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From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Evans was the director of the Noll Physiological Research Center at the Pennsylvania State University, and from 1982 to 1993, he served as the Chief of the Human Physiology Laboratory at the U.S.D.A. Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, The American College of Nutrition, and an honorary member of the American Dietetic Association. He is the author or co-author of more than 160 publications in scientific journals. His laboratory examines the relationship between exercise, nutrition and aging. His landmark studies have demonstrated the ability of older men and women to improve strength, fitness, and health through exercise, even into the 10th decade of life. He has served as an expert advisor to NASA in a number of committees, including the Science Working Group responsible for the design of the Human Research Facility aboard the International Space Station and The Life Sciences Advisory Subcommittee. He also served at the head of the Nutrition and Exercise research group for the National Space Biomedical Institute. | 