[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 121 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5507-S5508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DR. TIMOTHY DONOHUE

  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Timothy

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Donohue for his accomplishments as a scientist over the past 40 years. 
I am honored to recognize this momentous milestone and Dr. Donohue's 
numerous contributions to science.
  Dr. Donohue began his path with a bachelors of life sciences from the 
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1975, followed by a master's in 
microbiology from Pennsylvania State University in 1977, before 
receiving his Ph.D. in microbiology from Pennsylvania State University 
in 1980.
  In 1986, Dr. Donohue began as an assistant professor at the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Bacteriology. He rose to 
associate professor in 1991 and full professor in 1996. During this 
time, he has come to be an internationally recognized expert on bio- 
and genome-based conversion of renewable resources into valuable 
products. His research focuses on microbial metabolic and regulatory 
pathways, genomic and systems biology, and the strategies that microbes 
use to grow and generate chemicals and alternative fuels from renewable 
resources.
  Currently, Dr. Donohue serves as the director of the Wisconsin Energy 
Institute and is the Ira L. Baldwin Professor of Bacteriology and the 
UW Foundation's Fetzer-Bascom Professor.
  During his tenure, Dr. Donohue has earned countless achievements. He 
is the past president and secretary of the American Society of 
Microbiology, an honorary fellow at the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Microbiology, and 
recipient of the 2018 Promega Biotechnology research award given by the 
American Academy of Microbiology. He has also served on numerous 
Federal and international advisory panels and led federally funded 
graduate training programs.
  Since 2007, Dr. Donohue has also served as the principal investigator 
and director of the Great Lakes Bioenergy, a U.S. Department of Energy 
funded Bioenergy Research Center led by the University of Wisconsin-
Madison. The center conducts pioneering research that develops 
sustainable biofuels and bioproducts made from crops with the goal of 
creating biofuels and bioproducts that are economically viable and 
environmentally sustainable. The center's renewable fuel and chemicals 
research has trained over 1,000 scientists and engineers, made 
advancements in over 250 patent applications and 100 licensed 
technologies, and provided the scientific underpinnings for five start-
up companies.
  Dr. Donohue's continued work in this vital field and dedication to 
research and education will continue to make a positive impact for many 
years to come, and I am proud to recognize his lifelong commitment to 
the pursuit of science and discovery.

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