Research Interests: Most of my research projects are related to space flight. I work both at NASA Ames and Stanford University, and I greatly enjoy both environments. For the past 5 years, my main focus has been the development of vital signs monitors for astronauts. My main project at this time is LifeGuard, centered around the CPOD, a wearable device that astronauts wear to record and wirelessly transmit their heart rate, blood pressure, ECG, activity, and other parameters. I've also been working on small satellites that fly biological payloads to study small organisms and cells under conditions of microgravity and space radiation. Other areas I've been involved in are biotelemetry, biomedical and electrochemical sensors, and data acquisition. What I like most about my job is that it gives me the ability to be creative, to take an idea, implement it in physical reality, and then watch it benefit other people. In the case of our LifeGuard project this benefit is nothing less than potentially saving lives. It feels great being so directly involved in making a difference in the world.

Education:  Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, North Carolina State University, NC, 1997
                       MS in Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Dresden, Germany, 1994

Work Experience:

·        2001 to present – Senior Design Engineer, Stanford University - Design and development of wireless embedded systems for medical, environmental and space environments including portable and wearable embedded data acquisition platforms, sensor interfaces for environmental and medical applications, hardware and firmware for free-flyer satellites with biological payloads.

·        1999 to 2001 – R&D Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Operations, NASA Ames - Developed biosensors, biotelemetry devices, and physiological monitoring devices for applications in space and medicine as well as data acquisition and analysis software for life science experiments.

·        1997 to 1999 - R&D Engineer, Sverdrup Technology, Inc., NASA Ames: Designed, built, and tested microsensors, biotelemetry devices, and instrumentation hardware and software for space flight and medical applications.

What I like to do when I’m not working: spending time with my family and friends, surfing, camping, hiking, fishing, working out, practicing Tai Chi, reading Wired and Discover magazines, analyzing financial markets, taking things apart, fixing things, drinking Guinness, eating Pizookies, listening to music, stargazing, meditating, dreaming.

What I don't like: unfinished projects, large Power Point files, html email, Apple “computers”.

Contact Information:
Carsten Mundt
NASA Ames
MS 213-2
Moffett Field, CA 94035
cmundt@mail.arc.nasa.gov