[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22856]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO DR. STEVEN J. DeTERESA

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, it has come to my attention that Dr. 
Steven J. DeTeresa will soon complete his detail to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the United States House of Representatives.
  Dr. DeTeresa was detailed from the Lawrence Livermore National 
Laboratory (LLNL) to the Committee on June 1, 2005. He received his 
Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering 
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his Master of Science and 
Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of 
Massachusetts. Dr. DeTeresa worked as visiting scientist for the 
Institute Donegani in Novara and the University of Naples, Italy; as a 
research fellow for the University of Massachusetts; and in various 
research and project management positions at LLNL for the past 20 
years.
  Dr. DeTeresa has over thirty-five years experience in leadership 
positions and in conducting independent research and development 
projects for defense and commercial applications of materials. He is an 
expert in the mechanics of materials, structure-mechanical property 
relationships, fundamental aspects of aging and long-term behavior, 
process science, and failure analysis and modeling.
  Dr. DeTeresa has made great contributions to the work of our 
committee, the Armed Forces of the United States, and the American 
people during the past three years. Dr. DeTeresa came to work for 
Congress voluntarily to help his country during a time of war. During 
his time here, he has been a scientific and technical advisor to the 
Chairman and to the Committee on Armed Services. He has conducted 
critically important work for the country on force protection issues 
such as vehicle and body armor, counter-IED or improvised explosive 
device technologies, and persistent surveillance technologies. He also 
has been an essential member of our Oversight and Investigations 
Subcommittee Staff.
  On behalf of the House of Representatives and the Armed Services 
Committee, let me personally thank Dr. DeTeresa for his service to the 
Nation and to the men and women of our Armed Services. I wish the best 
for him, his wife Patti, and their children Catherine and Peter.

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