Univ.-Dozent - Medical Physiology)
• Research Fellow, Ames Research Center (Moffett Field, California) 1984-1985
• Director, Institute for Adaptational & Spaceflight Physiology 1994-2010
• Full professor, 1999
• Chair, Institute of Physiology (Med. Faculty, University Graz) 2000-2001, deputy 2001-2004
• Chair, Institute of Physiology, Medical University Graz, 2005-2013

Teaching

Extensive teaching activities since the early 1970's.

• At the University of Graz & various schools and academies (physiotherapy, nursing, phoniatrics, dietetics)
• Author of numerous course scripts
• Special space life sciences related courses (esa, Dornier)
• Publications on medical teaching (see publications list)
• Author of a basic Physiology textbook 
• Member & deputy chairperson, Commission on Medical Studies, Medical Faculty, KFUG, 2001-2002

Administrative activities

• Member, IAA Study Group 2.11 on Medical Safety Guidelines for Space Crews involved in Short-Duration Orbital Space Flight Operations, 2011-
  
• President, Styrian Physicians' Scientific Society 2008-2010
  
• Honorary Chair and Organizing Committee Member, 7th International Head-Out Water Immersion Symposium, Tartu 2008
  
• Vice Co-chair of the scientific program committee, 16th Humans in Space Symposium, Beijing, China
  
• Organizing Committee member, 6th International Head-Out Water Immersion Symspoium, Aichi Medical University, Japan
• Trustee Section 3 (Life Sciences), International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) 2005-2007
  
• Chair, 2005 15th IAA Humans in Space Symposium
  
• Chair, Franz Lanyar Foundation 2002-2010
• Correspondent for Gravitational Physiology, IUPS - since 1985
• Co-proponent to introduce a sub-commission on 'Human Physiology and Psychology in Space' (COSPAR)
• Organization of scientific meetings and symposia (see background)
• Member, Council of Trustees, International Society for Gravitational Society 1998-present
• General manager, Austrian Society for Aerospace Medicine 1997-2004
• Secretary, Austrian Physiological Society, 1979-1983 and 1997-2012
• Scientific Director, Styrian Dietetics Academy, Graz 1993-2000

Honors, promotions, awards

• Hoechst-Award Graz 1978, 1980, 1986
• European Space Agency Fellow 1984/1985
• NASA Space Act Tech Brief Award - ARC-11686 (1986)
• Styrian Research Award 1993
• Yuri Gagarin decoration 1999
• Honorary member, Austrian Physiological Society
  
• 2016 IAA Life Sciences Award

Memberships

• American Physiological Society (APG)
• International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)
• International Society for Gravitational Physiology (ISGP)
• IUPS-Commission for Gravitational Physiology
• Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA)
• American Society for Gravitational & Space Research (ASGSR)
• Committee on Space Research associate (COSPAR)
• Aerospace Human Factors Association (AsHFA)
• German Physiological Society (DPG)
• Austrian Physiological Society (OePG)
• Austrian Society for Aerospace Medicine

Meeting 2008 organized by the Department of Physiology, Graz
 
Hinghofer-Szalkay, Kenner, Mano, Norsk, Evans, Scharfetter, Jezova, Kirsch, László, Ritter, Rupnik