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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Marek Kimmel of Rice University has been named a |
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2023 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of |
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Science; and |
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WHEREAS, AAAS is the world's largest general scientific |
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society and the publisher of the respected journal Science, and |
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each year since 1874, the organization has recognized exceptional |
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scientists, engineers, and innovators through its fellowship |
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program; among the highest honors in the scientific community, the |
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AAAS fellowship is awarded to less than one percent of the |
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organization's members; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Marek Kimmel is a professor of statistics and |
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associate department chair at Rice University, where he also serves |
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as director of the Interinstitutional Graduate Program in |
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Biostatistics; his research focuses on mathematical modeling and |
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statistical analysis in biosciences, particularly on the genetic |
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histories of diseases such as cancer, and their potential |
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application in preventing disease; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kimmel holds a doctorate in technical sciences |
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and a master's degree in control engineering from Silesian |
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Technical University in Poland; he is the author of several |
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academic publications, and he has served on the editorial boards of |
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a number of scientific journals; in 2002, he was awarded a State |
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Professorship by the Republic of Poland, and he has been named a |
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fellow of the Mathematical Society of Paris and of the Institute of |
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Advanced Study at Warwick University in the United Kingdom; and |
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WHEREAS, Marek Kimmel has distinguished himself as a leading |
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authority in his field, and his election as an AAAS Fellow |
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represents an impressive milestone in his career and a fitting |
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tribute to his invaluable contributions to the body of scientific |
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knowledge; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Marek Kimmel on being named a |
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2023 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of |
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Science and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success |
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in his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Kimmel as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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A. Johnson of Harris |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 235 was adopted by the House on March |
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8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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