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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lauren Stadler, an assistant professor of civil |
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and environmental engineering at Rice University, is the recipient |
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of a 2022 CAREER Award from the Faculty Early Career Development |
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Program of the 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, Dr. Stadler was selected to receive a CAREER award |
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and a grant totaling more than $550,000 for her research on |
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engineering environmental microbiomes to improve wastewater |
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treatment processes; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, |
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Dr. Stadler earned her master's degree and her Ph.D. in |
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environmental engineering from the University of Michigan; she |
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joined the faculty of Rice University in 2016, and in addition to |
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conducting research with that institution, she has worked with the |
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City of Houston to monitor wastewater for SARS-CoV-2, influenza, |
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and other viruses, helping to inform public health decisions; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her outstanding work at Rice University, |
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Dr. Lauren Stadler has distinguished herself as an inspiring leader |
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and an innovative researcher, and she 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 Dr. Lauren Stadler on receiving a |
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2022 CAREER Award from the Faculty Early Career Development Program |
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of the National Science Foundation and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in her 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 Dr. Stadler as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |