By:  Barrientos                                 S.R. No. 1066
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-3  congratulate the Institute of Advanced Technology on the grand
    1-4  occasion of its third anniversary on May 25, 1993; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, The institute was established by
    1-6  The University of Texas at Austin on May 25, 1990, as an
    1-7  autonomous research center specifically designated for research
    1-8  and development with several priority missions, including serving
    1-9  the higher education goals of the State of Texas; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, The Institute for Advanced Technology is recognized
   1-11  as an independent, nonprofit institute that is free from conflicts
   1-12  of interest and committed to serving the public interest; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Specifically designated for research and
   1-14  development dedicated to supporting the United States Army with
   1-15  scientific and engineering research vital to the national security,
   1-16  the Institute for Advanced Technology places its emphasis on
   1-17  electrodynamics and hypervelocity physics in electrodynamics,
   1-18  focusing on concept definition and numerical modeling, engineering
   1-19  design, and laboratory prototype testing of advanced compact power
   1-20  sources and accelerators; in hypervelocity physics, the emphasis is
   1-21  on development and analysis of impact mechanics and aeroballistics
   1-22  models and the testing of hypervelocity projectiles; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, The Institute for Advanced Technology has
    2-1  established its credibility within the worldwide electric armaments
    2-2  technology community as a technical agent for the United States
    2-3  Government and a clearinghouse for technology transfer among
    2-4  industry, government, and academia; now, therefore, be it
    2-5        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-6  73rd Legislature, hereby congratulate the Institute of Advanced
    2-7  Technology on its third anniversary and applaud the institute's
    2-8  significant contributions to the State of Texas; and, be it further
    2-9        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-10  the institute as a token of the highest regard of the Texas Senate.
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   2-12                                        President of the Senate
   2-13                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-14                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-15                                 the Senate on May 25, 1993.
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   2-17                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-18                                 _____________________________________
   2-19                                         Member, Texas Senate