H.R. No. 235

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