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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 89
BY SENATOR CLAITOR AND REPRESENTATIVE STEVE CARTER
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Louisiana State University student Syed Akbar Zamin of Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, upon being named a 2019 Goldwater Scholar.
WHEREAS, Goldwater Scholars are awarded one- and two-year $7,500 stipends to
pursue undergraduate research in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, or
engineering; and
WHEREAS, Syed Akbar Zamin, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a junior studying
Biomedical Engineering in the LSU College of Engineering and, under the leadership of
Myungwoong Kim and Jangwook Jung, Zamin's research focuses on the characterization of
a new biomaterial of collagen-lignin; lignin has the ability to modulate mechanical
properties without creating the issues of cytotoxicity and immunogenicity; and
WHEREAS, after graduation, Zamin plans to pursue a combined MD/PhD in
biomedical engineering; and
WHEREAS, Congress established the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence
in Education Program in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater who served his country
for fifty-six years as a soldier and statesman, including thirty years of service in the United
States Senate; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the program is to provide a continuing source of highly
qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college
students who intend to pursue careers in these fields; and
WHEREAS, according to the Goldwater Scholarship Foundation, this is the first time
in its history the Foundation will be naming 496 scholars in a single competition year which
became possible with support from Congress and in collaboration with the Department of
Defense National Defense Education Program; and
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WHEREAS, founded in 1908, the LSU College of Engineering offers eleven
undergraduate degree programs and confers approximately six hundred fifty bachelor's
degrees per year, ranking it in the top ten percent nationally for graduates, and faculty
members engage in education, research, and commercialization with a strategic focus on
research indigenous to Louisiana: energy, manufacturing, natural & built infrastructure,
computation and biotechnology; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Zamin was chosen from a group of one thousand two hundred
twenty-three students from four hundred forty-three institutions nominated for a Goldwater
Scholarship.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Syed Akbar Zamin upon being named a 2019 Goldwater Scholar; does hereby
recognize the outstanding accomplishments of this young scholar, does hereby express
enduring appreciation for the pride and honor that he brings to the state of Louisiana, and
does wish him full measures of happiness and success in all his endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Syed Akbar Zamin.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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