[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E599-E600]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DR. ROBERT HADDON

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 27, 2016

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to 
Dr. Robert Haddon who passed away in California on Thursday, April 21, 
2016. Dr. Haddon was a renowned authority in nanotechnology research 
and a professor at the University of California, Riverside, and he will 
be deeply missed.
  Raised in Longford, Tasmania, an island state of Australia, Dr. 
Haddon obtained his undergraduate degree in chemistry in 1966 at the 
Melbourne University, Australia. Dr. Haddon then moved to the United 
States where he would obtain his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1971 at 
Pennsylvania State University. After obtaining his Ph.D., Dr. Haddon 
joined AT&T (Lucent) Bell Laboratories where he worked on materials 
research as a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff in the 
Materials Chemistry Research Department. In 2000, Dr. Haddon joined UC 
Riverside to launch and

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serve as the director of the university's new Center for Nanoscale 
Science and Engineering.
  Dr. Haddon was best known for the prediction and discovery of 
superconductivity in alkali-metal-doped carbon-60, for his preparation 
and characterization of a stable crystal of phenalenyl radicals, and 
for his pioneering research in nanotechnology. His research has earned 
a number of distinctions in his field, including the James C. McGroddy 
Prize for New Materials, American Physical Society (2008), and being 
named Person of the Year by Superconductor Week in 1991. Dr. Haddon was 
also named a Fellow by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (1998), 
American Physical Society (1996), and the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science (1993).
  Dr. Haddon's dedication to his work and improving our understanding 
of an exciting field of research, are a testament to a legacy that will 
continue long after his passing. I was proud to call Dr. Haddon my 
friend and I will miss him. I extend my condolences to Dr. Haddon's 
family and friends; although Dr. Haddon may be gone, the many 
incredible contributions he made to nanotechnology will never be 
forgotten.

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