[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 46 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E494]
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RECOGNIZING AARON MICHAEL EINBOND, 5TH PLACE WINNER OF THE 55TH ANNUAL 
                   WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 29, 1996

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding 
young man, Aaron Michael Einbond of New York, NY. Aaron, a senior 
attending Hunter College High School in Manhattan was chosen on Monday 
March 11, 1996, as the fifth place winner in the prestigious 
Westinghouse Science Awards.
  Since 1942, the Westinghouse Science Talent Search has identified and 
encouraged high school seniors to pursue careers in science, 
mathematics, and engineering. The search is sponsored by Westinghouse 
Electronic Corp. through the Westinghouse Foundation in partnership 
with Science Service, a nonprofit organization.
  Over the years, more than 113,000 students from all over the country 
have entered projects into this prestigious competition. This year, 735 
high schools from all 50 States submitted entries to the Westinghouse 
Science Talent Search. Only 40 students may participate in the final 
round of judging and from that pool of 40 students, only 10 finalists 
are awarded scholarships.
  Aaron's project explored a new protein domain through the use of 
protein sequence database searches. It resulted in the isolation of two 
human genes.
  Aaron is not new to winning awards. He is a three time winner of the 
Manhattan Borough Science Fair competition and a multiple winner of 
various school science fairs. This talented young man is also an award 
winning composer and gifted musician who plays the clarinet. This fall, 
Aaron will enroll as a freshman at Harvard University where he will 
have the opportunity to pursue his two loves: music and science.
  I congratulate Aaron on his accomplishment of being awarded a 
Westinghouse Science Award and I salute the Westinghouse Science Talent 
Search and all the winners for acknowledging the hard work of young 
people like Aaron.

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