[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 160 (Monday, October 24, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DR. HERBERT HAUPTMAN

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of Dr. Herbert 
Hauptman, a distinguished member of our western New York community.
  Dr. Hauptman came to Buffalo in 1970 to work for the Medical 
Foundation. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1985 in his 
work determining the molecular structures of crystallized materials. 
His studies in this area provided a new way to look at chemistry that 
benefits science and society today.
  After earning the Nobel Prize, the Medical Foundation was renamed in 
his honor. Today, the lobby of the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research 
Institute showcases the crystallized molecular structures Hauptman 
introduced to the world. They will stand as a lasting testimony to his 
work. Herbert Hauptman's contributions helped lay the groundwork for 
the thriving and growing medical research community in Buffalo in 
western New York.
  I invite my colleagues to join me in celebrating the life of a 
scholar whose impact was felt far beyond academia.

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