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    1. 2011 MIRS Fellows

      1. Genet Ide Duke, Northeastern Illinois University (HSI)
      Project Title: Carbonatite magmas: Source and evolution of Earth’s deep CO2 reservoir
      Host: John W. Valley, University of Wisconsin

      2. Yousef M. Hijji, Morgan State University (HBCU)
      Project Title: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) in Determination of the Solubility of Nitriles in Liquid Ethane and Methane: Applications in the Determination of Organics in the GC Exhaust.
      Host: Paul Mahaffy (NASA GSFC)

      3. Mamta Rawat, Cal State University, Fresno (HSI)
      Project Title: Mechanisms of resistance to deep space and Martian environment in Bacilli
      Mentor: Kasthuri J. Venkateswaran (NASA JPL)

    1. NAI Minority Institution Research Support

      NAI has selected the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Special Programs Corporation to administer its Minority Institution Research Support (MIRS) program. The goal of the NAI MIRS Program is to help train a new generation of researchers in astrobiology and to increase diversity within the astrobiology community. For the past eight years, the program has provided opportunities for faculty members and students from minority-serving institutions to partner with astrobiology investigators.

      The UNCF Special Programs Corporation will use its extensive database of 14,000 registrants to develop an online community to provide webinars, virtual training, and videoconferences, and provide outreach and recruitment for program participants. One of the program’s main objectives is to engage more faculty from under-represented schools in astrobiology research and increase the number of students pursuing careers in astrobiology.

      Information about the program is available here.

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