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NASA: STUDENT FINALISTS TO PRESENT SPACE STATION PROPOSALS
Posting Date: 09/30/89
UNITEX Network, USA ISSN: 1043-7932
Eight high school students will present proposals for Space
Station Freedom experiments as national finalists of the 9th
Annual Space Science Student Involvement Program (SSIP). The
program, co-sponsored by NASA and the National Science Teachers
Association (NSTA), gives high school students the opportunity to
propose experiments which theoretically could be conducted in
space. Students will compete for scholarships and other awards.
In addition to these eight students, two national student
newspaper competition winners and three Destination Mars proposal
competition winners will be honored during the NASA/NSTA National
Space Science Symposium, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14-16. Key
events follow:
Thursday, Sept. 14, eight student finalists will present
experiment proposals to a panel of scientists and educators at
the Columbia Ballroom, Capitol Holiday Inn, 550 C St., S.W. Also
attending will be 50-100 students from Washington-area magnet
schools and NASA's adopted schools.
Students and their teacher/advisor will attend a Thursday
evening reception at the National Air and Space Museum. Guest
speakers will include James R. Thompson, NASA Deputy
Administrator; Dr. Robert W. Brown, Director of Educational
Affairs, NASA; Dr. Hans Anderson, NSTA President; Dr. Helenmarie
Hofman, SSIP Director, NSTA; and Dr. James Sharp, Assistant to
the Director of the National Air and Space Museum. Members of
Congress and representatives from the aerospace industry and
educational associations have been invited.
Friday, Sept. 15, students tour the Capitol and meet their
congressmen. During a noon awards luncheon, NSTA will announce
the national scholarship recipients and recognize the Destination
Mars team and newspaper competition winners at the Washington
Court, 525 New Jersey Ave., N.W. Guest speaker is Senator Albert
Gore, Jr., (D-TN), Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Science
Technology and Space. Also speaking is Lloyd Bruce, former SSIP
winner whose experiment flew on Space Shuttle Mission 26.
Selected from more than 1,600 proposals, the following names the
eight national student finalists and their proposal topics, two
student newspaper competition winners and three Destination Mars
team members:
Bianco Santomasso, New York City. Topic: "Determining the
Effect of Microgravity on New Circulation to the Hands and Feet
in Humans through the Measurement of Nail Growth."
Rebecca Glasar, West Allis, Wisc. Topic: "The Effects of
Fluoride-Calcium Therapy on Bone Decalcification in
Microgravity."
Mark G. Baxter, Durham, N.C. Topic: "The Effects of
Microgravity on the Membrane Transport System of _________"
Antonio Algaze-Beato, San Juan, P.R. Topic: "The Effects of
Microgravity in the Human Circulatory System."
Ronnie E. Raney, Lenexa, Kan. Topic: "Application of Estrogen
Replacement, Calcitonin, to the Problem of Calcium Depletion in
a Micro-gravity Environment."
Sabry G. Mansour, Los Angeles, Calif. Topic: "The Effects of
Space Environment on the Regeneration Rate and Healing Success
of Severed Vagus Nerves of Architeuth Princeps."
Amy E. Ksir, Laramie, Wy. Topic: "Chaotic Patterns of Mixed
Fluids in Microgravity."
Diane M. Fogel, Lansdale, Penn. Topic: "The Effects of
Calcitonin in Establishing Calcium Homeostasis in Microgravity."
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