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  Marguerite Schier, 12:12 PM 9/6/9...,KIDSAT                6 


interpretation of space derived data. CalSpace, in close cooperation with the NASA sponsored California Space Grant Program, has gained considerable experience in incorporating remotely sensed images and shuttle photographs of the Earth into educational curriculum (EarthRISE Project).

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JoBea Way, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dr. JoBea Way is a scientist at JPL with expertise in imaging radars, ecosystem science and shuttle photography. Dr. Way received her PhD from Caltech in Planetary Science 1981. She is currently leading two projects in Alaska and Canada to use spaceborne imaging radar data to monitor seasonal ecosystem processes as they relate to the global carbon cycle. She has been involved in the science and mission operations for all of JPL's spaceborne SAR projects sine 1981. Dr. Way is also involved in designing and defining the requirements for the next generation synthetic aperture radars. Dr. Way has worked closely with CTY as the Principal Investigator for Challenge Awards programs held at both JPL and in the forests of Alaska. Dr. Way has over 32 publications, has delivered 96 conference papers, and has received many awards for her scientific and educational achievements. 

Sally K. Ride
Dr. Sally K. Ride is a Professor of Physics at UCSD and also serves as the Director of the California Space Institute. Dr. Ride received her Ph.D. degree in Physics from Stanford University in 1978. While with NASA from 1978 to 1987, Dr. Ride served as a member of the Challenger Shuttle crew in June 1983 for flight STS-7, and again in October 1984 for flight STS-41G. She served on the Presidential Commission investigating the shuttle accident and was assigned to the NASA headquarters in Washington, DC as assistant to the NASA Administrator for long-range planning. In this role she created NASA's Office of Exploration and produced a report on the future of the space program --"Leadership and America's Future in Space". Dr. Ride has taken a lead role on the UCSD campus for the development of physics curriculum for non-science majors and the application of space derived imagery to education. In 1990 Dr. Ride received a UCSD Academic Senate grant to develop a physics curriculum for non-science majors. She consequently taught that class in the 1991-92 academic year. This course will be continued as an integral part of the Physics Department curriculum. Dr. Ride is a Distinguished Visiting Scientist at JPL and will be at JPL in the fall and winter of 1994 to help develop KidSat.

Elizabeth Jones Stork 
Elizabeth Jones Stork is the Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. A trained educator, she has particular expertise in special education, assessment and evaluation, minority education, and child development. Ms. Stork's current focus is on staff development, teacher training, and consulting to schools and systems. She has written many articles on education public policy and on the education of minority students. She has developed resource materials for teaching reading, mathematics, and writing in grades K-5 and for dealing with children who are "at risk". Ms. Stork has played a key role in the participation of high school age children in the NASA Shuttle Imaging Radar mission through the Challenge Awards Program.

Tom Chrien



Marguerite Schier
Marguerite Schier is a Member of Technical Staff in the Earth and Space Sciences Division at JPL. She coordinates educational activities and
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