[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 188 (Monday, December 5, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6958-S6959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DR. THOMAS ZACHARIA

  Mr. HAGERTY. Mr. President, on behalf of myself and Mrs. Blackburn, I 
ask unanimous consent that the following remarks be placed in the 
Congressional Record in recognition of Dr. Thomas Zacharia, Director of 
the Oak Ridge National Laboratory--ORNL.
  For 35 years, Dr. Zacharia has provided transformative scientific 
leadership that has established ORNL as one of the world's premier 
research institutions, fulfilling national missions in diverse fields, 
including advanced materials, nuclear science and engineering, neutron 
science, and high-performance computing.
  Dr. Zacharia's vision guided the creation of the Oak Ridge Leadership 
Computing Facility and established ORNL as the Nation's leading 
supercomputing institute with the deployment of 10 supercomputers, 
including

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the launch of Frontier in 2022, the first machine to break the exascale 
barrier.
  Under Dr. Zacharia's leadership, ORNL has operated a research reactor 
with the highest neutron flux in the United States, the most powerful 
accelerator source of pulsed neutrons for materials research, the 
largest and most advanced additive manufacturing equipment, and 
facilities that produce, purify, and ship the most isotopes. He has 
positioned the laboratory to play a central role in our Nation's 
pursuit of breakthrough technologies for energy, cybersecurity, 
quantum, and other diverse fields.
  Dr. Zacharia has also expanded the Laboratory's impact in the Oak 
Ridge Corridor by leading new ventures to attract technology startups 
and create a pipeline for the next generation of scientists and 
engineers.
  I hope our colleagues join us in recognizing Dr. Zacharia for his 
tremendous contributions to the Nation, and on behalf of the U.S. 
Senate, we wish him the best in his future endeavors.

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