[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 195 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE EXEMPLARY CAREER OF DR. THOMAS ZACHARIA

  (Mr. FLEISCHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Oak Ridge National 
Laboratory Director Dr. Thomas Zacharia, who will retire at the end of 
this year, concluding an exemplary career.
  Throughout his 35 years at ORNL, Dr. Zacharia has delivered 
groundbreaking scientific and technical accomplishments for energy, 
national security, and economic benefit to the Nation. Through the 
1980s and 1990s, his extraordinary vision served as the guide for 
establishing a world-leading computing institution at Oak Ridge.
  His visionary leadership has resulted in the deployment of four 
number one computers in the world since 2009, with the Frontier 
supercomputer breaking the exascale barrier in May 2022. As laboratory 
director, Dr. Zacharia has expanded ORNL's scientific impact in 
national security, isotopes, biology and environmental systems science, 
and energy technologies.
  Dr. Zacharia's extraordinary journey from postdoctoral researcher in 
1987 to lab director from 2017 to 2022 is well recognized. I thank him 
for his service, and I wish him well in his future endeavors.

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