Welcome to the Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments

We are an interdisciplinary forum for scientists, practitioners, operational personnel, students, and other professionals with expertise and interest in human performance in complex, high stress, and demanding environments and occupations. 

Our mission is to lower the boundaries between scientific disciplines, to encourage collaboration between academic and applied domains, and discover new ways to use science and technology to push beyond the boundaries of human abilities.

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ANNUAL MEETING Registration is Open

HPEE's Eighth Annual Meeting takes place September 26-27, 2010 in San Francisco, California. View the Meeting Page to register and preliminary list of speakers and papers.

NEW - HPEE has a New Blog - ExtremeNews.org

Visit ExtremeNews.org for news and information about humans in extreme places and news about HPEE and its members.

HPEE is Linked in

Current HPEE members can join the new group for HPEE on Linked in, a Web-based, interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world. Current members can request to join the group by searching for HPEE on Linked in.

The HPEE Store

A new feature allows you to purchase books, movies, and other media related to extreme environments. Selected by HPEE, and including many works by our members, this collection covers a wide variety of occupations and settings. A percentage of your purchase helps support HPEE. View the store here.

Member Site Features

» Career Center

Check out this new section where members can look for jobs related to extreme environments and post resumes free. If you are an employer, post job notices to reach HPEE's unique audience.

» HPEE Member Directory

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Search current HPEE members by expertise, research interest, or other characteristics to facilitate research collbaorations and expand your professional network. 

What is an Extreme Environment?

We define extreme environments as:

Settings that possess extraordinary physical, psychological, and interpersonal demands that require significant human adaptation for survival and performance

Example environments include space, high-altitudes, Polar regions, deserts, underground, open ocean, and underwater. Furthermore, a number of extreme activities and occupations occur in these environments such as spaceflight, aviation, mountaineering, military operations, firefighting, emergency services, search & rescue, hazardous materials handling, mining, diving, and a variety of extreme sports.

Please join us. Together we can help men and women explore at the edges of existence safely and productively and bring humanity one step closer to achieving its greatest potential.