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Dr. John M. Jurist
John M. Jurist is a biophysicist. Relevant interests include human factors in the
space environment with emphasis on musculoskeletal biodynamics and radiation biophysics.
An additional interest is space entrepreneurship.
At the University of California at Los Angeles, he earned a bachelor's degree in
physics in the College of Letters and Science with concentration in atomic and nuclear
physics. Then, in that institution's School of Medicine, he earned master's degrees
in biophysics and nuclear medicine, and a doctorate in biophysics. His postdoctoral
training in medical physics was obtained in the Department of Radiology at the University
of Wisconsin School of Medicine.
Dr. Jurist held a faculty appointment in the Division of Orthopedic Surgery at the
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. He was also Associate Director of the
Biomedical Engineering Center at that institution. In the University of Wisconsin's
Space Science and Engineering Center, he led the first team to transmit medical
x-rays over satellite links in an early version of telemedicine. He has held the
positions of Adjunct Professor of Medical Science and Adjunct Professor of Electrical
Engineering at Montana State University, Adjunct Professor of Physics at Eastern
Montana College, and Visiting Professor of Physics at Rocky Mountain College in
Billings, Montana.
Among other professional associations, Dr. Jurist is a Life Member of the Space
Medicine Branch of the Aerospace Medical Association, a Life Member of the International
Association of Military Flight Surgeon Pilots, and an Emertius Member of the Orthopaedic
Research Society. He has been a member of the Section on Clinical Medicine of the
Gerontological Society since 1966 and was elected a Fellow of that society in 1977
in recognition of his contributions to understanding skeletal aging.
He served on the Biotechnology Subcommittee of the Advisory Council on Science and
Technology for the State of Montana and was a gubernatorial appointee to the State
Board of Health and Environmental Sciences. Dr. Jurist was the founding Scientific
Director of the Deaconess Research Institute in Billings and served as Vice-Chairman
and scientific representative on the Inter-institutional Review Board for the local
medical community. He served a term as Co-Chairman and is presently a member of
the National Advisory Council to Rocky Mountain College. He has been the CEO of
several corporations including an ambulatory surgical center and has invested in
several space startup corporations.
Contact:
1540 Lake Elmo Drive, Suite 5
Billings, Montana 59105
(406) 245-5704
Research Topics
Human factors in space flight
- Microgravity effects on the musculoskeletal system
- Radiation exposures in space flight
- Biodynamics of aircraft/spacecraft escape
Space entrepreneurship and commerce
Selected Publications
- 1. 1.J. M. Jurist: Commercial suborbital sounding rocket market: A role for
reusable launch vehicles? Astropolitics, 7(#1):32-49 (Jan.-Apr. 09)
- 2. J. M. Jurist, D. C. Hook, D. Livingston: Small Unit Space Transport and
Insertion (SUSTAIN): How to Do It and Use It as a Driver for Low-Cost Responsive
Orbital Launch, Proceedings of the 7th Responsive Space Conference, AIAA-RS7-2009-1002
(Apr. 09)
- 3. J. M. Jurist, S. Dinkin, D. Livingston: Low cost Earth orbit access: A
look at physics, economics, and reality, Astropolitics, 4(#3):295 (Winter 06)
- 4. J. M. Jurist, S. Dinkin, D. Livingston: When physics, economics, and reality
collide: The challenge of cheap orbital access, American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics, AIAA-2005-6620 (Sept 05)
- 5. R. K. Snider, N. K. Krumwiede, L. J. Snider, J. M. Jurist, R. A. Lew,
J. N. Katz: Factors affecting lumbar spinal fusion, Journal of Spinal Disorders,
12(#2):107 (99)
- 6. M. L. Kejariwal, K. Kaster, J. M. Jurist, J. Pakanati: Breast cancer detection
using electrical impedance tomography: SPICE simulation, Engineering Solutions to
Current Health Care Problems: Proceedings of the Annual International Conference
of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, A. Y. J. Szeto, R. M. Rangayyan,
eds., New York, New York, IEEE, 15:64-65 (Oct. 93)
- 7. J. M. Jurist, J. L. Reiser, R. K. Snider: Dog femoral strength in 3 point
bending, New Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering - Innovations from Nuclear to Space
Technology: Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering
in Medicine and Biology Society, J. H. Nagel, W. M. Smith, eds., New York, New York,
IEEE, 13:1982-1983 (Nov. 91)
- 8. J. M. Jurist, D. B. Myers: Stress thermometry and breast disease, Journal
of Reproductive Medicine, 27:690 (Nov. 82)
- 9. J. M. Jurist, H. D. Hoeksema, D. O. Blackketter, R. K. Snider, E. R. Garner:
In vivo measurement of the dynamic response of bone: Theory, methods, and applications,
Chapter 1 in Volume III of Orthopaedic Mechanics: Procedures and Devices, D. Ghista,
R. Roaf, eds., New York, New York, Academic Press, pp. 1-64, 1981
- 10. J. Hagelin, D. O. Blackketter, J. M. Jurist, R. K. Snider: An analytical
model of the patello-femoral joint, 1979 Advances in Bioengineering, M. K. Wells,
ed., New York, New York, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 79-81,
1979
- 11. E. L. Markey, J. M. Jurist: Tibial resonant frequency measurements as
an index of the strength of fracture union, Wisconsin Medical Journal, 73:62 (May
74)
- 12. S. Radons, D. O. Blackketter, J. M. Jurist, R. K. Snider: Frequency response
analysis of the in vivo human spine, 1979 Advances in Bioengineering, M. K. Wells,
ed., New York, New York, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 57-60,
1979
- 13. J. M. Jurist, A. S. Foltz: Human ulnar bending stiffness, mineral content,
geometry, and strength, Journal of Biomechanics, 10:455 (Aug. 77)
- 14. R. H. Gelberman, J. L. Posch, J. M. Jurist: High pressure injection injuries
of the hand, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 57A:935 (Oct. 75)
- 15. R. H. Gelberman, P. B. Salamon, J. M. Jurist, J. L. Posch: Ulnar variance
in Kienbock's disease, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 57A:674 (July 75)
- 16. P. B. Spiegl, J. M. Jurist: Prediction of ulnar resonant frequency, Journal
of Biomechanics, 8:213 (July 75)
- 17. E. L. Markey, J. M. Jurist: Tibial resonant frequency measurements as
an index of the strength of fracture union, Wisconsin Medical Journal, 73:62 (May
74)
- 18. D. H. Kranendonk, J. M. Jurist, H. G. Lee: Femoral trabecular patterns
and bone mineral content, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 54A:1472 (Oct. 72)
- 19. J. N. Campbell, J. M. Jurist: Mechanical impedance of the femur: A preliminary
report, Journal of Biomechanics, 4:319 (Oct. 71)
- 20. J. R. Cameron, J. M. Jurist, R. B. Mazess: Some physical methods of skeletal
evaluation, Hypogravic and Hypodynamic Environments, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration AP269, Springfield, Virginia, pp. 99-109, 1971
- 21. A. M. Dymond, J. M. Jurist: Rapid method for implantation of brain electrodes,
Aerospace Medicine, 41:1421 (Dec. 70)
- 22. A. M. Dymond, L. E. Kaechele, J. M. Jurist, P. H. Crandall: Brain tissue
reaction to some chronically implanted metals, Journal of Neurosurgery, 33:574 (Nov.
70)
- 23. J. R. Cameron, J. M. Jurist, J. A. Sorenson, R. B. Mazess: New methods
of skeletal status evaluation in space flight, Aerospace Medicine, 40:1119 (Oct.
69)
- 24. W. A. Selle, J. M. Jurist: Osteoporosis and the menopause, OB/GYN Digest,
9:33 (Apr. 67)
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