Bill Text: SC H4862 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Dr. Terry Michalske
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-02-07 - Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence [H4862 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2017-H4862-Introduced.html
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR. TERRY MICHALSKE, DIRECTOR OF SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY, AS HE LEAVES AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives have learned that Dr. Terry Michalske will leave Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) in March, having served seven years as its distinguished and esteemed director; and
Whereas, Dr. Michalske earned a bachelor's degree in ceramic engineering and a doctorate in ceramic science, both from Alfred University, where he currently serves his alma mater on the board of trustees; and
Whereas, prior to joining SRNL, he served at Sandia National Laboratories as the director of Energy and Security Systems, chairman of the board of directors for the Joint BioEnergy Institute, director for the DOE Combustion Research Facility, and founding director for the DOE Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies; and
Whereas, Dr. Michalske has worked with the Secretary of Energy to promote and institutionalize governance of National Laboratories, critical to SRNL as the youngest national laboratory in the DOE complex; and
Whereas, under his leadership, SRNL was honored as the Rapidly Advancing Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Institute. SRNL awarded its first scholarships to undergraduate students, several of them to universities in the State, to promote education in science and engineering fields, while building regional university and industry partnerships to drive collaboration for advanced manufacturing technology; and
Whereas, Dr. Michalske formed a partnership with the South Carolina Commerce Department, including funding from the Commerce Department, to enhance the state's manufacturing competitiveness and workforce development; and
Whereas, he formed collaborative relationships with other sites across the DOE national laboratory complex on the successes of innovation and technology deployment at the Savannah River Site and formed long-term relationships with a variety of Japanese entities and organizations when he led the complex response to the Fukishima event in Japan; and
Whereas, devoted to his community, Dr. Michalske has served as a member of Aiken Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, trustee of South Carolina Research Authority, member of the University of South Carolina-Aiken Engineering Advisory Board, and past chair of National Laboratory Directors Council; and
Whereas, a member of several technical societies, panels, and advisory boards, he is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and the American Vacuum Society, and he holds seven patents and has authored ninety journal publications; and
Whereas, Dr. Michalske's research awards include the Orton Lecture Award, an R&D 100 award (Interfacial Force Microscope), the Woldemar A. Weyl International Glass Science Award from the International Congress on Glass, and the Ross Coffin Purdy Award from the American Ceramic Society; and
Whereas, he was named Lab Director of the Year in 2015 by the DOE Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and has been a two-time winner of the DOE/BES Materials Science Award for Outstanding Technological Accomplishment; and
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the years of unparalleled dedication that Dr. Terry Michalske has devoted to Savannah River National Laboratory, and the members wish him many years of meaningful service at his departure. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Dr. Terry Michalske, director of Savannah River National Laboratory, as he leaves after seven years of distinguished service, and wish him continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Terry Michalske.
