<h2>AAS  96-218</h2><h2>THE EDUCATIONAL OZONE RESEARCHER:  A 1995 USRA STEDI FINALIST</h2><h4>L. H. McClure and E. L. Riddle, University of Colorado</h4><h2> Abstract </h2>The Educational Ozone Researcher (EOR) is a small scientific spacecraft designed by students of the Colorado Space Grant College (CSGC) at the University of Colorado at Boulder.  EOR was a finalist in the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Student Explorer Demonstration Initiative (STEDI) program and received Phase I funding in the amount of $160K during late 1994 and early 1995.  This paper provides a description of the scientific rationale and design of the EOR mission, and presents the experiences of the CSGC students during Phase I of the STEDI program.<br><br>