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Mrs. Ray. There is a great deal of activity going on not only, of 

 course, at the UniA^ersity of Washington, but other places too. Studies 

 of the sea are being carried out, biological, chemical, and physical. 



I am familiar with most of the ones taking place at the University 

 of Washington, yes. I am not sure 



Senator Lausciie. You are here then in the interests of your pro- 

 fession and in the interests of the country. That is, are you connected 

 with any agency that is financially interested or otherwise in this gen- 

 eral subject ? 



jNIrs. Ray. Well, speaking for my own work, aside from the support 

 of the university that provides all the facilities and materials and so 

 on that I need, my research is supported by contract with the Office 

 of Naval Research. There are other groups within the university that 

 have contracts with the National Science Foundation for the support 

 of research. 



The National Institutes of Health is supporting one of our medical 

 students. So that at the present time, yes, there are at least three 

 major agencies supporting basic research that has to do with the 

 marine environment in the area in which I am working. 



Senator Lausche. You seem to be rather firm in your conviction 

 that whether practical use is or is not developed — whatever might be 

 discovered — should not be the dominating force in making our deci- 

 sion. Basic research should be made because of the richness that it 

 contributes to our understanding of the world and because out of it 

 may come and probably will come practical application of the discov- 

 eries. 



Mrs. Ray. That is right. 



Senator Lausche. I think that will be all and thank you very much 

 for your interesting paper. 



Mrs. Ray. Thank you. 



Senator Lausche. Dr. Gordon Arthur Riley. 



(A biographical sketch of Mr. Riley follows :) 



Gordon Arthur Rixey 



Address : Bingham Oceanographic Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, 

 Conn. 



Major field of interest : Biological oceanography. 



Born : Webb City, Mo., June 1, 1911. 



Degrees: B.S., Drury College, 1933; M.S., Washington University, 1934; 

 Ph. D., Yale University, 1937. 



Professional career : Sterling fellow, Yale, 1937-3S : marine biologist, Bing- 

 ham Oceanographic Laboratory, 1938-42; marine physiologist, Woods Hole 

 Oceanographic Institution, 194(M:8; associate professor, Bingham Laboratory, 

 1948-52 ; presently professor of oceanography and associate director Bingham 

 Laboratory, research associate Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, president 

 Bermuda Biological Station, member board of advisers, Narragansett Marine 

 Laboratory. 



Member : American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, American Geo- 

 physical Union, Connecticut Academy of Sciences. 



Scientific contributions in : Ecology and population dynamics of plankton, 

 chemical and physical oceanography. 



STATEMENT OF GORDON A. RILEY, YALE UNIVERSITY 



Mr. Riley. I am Gordon A. Riley of Yale University. 

 In common with other members of the NAS Committee on Ocea- 

 nography, I am deeply aware that our country needs to expand its 



