H.R. No. 979
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Brandon Levin, an assistant professor of
mathematics at Rice University, is the recipient of a 2022 CAREER
Award from the Faculty Early Career Development Program of the
National Science Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Among the most prestigious honors conferred by NSF,
CAREER Awards include five-year grants to support early-career
faculty who exemplify the highest ideals of their profession and
who work to advance their organization's mission; each year, NSF
presents only about 500 awards across all disciplines; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Levin was selected to receive a CAREER award for
his research in number theory; using an arithmetic analogue of
Hodge theory, he has introduced new geometric structures that could
help shed light on unsolved problems in the field; and
WHEREAS, Currently, Mr. Levin is the director of the
Southwest Center for Arithmetic Geometry; moreover, he serves as
the principal investigator for the most recent NSF grant that is
funding the Arizona Winter School, a graduate student training
program in number theory; the yearly five-day conference brings
together some 300 researchers, including 200 Ph.D. students; and
WHEREAS, Through his outstanding work at Rice University,
Brandon Levin has distinguished himself as an inspiring leader and
an innovative researcher, and he may reflect with pride on this
well-deserved recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Brandon Levin on receiving a 2022
CAREER Award from the Faculty Early Career Development Program of
the National Science Foundation 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 Mr. Levin as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
A. Johnson of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 979 was adopted by the House on April
20, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House