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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