99 



Aeronautics; member of the Advisory Committee on Fish and Game; and on the 

 Special Recess Commission on Conservation, all in Massachusetts. From VStii 

 to 1966, he served as scientific consultant to the U.S. Hou.ve Committee on Mer- 

 chant Marine and Fisheries. Currently he is a consultant to the National Council 

 of Marine Resources and Engineering Development in the Executive Office of 

 the President. 



In the world of business, Prof. Bauer organized and served as an officer of : 

 Pine Tree Airways, Inc. ; Schooner Columbia, Inc. ; New England Electronics 

 Corp. ; and Electronic Devices Sales, Inc. He also served as Vice President of the 

 R. S. Bauer Co. until sale of that company to D. L. McDonald Co. Other offices 

 were held for the Bauer Scientific Trust, the North Shore News Co. of Lynn, 

 Massachusetts, and the Board of Managers of Lynn Ho.spital, Inc. 



During the period 1960 to date. Prof. Bauer served as Faculty Member ending 

 as Adjunct Professor of Earth Science of American University, Washington, D.C. 

 His specialty is geophysics and oceanography. He further is a licensed Professional 

 Engineer in the District of Columbia. 



Of special interest to Prof. Bauer has been the Project Surtsey, the study of 

 the volcanic island, Surtsey, which rose from the sea in 1963 about 20 miles south 

 of Iceland. An Honorary Founding Member of the Surtsey Research Society, 

 in 1967 Prof. Bauer was awarded the Order of the Falcon Commander rank by 

 the Government of Iceland for his work in this study. A film, "Volcano Surtsey" 

 produced by Prof. Bauer has received several awards for excellence, including the 

 International Science Film Festival "Award of Merit." 



Prof. Bauer holds memberships in several professional organizations including 

 the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Seismological Society 

 of America, the American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics, the Geologi- 

 cal Society of America, the American Geophysical Union, American Institute 

 of Biological Science and others. He is the holder of several patents for his 

 electronics inventions. His scientific publications have appeared in the Proceed- 

 ings of the National Academy of Science, the Journal of General Physiology and 

 Arbeitsphysiologie and others. 



Prof, and Mrs. Bauer make their home in Washington, D.C. At present, Prof. 

 Bauer is serving as Special Consultant to the Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, 

 Florida and is a member of its Board of Directors. 



STATEMENT OE PAUL S. BAXTER, CONSULTING ENGINEER, ADJUNCT 

 PROFESSOR OF EARTH SCIENCE, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 



Captain Bauer. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. 



If you will give me a moment I will try to get my papers in order in 

 anticipation of the questions. 



Mr. Lennon. While you are getting ready to make your statement, 

 I notice that you are currently serving in the capacity of a consultant 

 to the National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering De- 

 velopment in the Executive Office of the President. 



How long have you held that position as consultant to the National 

 Council on Marine Resources ? 



Captain Bauer. As I remember, Mr. Chairman, I have held that 

 position nearly since the Council was formed. I am not, of course, in 

 my statement reflecting the views of the Council in anv wav or of its 

 staff. 



Mr. Lennon. That is the reason I asked the question because I didn't 

 know that at the present time you were a consultant to the National 

 Council and I wondered to what extent, in the light of what has de- 

 veloped here this morning, you were reflecting the views of the mem- 

 bers of the National Council including Dr. Wenk and others. 



Captain Bauer. I talked the matter over with Dr. Wenk but you 

 would have to ask him as to whether he agrees or not. 



Mr. Lennon. Gro ahead, sir. 



