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RECOGNIZING OWEN ZHANG FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE

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On 2025-03-05, Representative Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1) delivered a floor speech titled "RECOGNIZING OWEN ZHANG FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE" in the House.

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RECOGNIZING OWEN ZHANG FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 42 (Wednesday, March 5, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E185] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] RECOGNIZING OWEN ZHANG FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE ______ HON. SUZAN K. DelBENE of washington in the house of representatives Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Ms. DelBENE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Owen Zhang as a top 40 finalist for the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS). Regeneron STS is the most prestigious science competition for high school seniors in the country and has been held annually as a program of Society for Science since 1942. Alumni from Regeneron STS have gone on to become recipients of the world's most distinguished science and math honors, including the Nobel Prize and National Medal of Science. In this 84th year of Regeneron STS, Owen is one of the top 40 finalists that were selected from nearly 2,500 entries. For his project, he developed a solution to a problem about 3-uniform hypergraphs. This project, ``Tetrahedron-Intersecting Families of 3- uniform Hypergraphs,'' utilized computer programming techniques to answer a long-standing question about the maximum number of unique connection conformations that can be found in 3-uniform Hypergraphs with the same vertices. Owen believes the result of his project is the first time such a problem has been solved in a hypergraph setting. Owen Zhang, the son of Yunjing Ma and Geqiang Zhang, attends Bellevue High School in Washington's 1st Congressional District, where he leads the math club and competes in DECA events. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating Owen Zhang and this victory for science education in Washington state. We are grateful for his contributions to the scientific community and wish him a successful career. ____________________

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RECOGNIZING OWEN ZHANG FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 42 (Wednesday, March 5, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E185] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] RECOGNIZING OWEN ZHANG FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE ______ HON. SUZAN K. DelBENE of washington in the house of representatives Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Ms. DelBENE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Owen Zhang as a top 40 finalist for the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS). Regeneron STS is the most prestigious science competition for high school seniors in the country and has been held annually as a program of Society for Science since 1942. Alumni from Regeneron STS have gone on to become recipients of the world's most distinguished science and math honors, including the Nobel Prize and National Medal of Science. In this 84th year of Regeneron STS, Owen is one of the top 40 finalists that were selected from nearly 2,500 entries. For his project, he developed a solution to a problem about 3-uniform hypergraphs. This project, ``Tetrahedron-Intersecting Families of 3- uniform Hypergraphs,'' utilized computer programming techniques to answer a long-standing question about the maximum number of unique connection conformations that can be found in 3-uniform Hypergraphs with the same vertices. Owen believes the result of his project is the first time such a problem has been solved in a hypergraph setting. Owen Zhang, the son of Yunjing Ma and Geqiang Zhang, attends Bellevue High School in Washington's 1st Congressional District, where he leads the math club and competes in DECA events. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating Owen Zhang and this victory for science education in Washington state. We are grateful for his contributions to the scientific community and wish him a successful career. ____________________