[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 120 (Monday, July 14, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E664]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING MR. ETHAN ALBRIGHT FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENT IN LOCAL AND 
                       INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR

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                           HON. LLOYD SMUCKER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 14, 2025

  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate and recognize 
Mr. Ethan Albright of Hempfield High School for his achievement of 
third place in the `Material Science' category at the 2025 Regeneron 
International Science and Engineering Fair, a competition including 
1,700 students and representing over 60 countries.
  Mr. Albright, a rising senior at Hempfield High School in Lancaster 
County, was also the Division Champion at the 2025 North Museum Science 
and Engineering Fair. Mr. Albright is the first North Museum Science & 
Engineering champion to win an award in international competition since 
2017.
  In both competitions, his project centered on experimenting with and 
designing fully biodegradable fishing lures as an eco-friendly, cost-
effective replacement for plastic lures. The worm-shaped lure, made 
from a biopolymer recipe, could substitute for traditional soft plastic 
lures which can break off hooks and sink to the bottom of waterways. 
Mr. Albright cites his early memories of swimming and fishing on the 
Susquehanna River with his father as the driving motivation for his 
desire to keep our community's waterways clean and plastic-free.
  I want to congratulate Mr. Albright on his achievement at the local 
and international level, and to recognize the hard work, dedication, 
and innovative spirit that went into his project. As a fisherman 
myself, I am grateful for Mr. Albright's contributions to solving the 
pollution issue. I wish him continued success in his studies and 
pursuits.

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