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and I think it is goin^- to make a great contribution to this whole 

 field, and Professor Stephan is chairman of this department as it 

 begins. 



I am delighted to see you here. 



Mr. Stephan. Thank you, sir. 



Mr. Casey. Before he took the bit away from me, here, I too, 

 want to welcome the professor and without any further delay we will 

 let you proceed. 



STATEMENT OP CHAELES R. STEPHAN, CHAIEMAN, OCEAN ENGI- 

 NEEEING DEPARTMENT, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, BOCA 

 RATON, ELA. 



Mr. Stephan. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a, relatively short 

 statement I would appreciate the opportunity to read. 



Mr. Casey. Go right ahead. 



Mr. Stephaist. Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of the com- 

 mittee, it is a great honor to be permitted to testify before this com- 

 mittee. Based not only upon my present position as professor and 

 chairman of the department of ocean engineering at the newest State 

 university in Florida, Florida Atlantic University, but also upon long 

 participation in the U.S. Navy's antisubmarine warfare, research and 

 development, training and oceanographic programs, I am most inter- 

 ested and concerned with our future national programs in oceanog- 

 raphy, ocean engineering, and education. In the Navy, I was privi- 

 leged to chair the working group that prepared the Navy's first 10- 

 year plan for oceanography, TENOC 1961, participated in Admiral 

 Sterdian's — incidentally i">ot a relative — deep submer,<?enre systenis re- 

 view group in 1963 and have maintained close association with Dr. 

 Wakelin and Mr. Abel of the Interagency Committee on Oceanog- 

 raphy to the present day. 



Increasing interest in oceanography is evident, not only in our own 

 country, but also among our friends and enemies, whose latter ef- 

 fort in many instances has exceeded ours. Interest in ocean engineer- 

 ing, which may be briefly described as "the application of oceano- 

 graphic science and engineering technology to the performance of 

 useful work in the oceans," is increasing rapidly, not only in defense 

 applications but also in all phases of the development of ocean 

 resources. 



This is evidenced by the tremendous interest of industry in the pres- 

 entation and reception of ocean-engineering papers at the recent 

 i^SLO/Mf'rine Technd^'^'x^ Society's Or^eaTinoTaDhv and Ocean En- 

 gineering Conference in Washington, D.C., this past June. 



The interest of Con,<2Tess is clearly shown in the "Chronology of 

 Events Related to Federal Lefrislation for Oceanography From 1956 

 to 1965." The number of bills presented and their scope shows full 

 ar>T>reciation of the importance of the r»roblem. While some bills 

 have been passed, most were held up pendin,<? resolution of the many 

 divergent interests, opinions, and agency policv conflicts. However, 

 our national oceanographic. and to a lesser extent, ocean-engineering 

 prof^rams have proj^ressed through many excellent programs in the 

 various departments and agencies of the Government and the co- 



