[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9925]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING THE COLLEGE OF DuPAGE ENGINEERING CLUB

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                          HON. PETER J. ROSKAM

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 2016

  Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today to recognize the College 
of DuPage Engineering Club. For the second year in a row, the College 
of DuPage is one of only two community colleges invited to participate 
in the 2016 NASA Robotic Mining Competition held at the Kennedy Space 
Center in Florida.
  This year's NASA Robotic Mining competition features participants 
from 40 different colleges from across the country. The competition 
consists of undergraduate and graduate students who are required to 
design and construct a mining robot that could traverse the simulated 
Martian surface, collect samples of gravel, and place the samples into 
a bin.
  The members of the Engineering Club who participated in the recent 
NASA competition come from all corners of DuPage County and each member 
has a strong passion for engineering. It was necessary that the members 
to work together and rely on one another as they repeatedly tested 
their robot design to ensure the best possible strategy for the 
competition. The participant's hard work and long hours will prepare 
them for the rigors of engineering school and the lessons learned from 
the competition will serve them greatly in their future careers.
  Mr. Speaker and my distinguished colleagues in the House please join 
me in congratulating College of DuPage Engineering Club and wishing 
them the best of luck in the future.

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