NASA Awards Space Technology Research Fellowship Grants

WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected the inaugural class of Space
Technology Research Fellows. Eighty-one students will receive
graduate student fellowships from NASA's Office of the Chief
Technologist to pursue master's or doctoral degrees in relevant space
technology disciplines at their respective institutions.

This first class of Space Technology Fellows is part of NASA's
strategy to develop the technological foundation for its future
science and exploration missions. The program's goal is to provide
the nation with a pipeline of highly skilled engineers and
technologists to improve U.S. competitiveness.

"These fellowships will develop America's technology leaders for
tomorrow, leaders that will help us out-innovate, out-educate and
out-build our competitors and maintain our leadership in space," NASA
Administrator Charles Bolden said. "President Obama has said,
'America's competitiveness rests on the excellence of our citizens in
technical fields.' These grants are an investment in America's
intellectual capital and our nation's future."

NASA Space Technology Fellows will perform innovative space technology
research while building the skills necessary to become future
technological leaders. Selected candidates will perform graduate
student research on their respective campuses and at NASA centers and
nonprofit U.S. research and development laboratories.

For a list of fellowship recipients, their research institutions and
their research topics, visit:

http://go.usa.gov/BfN

The fellowships program is managed for NASA's Office of the Chief
Technologist by the agency's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. For
information about the Office of the Chief Technologist and the
fellowships program, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/oct

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