[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 71 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CENTRAL NEW JERSEY RECOGNIZES GARRETT YOUNG FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENTS

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                           HON. RUSH D. HOLT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 2000

  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, today I honor a young scientist, Garrett 
Young, a 17 year-old homeschooled student from Branchburg. Garrett has 
achieved success on the state, national, and international levels. He 
has recently been recognized as a top winner at the International 
Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) sponsored by Intel Corporation. 
This is the world's largest pre-college science competition that 
recognizes the world's brightest high school students coming from 40 
countries for their scientific achievements.
  At the international level, he took first place in the category of 
physics at the ISEF. He also won the Glenn T. Seaborg Nobel Prize Visit 
Award. The Nobel Prize Visit Award was awarded to the top two 
individual winners at the Fair and whom they believe will be future 
Nobel Prize Winners. His project was ``Isolating Plasma Species 
Initiating Internal Electrostatic Fields for Plasma Heating,'' where 
Garrett found a way to increase the temperature of plasma in an 
efficient way.
  At the national level, he won ``Operation Cherry Blossom.'' This is a 
trip to Japan that is awarded by the U.S. Army to the top two 
individual projects of the entire ISEF competition. Garrett was awarded 
first place by the U.S. Naval Research Labs and the U.S. Air Force. He 
also received the second place Vacuum Technology Award awarded by the 
American Vacuum Society.
  At the state level, Garrett won the Senior Division ISEF trip. He 
also received the Space Science Award, presented by NASA for his 
project studying space science, and the Metric Award given by the U.S. 
Metric Society for the best use of the metric system. In addition, he 
was awarded a medallion by Yale University as the most outstanding 
junior student in Science and Engineering.
  All of his specialized contributions to science are a result of his 
creative ability and meticulous thought. Mr. Young is truly a 
remarkable student with a prosperous future ahead of him. Today I honor 
Garrett's extraordinary accomplishments.

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