USF’s Dominic D’Agostino lived 62 feet beneath the surface to study human physiology in an undersea laboratory called the Aquarius Reef Base. “It’s the only habitat really in the world that can allow us to do this kind of science,” he says.
In the undersea lab, D’Agostino worked with NASA for a 10-day study called NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO. He collected data on various physiological factors, such as pressure-related changes in sleep, skin microbiomes, metabolic markers, strength, and decision-making. “The NASA NEEMO mission was the most intense, amazing experience of my life,” D’Agostino says.
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