of the Corporation. Formerly, he was a vice president of Electro-Optical Systems, Inc., a firm which was acquired by Xerox in 1963. There, he directed work on development of medical instrumentation and research programs in fluid physics, in laser and related optical systems fields, and worked on energy conversion techniques and electrical propulsion for'spacecraft. Earlier, on the faculty of the California Institute of Technology, he conducted research in elementary particle physics, served as head of the bubble chamber group and taught undergraduate physics for six years. Dr. Teem received both bachelor and master's degrees in physics from Harvard and was awarded his PhD in nuclear physics from the University in 1954. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, the American Physical Society, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Instrument Society of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Teem was born in Springfield, Missouri, July 23, 1925. He is married to the former Sylvia Konvicka. They have two children; Judith, 20, and Paul 19. TESTIMONY OF DE. JOHN M. TEEM. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLAR, GEOTHERMAL AND ADVANCED ENERGY SYSTEMS, ERDA; ACCOMPANIED BY RICHARD BLIFDEN, ASSISTANT DIREC TOR FOR SOLAR ELECTRIC APPLICATIONS, ERDA Dr. Teem. Thank you very much. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, it gives me considerable pleasure to participate in these hearings on satellite power systems. As members of this committee are aware, solar energy is one of the four programs within ERDA for which I am responsible. The others are geothermal energy, physical research, and controlled thermonuclear research, or fusion. We have heard some very interesting testimony during these hearings on the concept of satellite power systems, or SPS, as I will refer to it—-I perhaps should add another “S,” but in my testimony I have called it SPS. These have been presented by representatives from industry and from the university community. It is the view of ERDA that satellite power systems is a concept for the use of space which should be objectively defined for subsequent consideration and comparison with other alternatives. In the search for solutions to energy problems, none should be arbitrarily dropped from consideration. All should be defined with sufficient detail to determine if further development is justified. The Nation has made a major investment in developing space technology which has several potential applications. One of these is to obtain electrical energy from several different sources, particularly nuclear and solar powerplants, and to beam it to earth by microwave. If this use of space can effectively and economically contribute to the solutions of energy problems in an environmentally acceptable way, it should become part of the national energy R. & D. program. ERDA was established to bring together and direct Federal activities relating to research, development and demonstration of various sources of energy, to increase the efficiency and reliability in the use of energy, and to carry out other related activities. In order to perform its mission, ERDA intends to investigate all possible sources of energy and develop those found to be warranted. The development of some technologies is absolutely essential, while the development of others is more supportive and complementary. This distinction is based upon four criteria:
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