[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 19, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E43]
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     HONORING ANDREW JAMES SWOBODA FOR HIS SUCCESS IN THE SIEMENS 
              COMPETITION IN MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 19, 2010

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
local high school student, Andrew James Swoboda of Alexandria, Va., for 
his work alongside his California teammate in the Siemens Competition 
in Math, Science and Technology.
  Participating in this competition on Monday, December 7, 2009, his 
team's original research on Optimization of Platinum Nanoparticles for 
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Using Pulse Electrochemical 
Deposition earned them a shared scholarship of $10,000. Celebrating 
academic achievement and encouraging our country's students to pursue 
math and science excellence, this decade-old competition, hosted by the 
Siemens Foundation, awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships this 
year to our nation's most promising high school students. Andrew is 
certainly that--a fine example of promise and talent, from whom we can 
be sure to expect great things in the future.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating 
Andrew and his teammate for this recognition and in wishing him all the 
best in his future endeavors.

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