Kai Staats: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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'''Kai Kruse Staats''' is a filmmaker, science researcher, writer, and entrepreneur.

At the [[Arizona State University |Arizona State University School of Earth & Space Exploration]], he contributed to the design of off-world human habitats as project lead for an Interplanetary Initiative Pilot Project (2017–19) called SIMOC,<ref name="SIMOC">{{Cite web|url=https://interplanetary.asu.edu/project/simoc-isolated-world-human-community|title=What balance of mechanical and biological systems will be required to sustain human life in a growing, off-world habitat? {{!}} Interplanetary Initiative|website=interplanetary.asu.edu|access-date=2019-01-23}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=SIMOC Interplanetary Initiative ASU|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EkNeuSpypc|language=en|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref> a research-grade computer simulation and instructional interface to a Mars habitat that is hosted by [[National Geographic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASU Interplanetary Initiative - SIMOC Pilot Project |url=https://overthesun.com/asu-interplanetary-initiative-simoc-pilot-project/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Over the Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>

Staats is Principal Manager at Over the Sun, LLC, developer of platforms for research and science education. His last film series, funded in part by the [[Nsf.gov|NSF]], chronicled the first direct detection of [[gravitational wave]]s in 2015 by [[LIGO]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ligo.org/multimedia.php|title=LIGO, A Passion for Understanding|website=LIGO Multimedia Library}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ligo.org/multimedia.php|title=LIGO Generations|website=LIGO Multimedia Library}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/round-up/ligodetection/|title=LIGO Detection|website=New Scientist|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> where he served as a visiting scientist.<ref name="VISCI">{{cite web|url=https://roster.ligo.org/roster.php?do=roster&search=name&target=staats|title=LIGO Scientific Collaboration Directory|website=roster.ligo.org|accessdate=26 January 2019}}</ref>

Staats's work includes that done on [[iConji]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaplan |first1=Jeremy |title=Inventor Proposes New Language for Cell Phone Messaging -- Using Hieroglyphics |url=https://www.foxnews.com/tech/inventor-proposes-new-language-for-cell-phone-messaging-using-hieroglyphics |website=Fox News |date=27 March 2015}}</ref> and [[Yellow Dog Linux]].

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In 1995 he founded Terra Firma Design (TFD) and continued as its sole proprietor until 2000. TFD provided website development and marketing consulting principally for companies located in Northern Colorado, including a corporate identity package for Western Telecommunications, Inc. (WTCI), website design and maintenance for New Belgium Brewing Company, and the re-design of the RB5X, an educational and hobbyist robot then produced by General Robotics Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bizwest.com/1998/10/01/terra-firma-sees-solid-base-for-digital-video-technology/|title=Terra Firma sees solid base for digital video technology|date=1998-10-01|website=BizWest|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref>

In 1999 Staats co-founded, and for ten years served as CEO of, Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. (TSS). TSS developed a [[Yellow Dog Linux]], a [[Linux|Linux operating system (OS)]] for the POWER architecture with support for embedded, desktop, and server chipsets by IBM and Freescale, and computer products by Apple,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bizwest.com/1998/11/01/the-eye-apple-fan-takes-bite-out-of-nt/|title=The Eye: Apple fan takes bite out of NT|date=1998-11-01|website=BizWest|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/4067|title=Yellow Dog Linux on the iMac {{!}} Linux Journal|website=www.linuxjournal.com|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> IBM,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3789|title=Linux and IBM PowerPCs {{!}} Linux Journal|website=www.linuxjournal.com|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> Sony,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/hands-on-experience-linux-on-the-ps3/|title=Hands-on experience: Linux on the PS3|last=Panton|first=Matthew|website=CNET|language=en|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> and others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1048769/ydl.html|title=New Yellow Dog Linux supports dual-core G5s, more|date=2006-01-06|website=Macworld|language=en|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9742|title=The Best Game in Town {{!}} Linux Journal|website=www.linuxjournal.com|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> Terra Soft delivered the desktop OS Yellow Dog Linux and turn-key high performance computing (HPC) solutions for DoE, DoD, NASA, and higher education customers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/navy-to-draft-linux-powered-macs/|title=Navy to draft Linux-powered Macs|last=Fried|first=Ina|website=CNET|language=en|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7789|title=Linux in Government: Navy Sonar Opens New Opportunities for Linux Clusters and IBM G5 servers {{!}} Linux Journal|website=www.linuxjournal.com|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> In 2008 Terra Soft was acquired by the Japanese company Fixstars and was renamed to [[Fixstars Solutions]]. Staats became the COO.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W5vItTVMLaYC&q=terra+soft+acquired+by+fixstars&pg=PT516 |title=Linux Bible 2010 Edition |first=Christopher |last=Negus |year=2010 |isbn=9780470633823 |publisher=[[Wiley (publisher)|Wiley]]|page=628}}</ref>

== Research ==

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Staats was a visiting scientist at Northwestern University for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) on the application of machine learning in detector characterization, noise mitigation, and transient (supernova) detection from late 2016 through mid 2020.<ref name="VISCI" />

At the [[University of Arizona]], Biosphere 2, Hehe and his colleagues developed [[Space Analog for the Moon and Mars|SAM]], a terrestrial analog site, as a working prototype for aan fully containedoff-world systemhabitat that could be used to educate future space-dwelling humanity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandler |first=David |title=Martian base on Earth set to host first 'astronauts' |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2369967-martian-base-on-earth-set-to-host-first-astronauts/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=New Scientist |language=en-US}}</ref> TestingThe SAM habitat analog tests the viability of mechanical and plant-based life support, investigatingstudies of the [[microbiome]] of a sealed environment, learning how to maintain food cropscultivation in a sealed greenhouse, practicing tool handlinguse during extra-vehicular activities in a fullpressurized pressurespace suit, developing a high-fidelity computer model to aid in the design of future habitats, and many other tasks are necessary to get ready for life in space. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-04 |title=Becoming a multiplanetary species: Crew completes first mission in pressurized habitat at Biosphere 2 |url=https://news.arizona.edu/story/becoming-multiplanetary-species-crew-completes-first-mission-pressurized-habitat-biosphere-2 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=University of Arizona News |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==