LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Dr. Nicholas P. Samios upon the
occasion of his designation for special recognition as a 2010 Inductee
of the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to acknowledge
outstanding individuals whose professional lives, personal endeavors and
community service are an example and inspiration to their colleagues,
friends, and family; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratu-
late Dr. Nicholas P. Samios upon the occasion of his designation for
special recognition as a 2010 Inductee of the Long Island Technology
Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, The objective of the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame
(LITHF) is to recognize, honor and preserve the contributions, accom-
plishments, and dedication of historical figures or current leaders in
science or technology who have had, or are having, an impact on Long
Island; and
WHEREAS, LITHF adds a critical layer of enlightened philanthropy to
Long Island's economic engine; similar to the role played by venture
capitalists, the LITHF is an important bridge through which many compa-
nies, remembering their humble beginnings, give back to their community;
and
WHEREAS, Inductees to the LITHF are selected impartially from among
individual nominees submitted by corporate, research, and academic
institutions, as well as colleagues, peers, or other personal associ-
ates; and
WHEREAS, The LITHF Nomination and Awards Selection Committee then
determines the most qualified inductees according to intellectual
acumen, lifetime achievement, overall impact on the advancement of
science and technology, national prominence, contributions to Long
Island's economic development and commitment to the Long Island communi-
ty; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Nicholas P. Samios graduated from Columbia College in
1953 with a B.A. in Physics, and in 1956 joined the faculty of the Phys-
ics Department at Columbia; he received his Ph. D. in Physics from
Columbia University in 1957, and served on its faculty from 1956-1959;
and
WHEREAS, In 1959, Dr. Samios joined the Physics Department at Brookha-
ven National Laboratory; he was Physics Group Leader from 1965 to 1975,
and was named Chairman of Brookhaven's Physics Department, serving in
that capacity from 1975 to 1981; in February 1981, he was named Deputy
Director for High Energy and Nuclear Physics and was appointed Acting
Director of the Laboratory on January 1, 1982, and Director on May 3,
1982, serving in that position for 15 years; he is presently Distin-
guished Senior Scientist at BNL and Director of the RIKEN BNL Research
Center; and
WHEREAS, The distinguished career of Dr. Nicholas P Samios has been
devoted to high energy particle physics, and he has made many vital
contributions to that field; during his tenure as Director of BNL, he
oversaw the conceptualization, construction and operation of many fore-
front scientific and non-scientific facilities; foremost among these has
involved the significant enhancement of the nuclear heavy ion capability
at BNL; and
WHEREAS, For his work, Dr. Nicholas P. Samios was named a winner of
the 1980 E.O. Lawrence Memorial Award for leadership in the study of
elementary particle physics, and that same year he also received the New

York Academy of Sciences Award in Physical and Mathematical Sciences; in
April 1982, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recog-
nition of his significant contributions to scientific research; and
WHEREAS, In 1993, Dr. Nicholas P. Samios received the W.K.H. Panofsky
Prize in recognition of his discovery of the Omega Minus; in 1994, he
was elected into Akademia Athenon as Corresponding Member, and in 2001
he was the recipient of the B. Pontecorvo Prize in recognition of his
contribution to particle physics especially involving neutrinos; and
WHEREAS, In addition, in 2009, Dr. Samios was awarded the Gian Carlo
Wick Gold Medal Award by the World Federation of Scientists; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Nicholas P. Samios has served on many national and inter-
national committees; for many years he was a member of the U.S. Japan
Committee on High Energy Physics, the US/PRC Joint Committee on High
Energy Physics, the US/USSR Joint Coordinating Committee for Research on
Fundamental Progress of Matter; for a shorter period, he was a member of
both the International Committee for Future Accelerators and the HERA
Management Board; and
WHEREAS, On the national scene, Dr. Samios was an advisor to many
acceleration facilities: Fermilab, SLAC, CEBAF, Penn-Princeton Acceler-
ator and the National Ignition Facility at Livermore, as well as other
universities and laboratories: MIT, Stanford, and Los Alamos; he has
advised DOE (and its predecessor AEC) as both a member of HEPAP and for
the site selection of what became Fermilab and the SSC Laboratory; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Samios has been active in both the APS as a member and
Chairman of the Physics Planning Committee, Chair of the Division of
Particles and Fields, and for the National Research Council as a member
of the Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Applications,
and other committees; and
WHEREAS, A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the
American Physical Society, and the American Association for the Advance-
ment of Sciences, on a more local level, Dr. Nicholas P. Samios has been
a member of the Board of Directors of the Stony Brook Foundation, Adel-
phi University, and the Long Island Association; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of his professional and communi-
ty service, a period of constructive involvement, Dr. Nicholas P. Samios
has stood constant in dignity, good grace and humor, and has earned the
respect and admiration of his colleagues, family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individ-
ual for the benefit of others which Dr. Nicholas P. Samios has displayed
throughout his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Dr. Nicholas P. Samios upon the occasion of his designation
for special recognition as a 2010 Inductee of the Long Island Technology
Hall of Fame; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Nicholas P. Samios.