[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN RECOGNITION OF PICATINNY ARSENAL'S STEM PROGRAM

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                       HON. DONALD M. PAYNE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 2016

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education program 
developed by the United States Army Armament Research, Development and 
Engineering Center (ARDEC) at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.
   This STEM Educational Outreach Program supports public and private 
schools, colleges and universities, and professional development 
training throughout the state of New Jersey. Participants of the 
program have the opportunity to visit with exceptional engineers and 
scientists in their laboratories, gain funding for their student 
robotics teams and sponsorship for student competitions, and benefit 
from the creation of new instructional materials. Approximately 200 
Picatinny scientists and engineers have volunteered to support STEM 
education by making over 1000 classroom visits, staffing over 100 
educational field trips to Picatinny Arsenal's laboratories, 
participating in the annual ``Introduce a Girl to Engineering'' Open 
House, assisting nearly 800 teachers, and inspiring 50,000 students in 
over 400 schools, including many throughout the 10th Congressional 
District of New Jersey.
   This program has been developed to inspire students and educators 
through fresh and stimulating classroom activities in all avenues of 
STEM education. It has been custom tailored to meet the specific needs 
of individual schools using cutting edge technologies that are critical 
in order to compete in this current employment market. On behalf of the 
New Jersey youth, I am humbled to see such dedication from ARDEC's 
staff and professionals who are dedicated to transferring their 
knowledge of emerging technologies in STEM and look forward to the next 
generation of scientists and engineers from NJ-10.

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