[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 160 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF THE 2012-2013 UPPER DARBY HIGH SCHOOL LUNAR RESEARCH 
                                  TEAM

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                          HON. PATRICK MEEHAN

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 12, 2013

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 2012-13 
Upper Darby High School Lunar Research Team on its second-place finish 
in the 2013 National Lunar Science Institute's national competition. 
The Upper Darby High School Lunar Research Team competed with colleges 
and universities from around the country. The student team members 
included Ranier Gran, Cuong Trihn, Joseph Dwyer, Mohammad Hossain, 
Kingson Lin, Omar Mukhtar, Evan Perotti, Evan Hunt, and Spiro Metaxas.
   The team received tremendous support from its mentors Rosanne Burns 
and John Taffel, both Upper Darby High School teachers. It was an 
incredible accomplishment to finish second in the competition as a high 
school team.
   The team researched the possibility of locating lava tubes (large 
underground tunnels) using temperature differences measured on the 
surface of the moon. It successfully confirmed the location of tubes at 
a number of suspected locations. These caves could someday be used as 
locations for lunar outposts.
   Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the members of the Lunar Research Team, 
along with their parents and faculty mentors, for their hard work in 
the field of science and technology, and this well-deserved 
accomplishment.

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