Volume 162, No. 28 covering the 2nd Session of the 114th Congress (2015 - 2016) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“HONORING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF KEIANA CAVE” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E200 on Feb. 23, 2016.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
HONORING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF KEIANA CAVE
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HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND
of louisiana
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the academic achievement of a bright young lady from my Congressional district, Keiana Cave. Keiana is just a senior at Lusher Charter School in New Orleans, Louisiana, but she has accomplished more than many college graduates.
Keiana has excelled in and out of the classroom. She has studied engineering while at Lusher, and has been dual enrolled at Tulane University, where she has taken biological anthropology and environmental geology courses. She is on a fast track to earn her Ph.D. and has already been recruited by other notable institutions.
Keiana is no stranger to the laboratory. She is currently a member of Tulane University's Van Bael lab and has previously served as a lab technician with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and a nanotechnology researcher at the University of New Orleans. She has been acknowledged many times for her work, including 1st Place U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps Office of Naval Research Scholarship and 1st Place United States Air Force Certificate of Achievement. Keiana's chemical research project won second place out of 2,600 competitors at the 2015 International Science and Engineering Fair, winning $1,500.00 as well as receiving honorable mention from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership.
Keiana designed a method that allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop certain aidehydes or toxins that form as photo-
products during oil spills. The MIT Lincoln Laboratory and NASA have named the orbiting rock ``2000 GD136'' after Keiana, an honor shared by fewer than 15,000 people. The planet was discovered in 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory team.
Keiana's accomplishments are a testament to the fact that she is a true leader and an ideal role model for other young people in the community. I am confident that she will take that responsibility seriously, that she will be able to rise to any challenge, and will work hard to improve the world around her. I would like to congratulate Keiana Cave on her remarkable accomplishments and wish her the best in her future endeavors.
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