Jeff Phillips is a senior research scientist at IHMC. He is interested in developing mitigation strategies for common environmental, physiological, and cognitive stressors that break down optimal performance in military operators such as jet pilots, special-ops personnel, and others who are placed in extreme conditions.

"Another reason for me that's important to be here is to give young people in the area an opportunity to get this kind of experience and these job skills to sort of launch their careers into the future," Phillips said. "And hopefully, a lot of them will choose to stay here. If we continue to have STEM growth in the area, there will be jobs for them here."