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“TRIBUTE TO THE ORNL STAFF FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E641 on April 1, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TRIBUTE TO THE ORNL STAFF FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK
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HON. ZACH WAMP
of tennessee
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, April 1, 2003
Mr. WAMP. Mr. Speaker, today marks UT-Battelle's third anniversary as manager of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for the Department of Energy. Over the past three years the staff of ORNL has continued its dedication to scientific discovery through research and development in cutting edge areas of science including: neutron science, energy, high performance computing, complex biological systems, advanced materials and national security.
UT-Battelle has been an involved member of the Oak Ridge community. The team provides more than $1.25 million annually for math and science education, economic development and, other projects in the greater Oak Ridge region. Through unique federal, state and private sector partnerships, UT-Battelle is the leader in efforts to update the laboratory facilities and rebuild ORNL's research campus to continue to support the research work with world class facilities.
For example, ORNL will be the home of the foremost center for neutron science research with the completion of the Spallation Neutron Source and the Center for Nanophase Materials Science. Due for completion this year is the Laboratory for Comparative and Functional Genomics where lab scientists will continue the leading role ORNL has in gene function and disease research. The Joint Institute for Computational Sciences, now under construction, will lead the U.S. into new scientific frontiers in high performance computing research.
The dedication, hard work, and significant investments by the staff at ORNL has been formally recognized by the Department of Energy. This year, for the first time, the lab was awarded the highest rating possible under the lab management evaluation procedure. The
``Outstanding'' rating for lab management captures the history of scientific research and development excellence at ORNL.
The recent successes rest upon the decades of accomplishments that preceded UT-Battelle's involvement at ORNL. The long ORNL history of serving the nation with the highest standards of scientific achievement bode well for a future that is even brighter than our past. UT-Battelle is proud of its involvement with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and looks forward to serving the nation and its citizens with more exciting scientific developments brought to you by ORNL under the management of UT-Battelle.
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