Astronaut Dave Williams & The Tickle Test

Astronaut Dave Williams is the influence for a new research project put on by a team of researchers from the University of Guelph nicknamed Project Hypersole. The researchers will be keeping an eye on the feet of eight crew members on the remaining U.S. shuttle flights.

On a mission to space in 1998, Williams noticed a tingly sensation in the soles of his feet. That sensation has prompted researchers to take a closer look at the sudden changes in skin sensitivity experienced by some astronauts in space.
 
Williams is one of the NASA space program’s most accomplished astronauts, setting records in spacewalking. The veteran of two space shuttle missions has logged more than 687 hours in space, including three spacewalks, the highest number of spacewalks ever performed in a single mission. His work with NASA also continued on the ground when the space agency appointed him as director of the Space and Life Sciences Directorate, making Williams the first non-American to hold a senior management position.

With a passion for healthcare and risk management, prior to entering the Canadian Space Agency’s program, Williams worked as an emergency room doctor and later as director of emergency services at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Today, he is director for the new McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics, leading a team dedicated to developing innovative technologies to assist the development of local and remote patient care.

A true Canadian hero, Williams is down-to-earth with a compelling and unique approach to peak performance, healthcare, our futures and risk management.

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