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Logan Kluis is an emerging researcher at the intersection of aerospace engineering, biomechanics, and human performance, with a focused specialization in next-generation planetary spacesuit design and extravehicular activity (EVA) optimization. His work addresses one of the most persistent challenges in human spaceflight: the physical limitations imposed by traditional gas-pressurized spacesuits, which are notoriously cumbersome, injury-prone, and metabolically demanding. Kluis has made notable contributions through his involvement with the SmartSuit project, a hybrid planetary spacesuit concept that seeks to balance the competing demands of astronaut safety and mobility. His research critically examines the relationship between suit pressure reduction and decompression sickness (DCS) risk, offering revised frameworks for managing that trade-off effectively. Complementing this work, his biomechanical research leverages the OpenSim computational framework to quantify how robotic actuators can meaningfully reduce the metabolic cost of planetary ambulation — a finding with significant implications for long-duration lunar and Martian surface operations. With 24 combined citations across his primary publications, all dating to 2021, Kluis represents a promising voice in human spaceflight research, contributing rigorous, multi-disciplinary analysis to the design of safer and more capable exploration suits.