[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13068]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 A TRIBUTE TO THE MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING UNDERWATER ROBOTICS 
                                  TEAM

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 1, 2013

  Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments 
of the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). MSOE recently earned the 
top engineering evaluation score in this year's Marine Advanced 
Technology Education Center's International competition for Remotely 
Operated Vehicles (ROV). This year marks the first time MSOE has 
participated in this competition, and I am proud to support this great 
achievement.
  For the past 11 years, Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) 
Center, which is funded by the National Science Foundation, has used 
its underwater robotics competition to help students obtain hands on 
science, technology, engineering and math experience, thereby preparing 
them for careers in the STEM fields. Through the ROV competition, 
students gain specialized knowledge and apply their skills in a 
teamwork oriented setting. Students produce technical reports as well 
as presentations and displays to showcase their engineering work to 
competition judges currently in the field. In addition, each team is 
required to exemplify an entrepreneurial spirit in each stage of the 
competition. The benefits of participating are far reaching.
  A total of 53 teams participated in the 2013 international 
competition, and 23 teams entered MSOE's competition category. As the 
theme was ocean observing systems, MSOE's competition mission was to 
create technology that would assist in installing and maintaining 
instrumentation to monitor ocean activity in real time to then 
determine the ocean's impact on the weather. In successfully doing so, 
they earned the top engineering evaluation score. They demonstrated 
exemplary efforts and should be proud of their accomplishment.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize the Milwaukee School of 
Engineering Underwater Robotics team. Through their ability and 
diligence, they have distinguished their school and the district. I am 
honored to pay tribute to MSOE.

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