[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 72 (Friday, May 30, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1070-E1071]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO CARLOS A. NEYRA ESTENS

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 30, 1997

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention Dr. 
Carlos A. Neyra Estens, associate professor in the department of plant 
sciences at Cook College, Rutgers University.

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  Dr. Estens was recently awarded two patents for the discovery of a 
novel Bacillus licheniformis strain that produces a lipopeptide 
antibiotic which is effective against fungal pathogens that affect 
corn, turfgrasses and vegetable crops.
  In addition, Dr. Estens was a key speaker at the ``NATO Advanced 
Workshop on Azospirillim and Related Bacteria'' in Sarvar, Hungary, the 
``Mediterranean Colloquium on Protected Cultivation'' in Agadir, 
Morocco, and more than 100 symposiums and international conferences. He 
has written three books and over 100 articles in scientific 
publications. Dr. Estens is also a consultant for the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, the National Academy of Sciences and other 
organizations.
  Dr. Estens was born on October 4, 1940 and earned his bachelor of 
science in agronomy at the University of Tucuman, Argentina in 1965. He 
earned his Ph.D. in biology at the University of Illinois in 1974. Dr. 
Estens' post-doctoral fellowship was conducted at EMBRAPA, Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil with Dr. Johanna Dobereiner, sponsored by the Brazilian 
Research Council/USA National Academy of Sciences.
  For over 30 years, Dr. Estens has taught at numerous universities 
including the Universidad Nacional de Tucuman (Argentina), the 
Universidad Agraria, La Molina (Lima, Peru), the Universidad Rural de 
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the University of Chihuahua (Mexico). Since 
1977, Rutgers University has been fortunate to benefit from his vast 
experience.
  In addition to his involvement in the scientific community, Dr. 
Estens has been very active in the Peruvian community. He served as 
past president of the Union Peruvian Lions Club and was recently 
honored by this fine organization. Dr. Estens has been a role model and 
great praise must be extended for all his worthy achievements.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like for you to join me, our colleagues, Dr. 
Estens' family and friends, and the scientific community in recognizing 
the outstanding and invaluable lifelong contributions Dr. Carlos A. 
Neyra Estens has made to plant biology and to our society.

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