UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

NICHOLS RESEARCH CORP.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

653818104
(CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this 
statement     .  (A fee is not required only if the filing 
person:  (1) has a previous statement on file reporting 
beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the 
class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed 
no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial 
ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  (See 
Rule 13d-7).

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for 
a reporting person's initial filing on this form with 
respect to the subject class of securities, and for any 
subsequent amendment containing information which would 
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover 
page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of 
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") 
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of 
the Act by shall be subject to all other provisions of the 
Act (however, see the Notes).



1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

Brinson Partners, Inc.
36-3664388

2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

a 	
b	X

3
SEC USE ONLY

4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware corporation

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
PERSON WITH

5
SOLE VOTING POWER
246,233 shares

6
SHARED VOTING POWER
- -0-

7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
246,233 shares

8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- -0-

9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
PERSON

246,233 shares

10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES 
CERTAIN SHARES*

11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

4.1 %

12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

CO IA

* SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

Brinson Trust Company
36-3718331

2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

a 	
b	X

3
SEC USE ONLY

4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Illinois corporation

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
PERSON WITH

5
SOLE VOTING POWER
356,070 shares

6
SHARED VOTING POWER
- -0-

7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
356,070 shares

8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- -0-

9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
PERSON

356,070 shares

10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES 
CERTAIN SHARES*

11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.9%

12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

BK

* SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

Brinson Holdings, Inc.
36-3670610

2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

a 	
b	X

3
SEC USE ONLY

4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware corporation

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
PERSON WITH

5
SOLE VOTING POWER

- -0-

6
SHARED VOTING POWER

- -0-

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
- -0-

8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- -0-

9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 
PERSON

None except indirectly through Brinson Partners, Inc., a 
wholly-owned subsidiary, and Brinson Trust Company, a 
wholly-owned subsidiary of Brinson Partners, Inc. (see 
item 4 hereof).

10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES 
CERTAIN SHARES*

11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

- -0-

12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

CO HC

* SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!



Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Nichols Research Corp. (the "Company")

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
4040 Memorial Pkwy South
Huntsville, AL  35802

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Brinson Partners, Inc. ("BPI") is filing this statement on 
behalf of itself, Brinson Trust Company ("BTC") and 
Brinson Holdings, Inc. ("BHI").  BPI is a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of BHI.  BTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 
BPI.   Exhibit I hereto contains the agreement of BPI, BTC 
and BHI to file a joint disclosure statement on Schedule 
13G.

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business:
Each of BPI, BTC and BHI's principal business office is 
located at:
209 South LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois  60604-1295

Item 2(c) Citizenship:
BPI is a corporation under the laws of Delaware.
BHI is a corporation under the laws of Delaware.  
BTC is a corporation under the laws of Illinois.

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock (the "Common")

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
653818104

Item 3 Type of Person Filing:
Brinson Partners, Inc. is an Investment Adviser registered 
under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.  
Brinson Trust Company is a bank in accordance with section 
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(B), and Brinson Holdings, Inc. is a 
Parent Holding Company in accordance with section 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(G) of the Exchange Act.

Item 4 Ownership:
See Items 5-11 of pages two, three and four hereof.

Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable

Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of 
Another Person:
Not Applicable

Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary 
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the 
Parent Holding Company:
Not Applicable

Item 8 Identification and Classification of Member of the 
Group:
Not Applicable

Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable

Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my 
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 
were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were 
not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect 
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of 
such securities and were not acquired in connection with 
or as a participant in any transaction having such 
purposes or effect.

SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge 
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in 
this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:  November 8,1994

EXHIBIT 1
AGREEMENT

Pursuant to Rule 13D-1(F)(1) of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, the undersigned agrees that the 
statement on Schedule 13G (including all amendments 
thereto) with respect to the Common Stock of Nichols 
Research Corp. to which this agreement is attached is to 
be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that 
Brinson Partners, Inc. is hereby authorized to sign and 
file any and all required amendments to such Schedule 13G.

Date:  November 8 1994

BRINSON PARTNERS, INC.
BRINSON TRUST COMPANY
BRINSON HOLDINGS, INC.

By:	Samuel W. Anderson as Vice President of each of the 
above Companies