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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Wen Chyan, a 17-year-old student at the Texas |
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Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North |
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Texas, won the national Siemens Competition in Math, Science & |
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Technology and an accompanying $100,000 scholarship; and |
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WHEREAS, The Siemens Competition in Math, Science & |
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Technology recognizes remarkable talent at the high school level |
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and fosters individual growth for high school students who are |
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willing to challenge themselves through science research; and |
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WHEREAS, Nearly 1,900 students throughout the nation entered |
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the competition, but only 18 finalists were chosen to present their |
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projects in New York; the competition was administered by the |
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College Board and sponsored by the Siemens Foundation, the |
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philanthropic arm of Siemens AG, a global electronics and |
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engineering company; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Chyan won the top individual prize for his |
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research toward developing antimicrobial coatings for medical |
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devices to help prevent nosocomial infections, which spread within |
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hospital environments, afflict millions of patients each year, and |
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result in more than 100,000 deaths annually; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished young Texan created a polymer with |
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imbedded silver ions that prevents and kills bacterial biofilms; |
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the polymer can be used on catheters, breathing tubes, and other |
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medical devices that have direct contact with patients; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Oliver Chyan and Jin-Jian Chen, Mr. Chyan |
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hopes to attend MIT or Harvard after graduating from the Texas |
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Academy of Mathematics and Science, which is a two-year residential |
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program at UNT that allows talented students to complete their |
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freshman and sophomore years of college while earning their high |
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school diplomas; and |
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WHEREAS, Wen Chyan demonstrated outstanding skill, |
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creativity, and dedication in the development and execution of this |
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award-winning project, and it is indeed a pleasure to join in |
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congratulating him on his accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Wen Chyan on winning the Siemens |
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Competition in Math, Science & Technology and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Chyan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |