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CRAY RESEARCH SPONSORS NATIONAL SCIENCE BOWL

EAGAN, Minn., April 25, 1994 -- Supercomputer-maker Cray
Research, Inc. is the main corporate sponsor of the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) 1994 National Science Bowl, a high
school science education competition whose final rounds are
being held today in Washington, D.C.

During the past few months, more than 6,000 students from
1,200 high schools competed in regional science bowl
tournaments at DOE facilities across the country.  On Saturday,
the 52 winning teams from the regionals began locking horns
in subjects ranging from astronomy to biology, chemistry,
computer science, earth science, mathematics and physics.  

Final awards will be presented today at a Washington
Convention Center luncheon where Cray Research's Chairman
and CEO, John Carlson, will speak, along with Energy Secretary
Hazel R. O'Leary.

In addition to the National Science Bowl title, prizes will
include U.S. and international science education trips,
computer equipment and software, scholarships, and--for the
winning team--free access to the National Education
Supercomputer, a system donated by Cray Research to the
DOE's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore,
Calif., for the lab's national education outreach program.

The Cray Research Foundation provided $85,000 to underwrite
this year's program.  Cray Research also co-sponsored last
year's event.  "Our commitment to the National Science Bowl
helps fulfill the foundation's mission to support key national
science and mathematics education programs," said Carlson.

The National Science Bowl is one of more than 800 DOE-
sponsored education activities.  Last year, more than one
million students, teachers, and parents participated in these
programs.

Cray Research provides the leading supercomputing tools and
services to help solve customers' most challenging problems.

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