88R12048 BHH-D
By: A. Johnson of Harris 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.