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Florida Southern student
interns at NASA/Kennedy Space Center

LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2003) - Florida Southern College junior Katherine Doerr completed an internship this summer at NASA's Kennedy Space Center as part of the space agency's Undergraduate Student Research Program. As part of NASA's research and development mission, the 10-week program provided Doerr and several other students from around the country with a technical mentor, practical research experience, and career development. 

Doerr worked with biologists and chemical engineers researching new cleanup methods for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In addition to her experimental work, she accompanied researchers to Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge to check live traps and study scrub jay habitat. The biology major plans to become a veterinarian. She is the daughter of Donald and Annette Doerr of Merritt Island, Fla. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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