Four investigators were selected for Phase II of the Extrasolar Planets Advanced Mission Concept NASA Research Announcement (NRA 01-OSS-04).

The selected investigations are:

• Dr. Charles Noecker, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., "Mid-IR Cold Interferometric Nulling Demonstration in Space (CINDIS)."

• Calvin Abplanalp, Eastman Kodak Co., "Large Monolithic Mirror Configuration."

• Dr. Neville J. Woolf, University of Arizona, Tucson, "Self-Luminous Planet Finder (SPF)."

• Dr. Jeremy N. Kasdin, Princeton University, "Shaped Pupil Coronagraphs for Extrasolar Planet Detection and Charaterization: Theory and Validation of Basic Concepts."