[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E456-E457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING THOM HAUBERT

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                           HON. STEVE STIVERS

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2012

  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Mr. Thom Haubert 
for his distinguished work and accomplishments as Battelle Memorial 
Institute's Inventor of the Year.
  The American innovator has been a cornerstone of this country's 
culture and a key to our success. It is through these new ideas that 
our country has been able to prosper in the past, and how our country 
will work its way out of these challenging economic times. That is why 
I am happy to recognize Mr. Haubert for this great accomplishment. Thom 
joined Battelle, the world's largest independent research and 
development organization, in 1988, and has contributed to and led 
important research projects. Thom's significant impact on the world, 
its body of science and engineering, has resulted in numerous real 
world applications to help people. One of his recent and significant 
discoveries is in helping to detect and track cancer.
  Thom is one of Battelle's ``go-to'' mechanical engineers for ideation 
aspects of many health and life sciences programs. Over the years, he 
has been able to quickly identify creative, inventive, practical, and 
unique solutions to difficult problems. As a result of the ingenuity of 
his thinking and tenacity of his work,

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Thom has 20 issued patents, 21 patent applications pending, and is a 
Battelle Distinguished Inventor. Five of his patents are for an early 
screening cancer detection system where rare cancerous cells can be 
identified through simple blood tests. This simple blood test can also 
be used for tracking post cancer and remission. Thom's research in this 
area will hopefully lead to earlier cancer detection and eventually to 
tests for other diseases.
  I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Thom Haubert for his work 
that has saved lives and made a difference to so many people. He stands 
as an example to young engineers across the country, and I am very 
pleased to thank him for all that he has done for Ohio and our country.

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