[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 130 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10999-S11000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                   RECOGNITION OF DR. MADAN M. BHASIN

 Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Dr. Madan Bhasin for being awarded the 1999 Industrial 
Chemistry Award by the American Chemical Society. This honor is 
annually bestowed to recognize outstanding contributions to industrial 
chemistry that have resulted in the commercialization of an 
economically significant new product or process. I am always proud when 
West Virginians are recognized for their outstanding contributions to 
society. However, this is an especially nice case since Dr. Bhasin's 
work also demonstrates how great ideas can improve a company's profit 
margin and save resources at the same time.
  Dr. Bhasin received his B.Sc. from the University of Delhi and his 
Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 1958 and has been with Union 
Carbide since 1963. During his 35 year career at the Union Carbide 
Technical Center in

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South Charleston, West Virginia, he has devoted his efforts to 
researching and applying catalysts to create new production methods and 
help improve existing industrial processes. His invention and 
implementation of nine generations of ethylene epoxidation catalysts 
led to his recognition by the American Chemical Society. The catalysts 
that Dr. Bhasin invented allow for the more efficient conversion of 
ethylene epoxidation to ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol, which are 
components in products such as polyester and anti-freeze. Billions of 
pounds of ethylene epoxidation are used each year so increasing the 
conversion efficiency has allowed Union Carbide to remain one of the 
world leaders in this market as well as save energy and reduce by-
products. This is obviously a win for Union Carbide, the environment 
and the state of West Virginia.
  Again I would like to take this opportunity to publically recognize 
and congratulate Dr. Bhasin for this great accolade and wish him 
continued success in his future endeavors.

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