[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 144 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
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   CONGRATULATING CHRISTINE HAAS AS ``AMERICA'S TOP YOUNG SCIENTIST''

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 8, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Christine 
Haas of Clovis, California for being named ``America's top Young 
Scientist'' in the 2002 Discovery Channel's Young Scientist Challenge. 
Christine won the nationwide middle school science competition for her 
botany and zoology project.
  On August 17, 1998, Christine Haas was discovered at Reyburn 
Intermediate School with her science project by the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory's Near-Earth Asteroid 
Research (LINEAR) program. Christine, now a Clovis East High School 
student, received the honor of having a minor planet named after her 
for her achievements. She also earned a $15,000 college scholarship, a 
Hollywood Studio tour, and a television appearance in an hour-long 
program that will air in late December 2002.
  Christine's project investigated the use of buckeye blossoms as a 
means of controlling mosquitoes. She determined that the buckeye 
plant's natural poisons deterred mosquito development in Wonder 
Valley's vernal pools. This project was ideal for Christine because 
Wonder Valley has too many mosquitoes, and it also has livestock owners 
leery of spraying pesticides around water.
  Christine's selection for his award shows her determination and 
ingenuity which is reflected through this project. She is to be admired 
and congratulated on her efforts.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Christine Haas for her scientific 
achievement. I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing Christine Haas 
many years of continued success.

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