[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13347]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   CONGRATULATING THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SUPERMILEAGE TEAM

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                          HON. ADAM KINZINGER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 2015

  Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
the Northern Illinois University Supermileage team on their recent 
success at the 36th Annual SAE Supermileage Competition in Marshall, 
Michigan.
  Over the course of two days in June, engineering and technology 
students from around the world completed the challenge of designing and 
constructing a single-person, fuel-efficient vehicle. The Northern 
Illinois vehicle, called the Huskie Rocket, was able to reach a fuel 
efficiency of 1,057 miles per gallon, placing the Northern Illinois 
Supermileage team third in the world, and second in the United States.
  Since 2010, the NIU Supermileage team, led by faculty advisor Dr. 
David Schroeder, has consistently placed in the top ten at the annual 
SAE Supermileage Competition. This year's impressive showing included 
the hard work of ten NIU students, including Supermileage team captain 
Lindsey Dodis, Kevin Kuebrich, Christian McAdoo, Kyle McNamara, Russell 
Fordyce, Andrew Hagel, Adam Detrick, Aaron McKeown, Tom Swanberg, and 
Saajan Patel. All the students, faculty, and staff that contributed to 
the success of the Supermileage team and their Huskie Rocket should be 
commended for their hard work and dedication to applying what they have 
learned from the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology 
at the Supermileage Competition.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 16th District of Illinois, I wish to 
express our sincere congratulations for the hard work of the Northern 
Illinois University Supermileage team. I look forward to seeing what 
these bright and dedicated students accomplish in the future.

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