[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 99 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                PHYSICIST, DR. EARL F. SKELTON, HONORED

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 15, 1995

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Earl F. Skelton, of Washington, DC, a 
physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory was awarded an NRL-Edison 
Chapter Sigma Xi Award in Pure Science at a ceremony on June 8, 1995.
  Dr. Earl F. Skelton of the Condensed Matter and Radiation Science 
Division is the author of one of two winning papers in pure science, 
``Direct Observation of Microscopic Inhomogeneities With Energy-
Dispersive Diffraction of Synchrotron Product X-rays.'' In this paper, 
also winner of the 1995 NRL Alan Berman Annual Research Publication 
Award, Dr. Skelton develops fundamental high-pressure research on 
various superconducting materials using a synchrotron beamline and 
significantly improves the x-ray diffraction detection limit.
  This is the first example of directly detecting structural variations 
over a spatial scale of 10 micrometers. The existence of such 
structural inhomogeneities brings into question whether exotic 
experimental results obtained from high-temperature superconducting 
material actually reflect their intrinsic properties.
  Dr. Skelton, a research physicist with a Ph.D in physics from 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has published over 200 research 
papers in technical journals and won several scientific publication 
awards. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and a professor 
in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at George Washington 
University.
  Each year at the NRL-Edison Chapter of Sigma Xi presents awards to 
outstanding NRL scientists judged to have made distinguished 
contributions to pure and applied science during their research NRL. 
These awards are in keeping with the objective of the chapter to 
encourage investigation in pure and applied science and to promote the 
spirit of scientific research at the Naval Research Laboratory.
  I know that each Member of this body joins me in congratulating Dr. 
Skelton on his truly outstanding achievement.

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