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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. David L. Lambert has been awarded the 2007 Henry |
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Norris Russell Prize from the American Astronomical Society, and |
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this achievement offers an opportunity to recognize Dr. Lambert for |
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his distinguished career; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and educated in England, David Lambert obtained |
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a bachelor's degree in physics in 1960 and a doctoral degree in |
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solar physics in 1965 from the University of Oxford; after teaching |
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at Oxford and completing a research fellowship in California, he |
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joined the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin in 1969; he |
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now holds the Isabel McCutcheon Harte Centennial Chair in Astronomy |
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at UT; he was the chair of the Astronomy Department from 2002 to |
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2003, and he is currently the director of McDonald Observatory; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lambert is credited with energizing the UT |
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astronomy program; among other accomplishments, he brought |
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McDonald Observatory's Hobby Eberly Telescope to the first rank of |
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research telescopes, headed efforts to create the Dark Energy |
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Experiment, and led the university's involvement in the next |
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generation of astronomical machines, the Giant Magellan Telescope; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his administrative duties, Dr. |
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Lambert has conducted extensive astronomical research for more than |
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four decades, compiling over 450 publications, 375 of which are in |
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refereed journals; he is responsible for establishing and being the |
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leading scientist in the fields of cosmochemistry and |
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galactochemodynamics; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lambert has been recognized with many |
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prestigious awards and appointments including a John Simon |
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Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 1980 and the Dannie Heinemann |
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Prize for Astrophysics from the American Institute of Physics and |
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the American Astronomical Society in 1987; and |
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WHEREAS, Receiving the 2007 Henry Norris Russell Prize is yet |
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another significant commendation for this esteemed scientist; the |
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highest distinction conferred by the American Astronomical |
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Society, the Russell Prize recognizes Dr. Lambert as one of the |
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nation's preeminent astronomers; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. David L. Lambert for the many |
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contributions he has made to the field of astronomy and |
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congratulate him on his receipt of the 2007 Henry Norris Russell |
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Prize; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Lambert as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |