[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING DR. DOON GIBBS, BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LAB

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                            HON. NICK LaLOTA

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 26, 2023

  Mr. LaLOTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
leadership of Dr. Doon Gibbs, who has dedicated his 40-year career at 
Brookhaven National Laboratory to advance science and technology to 
secure our Nation's future.
  Brookhaven National Laboratory is one of 17 national laboratories 
overseen and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Lab has 
yielded seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries and countless advances in 
science, transformative technology, and pioneering research.
  Dr. Gibbs joined Brookhaven National Laboratory as an assistant 
physicist in 1983 and became the Director in 2013. Under his 
leadership, construction of the National Synchrotron Light Source II 
was completed on time, under budget, and with increased scope. Dr. 
Gibbs was also instrumental in overseeing the design and construction 
of the Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials.
  Dr. Gibbs's vision and leadership has enabled our nation's scientists 
to efficiently address challenges that are of critical importance to 
our national security. I thank Dr. Gibbs for his many years of service 
at Brookhaven National Laboratory and I wish him the best in his 
retirement.

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