Michael Braukus

Headquarters, Washington, D.C. June 8,

1994
(Phone: 202/358-1979)

RELEASE: 94-95

STUDENTS SELECTED FOR NASA SCIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM

NASA has selected 38 college students for an intensive six-week

Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) at its Kennedy Space
Center in Fla. The summer residence training program is for
undergraduate college students majoring in life sciences,
bioengineering, and related science and engineering fields.

SLSTP is designed to attract college students to a career in

space life sciences research, and encourages the participation of
women and historically underrepresented minorities.

Selected students work with NASA researchers in developing flight

and ground-based space life sciences experiments. In addition to
offering hands-on research experience, the curriculum utilizes
lectures by astronauts, as well as NASA and university scientists,
facility tours and special projects to provide a complete overview
of the field of space life sciences.

The special project areas this year will involve plant space
biology, flight experiment development, ecological monitoring and
controlled ecological life support systems. The program will be
held from mid-June through the end of July.

After the successful completion of the program, five semester

hours of college credit will be offered to each student through
Florida A&M University.

The 38 students were selected competitively from nearly 400

applicants. Students in the program must be undergraduates
majoring in science or engineering and have a minimum cumulative
grade point average of 3.0/4.0. More than 325 students have
participated in the program since its inception in 1985.

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SLSTP is sponsored by NASA's Office of Life and Microgravity
Sciences and Applications and by the Minority University Research
and Education Division.

The students selected for the 1994 Space Life Sciences Training
Program are:

Student Hometown College

Baez, Benjamin O. Wallace, Calif. Ohlone College, Calif.

Barbour, Dennis L. Glasgow, Ky. Georgia Tech.
Capellan, Irene W. Beaverton, Oregon U. of Portland
Carlson, Derek D. Reno, Nev. U. of Nevada
Chan, Audrey S.Y. Brockport, N.Y. S. U. N. Y. at Buffalo
Copp, Hillary L. Oakdale, Calif. U.C. Santa Barbara
Couture, Allen S. Tampa, Fla. Jacksonville U.
Evonich, Rudy F. Manistique, Mich. Alma College, Mich.
French, Amy E. Greensboro, N.C. U. of North Carolina
Friday, Bridgette N. Missouri City, Texas
Texas Southern U.
Gaston, Eva V. Oklahoma City, Okla. Spelman College, Ga.
Gifford, Kari. L. Laingsburg, Mich. Alma College, Mich.
Gillam, Tonya R. Kokomo, Ind. Indiana U.
Gonzalez-Velez, Juan M. Trujillo Alto, P.R. U. of
Puerto Rico
Goodyear, Amy L. West Kingstown, R.I. Rhode Island College
Huang, Howard Sugarland, Texas U. of Texas at Austin
Hunter, Tiffeny D. Palatka, Fla. Florida A&M U.
Israel, Adina Chicago, Ill. U. of Southern Calif.
Joiner, Nikki Eastman, Ga. Berry College, Ga.
King, Bryan R. New Orleans, La. Xavier U., La.
Leigh, Mary B. Norman, Okla. U. of Okla.
Matthews, Rebecca E. East Amherst, N.Y. S. U. N.
Y. at Buffalo
May, Jennifer L. West Milford, N.J. Cornell U.
McLachlan, Douglas I. Redwood City, Calif.
Morehouse College, Ga.
Murray, Anika S. Upper Marlboro, Md. Florida A & M
Oklu, Rahmi Sunnyside, N.Y. S. U. N. Y. at Buffalo
Parker, Khary Norristown, Pa. Tuskegee Institute, Al.
Parker, Reggie J. Brooklyn, N.Y. Brooklyn College
Raychaudhuri, Soumya Rochester, N.Y. S. U. N.
Y. at Buffalo
Rodriguez, Ileana M. Hialeah, Fla. Fla.
International U.
Starwalt, Ronald D. Anderson, S.C. Tri-county Technical
College, S.C.
Strauchs, Tiffany Y. Great Falls, Va. St.
John's College, Md.
Swain, Tomi L. St. Martinville, La. Southern U., La.
Thomas, Mary E. San Antonio, Texas Texas A & M
Walker, Joseph C. II Centerville, Iowa Central
College, Iowa
Walker, Kendra L. Jackson, Miss. Dillard U., La.
Washburn, Meika R. Columbia, S.C. North Carolina A & T
State U.
Willis, Latasha A. Jackson, Miss. Tougaloo College, Miss.
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