[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 23, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5535-S5536]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        DR. J. ROBERT SCHRIEFFER

 Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a 
distinguished Floridian, and noted scientist, Dr. J. Robert Schrieffer.
  On May 31, 2001, Dr. Schrieffer will celebrate his 70th birthday, and 
I would like to join his many friends and colleagues in extending my 
best wishes on this special day.

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  Dr. Schrieffer is a graduate of Eustis High School in Florida, whose 
studies took him to the University of Illinois, the University of 
Pennsylvania, and the University of California in Santa Barbara. In 
1972, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his research on 
superconductivity.
  We welcomed Dr. Schrieffer back to Florida in 1991 when he became the 
Chief Scientist of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at 
Florida State University in Tallahassee. His dedication has meant that 
this laboratory has become one of the world's preeminent sites for high 
magnetic field research.
  Dr. Schrieffer also serves as a University Eminent Scholar at Florida 
State. He received the National Medal of Science in 1984. He has been a 
member of the Council of the National Academy of Science since 1990. He 
served as President of the American Physical Society in 1996, and was 
the recipient of the prestigious Oliver E. Buckely Solid State Physics 
prize in 1968.
  The State of Florida, and the Magnetic Laboratory, are fortunate to 
have Dr. Schrieffer's expertise and enthusiasm. I join Dr. Schrieffer's 
many friends and colleagues who will undoubtably be wishing him all the 
best on May 31st of this year.

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