Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                                       
June 21, 1993
(Phone:  202/358-1547)


RELEASE:  93-117

STUDENTS BEGIN NASA LIFE SCIENCES TRAINING PROGRAM

     Forty college students today started an intensive 6-week 
Space Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) at NASA's Kennedy 
Space Center, Fla.  The summer residence training program is for 
college students interested in life sciences, bioengineering, 
ecology or related fields.

     The SLSTP 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 includes lectures, 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, global environment and monitoring of microbes in the 
shuttle crew water system.  The program will be held from June 21 
through July 31, 1993.

     The 40 students were competitively selected from 348 
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 288 students have 
participated in the program since its inception in 1985.

     The students participating in the program are:

Cheryl L. Baird, Wharton, N.J.
Richard D. Boyce, Yakima, Wash.
Robbin N. Chapman, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Danielle M. Cox, Norfolk, Va.
Antonette L. Diaz, Colstrip, Mont.
Kathryn A. Drabik, Albuquerque, N.M.
Diane S. Eschliman, Lincoln, Neb.
Anton A. Ewing, Prescott, Ariz.
Monica V. Florez, Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
Keven G. Haggerty, Bourbonnais, Ill.
Barbara L. Hammack, Santee, Calif.

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Brian D. Hartman, College Place, Wash.
Gerardo A. Hernandez, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Erica Y. Hwang, Allston, Mass.
Frank P. Johnson, Titusville, Pa.
Reshma C. Katira, E. Emherst, N.Y.
Christine A. Krumrich, Wales, Wis.
Anna Pei-Ching Lee, Cary, N.C.
Tracy L. Lewis, Dixmoor, Ill.
Susan W. Mao, Monument, Colo.
Janean E. Martin, East Windsor, N.J.
James L. McBride, Jr., Houston, Texas
Quinton E. Moss, Chesapeake, Va.
Kymberli A. Mumford, Jacksonville, Fla.
Lemuel H. Newton, Tallahassee, Fla.
Lisa J. Passmore, Widefield, Colo.
Tamula M. Patterson, Hueytown, Ala.
Enrique Pomales-Crespo, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
Kristine Reynolds-Sohnrey, Eugene, Ore.
Meghan V. Roxby, Old Town, Maine
Lisa A. Scheppers, Gering, Neb.
Mark E. Schneider, Kokomo, Ind.
Kathryn L. Sellen, Moore, Okla.
Gregory B. Singer, Brighton, Mass.
Brianna M. Smith, Bellwood, Ill.
Marc O. Spangner, Vacaville, Calif.
Kelly M. VanBuskirk, Middletown, R.I.
David A. Van De Car, Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Brenda A. Westhoff, Manhattan, Kan.
David H. Zonies, Philadelphia, Pa.

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