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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brandon Levin, an assistant professor of |
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mathematics at Rice University, is the recipient of a 2022 CAREER |
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Award from the Faculty Early Career Development Program of the |
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National Science Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the most prestigious honors conferred by NSF, |
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CAREER Awards include five-year grants to support early-career |
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faculty who exemplify the highest ideals of their profession and |
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who work to advance their organization's mission; each year, NSF |
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presents only about 500 awards across all disciplines; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Levin was selected to receive a CAREER award for |
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his research in number theory; using an arithmetic analogue of |
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Hodge theory, he has introduced new geometric structures that could |
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help shed light on unsolved problems in the field; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently, Mr. Levin is the director of the |
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Southwest Center for Arithmetic Geometry; moreover, he serves as |
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the principal investigator for the most recent NSF grant that is |
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funding the Arizona Winter School, a graduate student training |
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program in number theory; the yearly five-day conference brings |
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together some 300 researchers, including 200 Ph.D. students; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his outstanding work at Rice University, |
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Brandon Levin has distinguished himself as an inspiring leader and |
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an innovative researcher, and he may reflect with pride on this |
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well-deserved recognition; 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 Brandon Levin on receiving a 2022 |
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CAREER Award from the Faculty Early Career Development Program of |
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the National Science Foundation and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in his important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Levin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |