Mathias Basner

Mathias Basner is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. He is a leading expert on how sleep is affected by our environment and lifestyle. His research is critical for understanding the impact of modern life on our health. A significant part of his work focuses on the impact of traffic noise on sleep and health. He has conducted large-scale studies to measure how sounds from planes and cars disturb sleep. His findings have been used by organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) to create guidelines on environmental noise. He also developed a unique algorithm to non-invasively monitor sleep disturbance, and he has received funding from the FAA to study how aircraft noise affects sleep in the U.S. In addition to his work on noise, Mathias also researches the effects of sleep loss on brain function and studies the health of astronauts on long space missions. He is a senior editor for the journal Sleep Health and serves as a member of key international committees related to aviation and environmental protection. His work has earned him prestigious awards, including the German Aerospace Center Research Award.