[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10510]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         IN RECOGNITION OF THE 2005 U.S. PHYSICS OLYMPIAD TEAM

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                         HON. VERNON J. EHLERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 2005

  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the achievements of 
the members of the 2005 United States Physics Olympiad Team. These 24 
individuals have shown tremendous aptitude in physics and leadership 
amongst their peers.
  It is very challenging to earn a spot on this prestigious team. After 
being nominated by their high school teachers and taking a preliminary 
exam, 200 students qualified to take the second and final screening 
exam for the U.S. Physics Team. The 24 survivors of that group 
represent the top physics students in the U.S., and they are now at a 
9-day training camp of intense study, examination and problem solving. 
Five of these students will advance and compete for our country in July 
at the International Physics Olympiad in Salamanca, Spain.
  Members of the 2005 team include: Thomas D. Belulovich, David Chen, 
Timothy F. Credo, Nickolas A. Fortino, YingYu Gao, Sherry Gong, Timothy 
H. Hsieh, Anthony E. Kim, John Y. Kim, Jenny L. Kwan, Chor Hang Lam, 
Samuel S. Lederer, Menyoung Lee, David Lo, Anton S. Malyshev, Sarah E. 
Marzen, Eric J. Mecklenburg, Aaron H. Potechin, John D. Schulman, 
William T. Throwe, Madeleine R. Udell, Ameya A. Velingker, Daniel P. 
Whalen and Fan Zhang.
  Mr. Speaker, as a nuclear physicist and formal physics professor, I 
have worked to promote math and science education and to emphasize the 
pivotal role these fields play in our nation's economic competitiveness 
and national security. Educating our K-12 students in math and science 
is very important. It is encouraging to see so many young, outstanding 
physics students enthusiastic about science. I hope their enthusiasm 
will be contagious to other students who will be drawn to challenging 
and rewarding careers in math and science. I am very thankful for these 
future leaders and ask that you please join me in congratulating them 
on their wonderful achievements.

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