By:  Barrientos                                  S.R. No. 856
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas is proud to recognize
    1-3  Dr. Peter Schultz, President of Heraeus Amersil, for being
    1-4  inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame; Dr. Schultz,
    1-5  along with two other scientists, invented the first practical
    1-6  optical fiber that revolutionized the communications industry; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, After receiving his undergraduate and doctoral
    1-8  degrees from Rutgers University, Dr. Schultz continued his research
    1-9  in glass and ceramics; he has written over 20 research papers on
   1-10  the new technology and its use of fused silica glasses; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, Dr. Schultz has been actively involved in glass
   1-12  science and fiber optic materials since 1968; he is coinventor of
   1-13  the basic patents on doped fused silica fibers for communication;
   1-14  and
   1-15        WHEREAS, This respected scientist holds over 25 patents;
   1-16  in 1977 he received the Weyl International Glass Science Award
   1-17  and was a recipient of the SPIE Technology Achievement Award in
   1-18  1981; Dr. Schultz was also honored with the Engineering Materials
   1-19  Achievement Award of the American Society for Metals in 1983 and
   1-20  the Scholes Award in 1986; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas is especially pleased that the
   1-22  site selected for construction of the new Heraeus Amersil plant is
   1-23  Austin; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, A 22,000 square foot facility, the Heraeus Amersil
    2-2  plant will house several cleanrooms; clean, high-purity materials
    2-3  will help semiconductor devices manufacturers improve production
    2-4  yields, saving time and money; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, Heraeus Amersil has received the coveted
    2-6  International Standards Organization 9002 certification, making
    2-7  Heraeus the only acceptable source for raw material and quartzware
    2-8  that are made under the stringent quality controls of ISO 9002; the
    2-9  residents of Austin welcome this outstanding company to their city;
   2-10  now, therefore, be it
   2-11        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-12  73rd Legislature, hereby congratulate Dr. Peter Schultz on
   2-13  the momentous occasion of his being inducted into the National
   2-14  Inventors Hall of Fame and on the construction of the new Heraeus
   2-15  Amersil plant in Austin; and, be it further
   2-16        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-17  Dr. Peter Schultz as an expression of admiration and esteem from
   2-18  the Texas Senate.
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   2-20                                        President of the Senate
   2-21                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-22                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-23                                 the Senate on May 5, 1993.
   2-24                                 _____________________________________
   2-25                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-1                                 _____________________________________
    3-2                                         Member, Texas Senate