Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                              
April 27, 1992
(Phone:  202/453-1549)

Debra Rahn
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
(Phone:  202/453-8455)


RELEASE:  92-53

NASA SELECTS STUDENTS FOR SPACE LIFE SCIENCES TRAINING 


   NASA has selected 48 college students, including 20 
international students, to participate in its annual Space Life 
Sciences Training Program at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla.  
The intensive 6-week summer residence training program is for 
college students interested in life sciences, pre-medicine, 
bioengineering or related fields.

   The program is designed to attract college students towards 
a career in space life sciences research.  Selected students 
work with NASA researchers in planning flight and ground 
support experiments.  In addition to offering research 
experience, the curriculum utilizes lectures, tours and special 
projects to provide a complete overview of the field of space 
life sciences.  The program will be held from June 20, 1992 
through July 31, 1992.

   The 48 students were selected competitively from 260 
applicants.  Students in the program must be undergraduates 
majoring in science or engineering and have a minimum 
cumulative grade point average of 3.0.  More than 240 students 
have participated in the program since its inception in 1985.

   The international students were selected in honor of 
International Space Year (ISY) under the auspices of the Space 
Agency Forum on ISY.  The countries sponsoring students 
include:  Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, 
Germany, Guinea, Mexico, Morocco and the United Kingdom.


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   The U.S. students selected are:

        James M. Baggs, Las Vegas, Nev.
        Antonio Baines, Belle Haven, Va.
        Nancy L. Balter, River Forest, Ill.
        Felicia M. Baxter, Virginia Beach, Va.
        Veronica A. Bilotti, Jersey City, N.J.
        Steven D. Blair, Raytown, Mo.
        Mandeep S. Chadha, Claremore, Okla.
        Dale Chamberlain, Ft. Collins, Col.
        Sekai R. Chideya, Baltimore, Md.
        Laurel D. Crosby, Eagle River, Ark.
        Kevin Engel, West Salem, Wis.
        Ervin M. Flores, Juncos, P.R.
        Marilyn Hayden-Dysinger, Owensboro, Ky.
        Chadik M. Hewlett, New York, N.Y.
        Glenn Jacobson, Austin, Texas
        Benjamin O. Koenig, Westfield, N.Y.
        Robert L. Moore, Jackson, Miss.
        Anabelle Morales, Tampa, Fla.
        Raymond G. Ohl IV, Gettysburg, Pa.
        Brian Roberts, Canfield, Ohio
        Claudia C. Ruiz, Houston, Texas
        Carol D. Livingston Smith, Fargo, N.D.
        Gina L. Stivahtis, West Linn, Or.
        Stacye R. Thrasher, Sunrise, Fla.
        Ann Marie Walker, Lincoln, Neb.
        Eddie White, Tallahassee, Fla.
        Wendy Wong, Bloomington, Ind.
        Sandra M. Yamaguchi, Kaneohe, Hawaii

   The foreign students chosen are:

        Marclo Moraes, Brazil
        Marco de Oliveira, Brazil
        Savltri Aguiar, Brazil
        Darren Widenmaier, Canada
        Flona Doetsch, Canada
        Shao Wei, China 
        Yan Wang, China
        Carlos Rodriguez, Columbia
        Marlano Herrere, Costa Rica
        Philippe Muller, France
        Sandra Quemeneur, France
        Daphne Sfeir, France

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        Ute Schilken, Germany
        Hossane Bocoum, Guinea
        Francisco Luis Avina, Mexico 
        Vanesa Magar, Mexico
        Nawal Elghaid, Morocco
        James Sutton, United Kingdom
        Rosalind Brooks, United Kingdom
        Jacqueline Russell, United Kingdom

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