[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 74 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


         IN RECOGNITION OF THE 2002 U.S. PHYSICS OLYMPIAD TEAM

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                         HON. VERNON J. EHLERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 6, 2002

  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to applaud the achievements of 
the members of the 2002 United States Physics Olympiad Team. The 24 
young men and women who make up this team are remarkable and dedicated 
students with extraordinary talents.
  Landing a spot on this prestigious team is extremely difficult. 
Initially, about 1,100 highly qualified students across the country are 
nominated by their high school teachers to take a national exam. The 
top 200 scorers on this test then advance to the next round of 
competition. Results from the second round of testing are used to 
select the 24 members of the team who then go on to attend an eight day 
intense training camp that features studying, testing and problem 
solving.
  Members of the 2002 team include: Jared A. Bass, Peter S. Behroozi, 
Immanuel D. Buder, Steven J. Byrnes, Bryan G. Chen, Craig J. Fratrik, 
Daniel R. Gulotta, Chintan Hossain, Jennifer H. Hou, Joanna N. Huey, 
Patrick A. Hummel, Daniel M. Kane, Chen Li, Andrew M. Lutomirski, Sean 
P. Markan, Pavel G. Matrachenko, Paul J. Miller, Cristina Moldovan, 
Lydia W. Ng, Gregory N. Price, Emily R. Russell, Benjamin M. Schwartz, 
David W. Simmons-Duffin, and Albert Z. Wang.
  Mr. Speaker, as a nuclear physicist, a former physics professor, and 
a strong proponent for math-science education, I have worked extremely 
hard to draw national attention to the need for and the importance of 
math-science education. After reading the accomplishments of the 
members of this team, I am proud to see students embrace the world of 
physics and the many challenges it presents. I am hopeful that the 
enthusiasm these students have shown toward learning more about physics 
will spread to other students. I personally want to thank all of the 
students who made an effort to become a part of this team for showing 
others that science is and can be fun. Mr Speaker, I ask my colleagues 
to join me in saluting these future leaders of our country.

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