December 30, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 209 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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   RECOGNIZING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF SIVANANTHAN 
                              LABORATORIES

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                        HON. RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 30, 2019

  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize 
Sivananthan Laboratories as it celebrates the tenth anniversary of its 
founding, and its founder Dr. Sivalingam Sivananthan for his many 
contributions to science and applied technology.
  Dr. Siva began his pioneering research on molecular beam epitaxy at 
the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 
physics. His success in developing technical applications for MBE, and 
his awareness of the confluence of our state's great research 
universities with the scientific and engineering talent located in the 
Chicago area, forged a vision to create a technology incubator in the 
mold of Bell Laboratories and Xerox PARC. That vision was fulfilled by 
the incorporation of Sivananthan Laboratories in the fall of 2009.
  Since its creation, Sivananthan Laboratories has assisted emerging 
Chicago-area small businesses to research new technologies and convert 
that knowledge into innovative new products and services. Sivananthan 
Laboratories also has provided foundational support to InSPIRE, a not-
for-profit whose mission is to spark interest in the sciences among 
Chicago-area students and nurture the growth of a renewable energy 
ecosystem in Illinois.
  In recent years, Dr. Siva and Sivananthan Laboratories have turned 
their interest towards innovation in artificial intelligence and 
machine learning tools that support automatic data processing of 
infrared imagery. Sivananthan Laboratories has also increasingly 
explored the use of infrared imagery in the agricultural and medical 
sectors. Based on their long history of groundbreaking research and 
track record of converting that research into commercially viable 
technologies, we can look forward to exciting new contributions to our 
scientific understanding and the development of new economic 
enterprises in Illinois and beyond.
  Madam Speaker, I want to recognize the great achievements of Dr. Siva 
and Sivananthan Laboratories on the occasion of the tenth anniversary 
of its founding, and acknowledge their tireless efforts to advance 
research in both hard science and applied technologies. As a former 
member of the Sivananthan Laboratories team, I take special pride in 
their achievements and wish them the very best in all their present and 
future endeavors.