[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E83]
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 HONORING DR. PAUL ANTONIK FOR HIS TREMENDOUS CAREER AT THE AIR FORCE 
                 RESEARCH LABORATORY IN ROME, NEW YORK

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 1, 2022

  Ms. STEFANIK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Paul Antonik 
for his exceptional career culminating in his appointment as Chief 
Scientist for Connectivity and Dissemination at the Air Force Research 
Laboratory.
  Dr. Antonik dedicated his long and distinguished career to developing 
warfighting information technologies for air, space, and cyberspace 
forces. Dr. Antonik began his work with the Department of the Air Force 
in 1978 as an electronic engineer at the Rome Air Development Center. 
After five years of service, he transitioned into the private sector, 
working on developing, designing, and evaluating sensor systems, 
waveforms, and signal processing techniques. In 1998, Dr. Antonik 
returned to government service and joined the Sensors Directorate at 
the Air Force Research Laboratory. Dr. Antonik's exceptional work 
earned him a spot in the Senior Executive Service in 2012 as the Chief 
Scientist for Connectivity and Dissemination.
  Dr. Antonik received six U.S. patents and authored or co-authored 
over fifty-five journals, papers, and reports. Additionally, Dr. 
Antonik won the prestigious Presidential Rank Award in 2019. As the 
Chief Scientist, Dr. Antonik led the Information Directorate as its 
principal scientific advisor and oversaw technologies that span the 
functional areas of command and control, communication, computer, 
intelligence, and cyber. Throughout his career, Dr. Antonik served the 
Air Force in a multitude of roles developing sensor systems and 
knowledge-aided signal processing techniques. Dr. Antonik was an early 
advocate for applying artificial intelligence into the radar signal 
processing chain, which is now a best practice for this type of work.
  I am grateful for Dr. Antonik's over thirty years of service to the 
Air Force and his contribution to the scientific community. On behalf 
of New York's 21st Congressional District, I would like to congratulate 
Dr. Antonik on his retirement and wish him the best in his future 
endeavors.

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