[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 178 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1161-E1162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING DR. THOMAS ZACHARIA'S RETIREMENT

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                           HON. TIM BURCHETT

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2022

  Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Oak Ridge National 
Laboratory Director Thomas Zacharia, who announced his intent to retire 
after 35 years at our nation's largest science and energy laboratory.
  Dr. Zacharia joined ORNL in 1987 as a postdoctoral researcher, then 
accepted a staff position a couple years later and quickly became a key 
player in spurring innovation in new and creative ways. To name just a 
few of his accomplishments, he established the Materials Modeling and 
Simulation Group, served as Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for 
High Performance Computing, and led the creation of the Oak Ridge 
Leadership Computing Facility, which recently helped build the world's 
fastest supercomputer. His impressive career and leadership skills 
launched him to the top position as director of ORNL in 2017, where he 
has served faithfully ever since.
  He has also played an instrumental role in expanding collaborative 
efforts between ORNL and the University of Tennessee. In 2007, he 
oversaw a new partnership between ORNL and the University of Tennessee 
to establish the National Institute for Computational Sciences, and in 
2019 he helped establish the UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute to help 
the great minds at these institutions work together on scientific 
research and innovation.
  Throughout his career, Dr. Zacharia played a crucial role in 
advancing major scientific research and development. He's made East

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Tennessee proud with all he's accomplished, and I wish him the best as 
he begins this next chapter in life.

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