Thermal Physiology / Perspectives in Physiology (PDF)

country Germany. In recognition of his distinguished research and service contributions, The American Physiological Society inducted Dr. Blatteis among the first class of scholars in its "Living History of Physiology" project. This book is a testimonial to his motto of a researcher's fundamental qualities: Curiosity and perseverance. Dr. Blatteis, the editor of this book, will be recognized by future generations as a giant in field of integrative physiology of thermal regulation.



Nigel A.S. Taylor, Ph.D. has over thirty years of research experience in human stress physiology, with emphases on environmental physiology, and in particular, human temperature regulation. He is a graduate of the following institutions: University of Queensland (Australia), University of London (U.K.) and Simon Fraser University (Canada). He completed post-doctoral studies at the Naval Medical Research Institute (U.S.A.), and held an academic position at the University of Otago (New Zealand) before returning to Australia in 1991 (University of Wollongong). He served as a member of the Thermal Section of the International Commission on Comparative Physiology from 2002-2014, and was the Co-Chair from 2006 and Chair from 2012. Nigel retired from administration, but not from life or science, in 2018.



Duncan Mitchell, Ph.D. is an Emeritus Professor with 55-year research career in thermal physiology began in the South African gold mines, helping to ensure the welfare of miners. After three years at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, UK, working on somatosensory physiology and on fever, he joined the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in 1975. He was Director of its Brain Function Research Group, with research programmes in thermal physiology, pain and sleep. Recently he and his colleagues have employed biologgers implanted in mammals living free in their natural habitats, to investigate latent physiological talents thatmay help combat climate change. He was awarded the 2010 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship, Africa's most-prestigious award for an individual researcher.