Bill Text: TX SR118 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Alex Spiride for being named a 2013 Google Science Fair regional finalist for the Americas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-24 - Reported enrolled [SR118 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR118-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Alex Spiride of Rice Middle School in Plano has | ||
| been named a 2013 Google Science Fair regional finalist for the | ||
| Americas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An international online competition, the Google | ||
| Science Fair encourages students between the ages of 13 and 18 to | ||
| pursue their curiosity about the world by performing science | ||
| experiments; the judges evaluated thousands of projects on the | ||
| basis of creativity, scientific merit, and global relevance, and | ||
| Mr. Spiride was chosen as one of 10 finalists from North, South, | ||
| and Central America in the 13-year-old and 14-year-old age | ||
| category; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Spiride, an avid swimmer, was inspired to | ||
| investigate the characteristics of a system that would allow | ||
| underwater vehicles to mimic the pulsed jet locomotion used by | ||
| squid; his Squid-Jet underwater propulsion system is designed to | ||
| serve such purposes as marine biology studies, defense-related | ||
| applications, and ecological cleanup and recovery; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Demonstrating a strong interest in technology and | ||
| science, Mr. Spiride is taking advanced math courses, and during | ||
| the course of his project, he visited a mechanical engineering | ||
| lab at Southern Methodist University to learn about 3-D modeling | ||
| and to observe researchers at work; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Alex Spiride has distinguished himself through | ||
| his intelligence, ingenuity, and exceptional dedication to | ||
| scientific inquiry, and he may indeed look forward to a future | ||
| bright with promise; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Spiride as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Paxton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 24, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
