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For release: 06/05/03
Release #: 03-090

Three NASA Marshall employees awarded administrator fellowships to
conduct research at minority institutions

Three employees of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,
Ala., were awarded NASA's Administrator's Fellowships to conduct
research at minority institutions. Award recipients include Dr.
Jonathan Campbell, Dr. Kenneth Fernandez and Tony Kim. Campbell and
Fernandez will conduct their fellowships at Alabama A&M University in
Huntsville, while Kim will conduct his fellowship at Texas A&M
University in Kingsville. 

Campbell is a NASA research scientist based at the National Space
Science and Technology Center in Huntsville. He will conduct
homeland-defense research; study methods for protecting Earth from
asteroids, meteoroids and comets; and help the university build a
research working group for space applications.

Fernandez is an engineer at NASA's Marshall Center. He will work with
the Alabama A&M faculty to develop a robotics program within the
university's engineering department. His first step will be
developing a two-semester course to help students learn the
fundamentals of robotic systems and control methods, demonstrate
these principals using simulation software based on Dr. Fernandez's
research at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., and work in
teams to design robotic systems that respond to challenges posed by
representatives from NASA and industry. 

Kim is a project manager based at the National Space Science and
Technology Center. As part of his fellowship, he will teach and lead
two semesters of a senior engineering design class of multiple
engineering disciplines, giving students the opportunity to design a
tool to aid in NASA's human exploration and development of space.

The Administrator's Fellowship was designed to enhance the
professional development of NASA employees, as well as the science,
mathematics and engineering faculty of minority-serving institutions.
The fellowship also aims to increase the capability of institutions
serving minorities to participate in NASA's research and development
programs. 

"The Administrator's Fellowship Program is a superb example of how
NASA is working to engage minority-serving institutions in the
agency's work, while also encouraging professional development in
disciplines critical to NASA's mission," noted Dr. Adena Williams
Loston, NASA's associate administrator for education. "The program is
an essential element of the agency's dedication to engaging minority
institutions in the process of advancing our nation's science
discoveries," she said. 

Campbell has a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and a
master's in experimental plasma physics from Auburn University in
Auburn, Ala., as well as a master's in engineering management, a
master's in theoretical physics and a doctorate in astrophysics and
space science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He
recently retired from 30 years in the Air Force Reserve, which
awarded him the Legion of Merit, a medal recognizing members of the
U.S. Armed Forces for outstanding service to their country.

Fernandez has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from
Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., a master's in computer
science technology from Alabama A&M University, a doctorate in
electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University, and has completed
post-doctorate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in Cambridge. 

Kim has a bachelor's degree in aeronautical and astronautical
engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a
master's degree in material science from Auburn University. He also
completed a summer session program at the International Space
University hosted by Rice University in Houston in 1997.

The National Space Science and Technology Center is a partnership
with the Marshall Center, Alabama universities, industry, research
institutes and federal agencies.

The United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation
administers the NASA Administrator's Fellowship. For more information
about the NASA Administrator's Felllowship Program, visit:

http://www.uncfsp.org/nasa/nafp/

For more information on other NASA and education programs on the
Internet, visit:

http://education.nasa.gov

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